RAOC Gazette - page 264
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| Full title | RAOC Gazette |
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| Publication date | 1983 |
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| Early date | 1983 |
| Late date | 1983 |
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next year when they tell me you have agreed to let them do a series of five tests about the West Indies! Oh yes, the Unit Christmas lunch promises to be a grand affair; we've had a vote in your absence and your football pool winnings are going towards the cost. One can't get much for 2p nowadays though. Headquarters Scotland THE Commander Supply, Lieutenant Colonel John Hambly, recently sum- moned relatives from the corners of Europe to celebrate his and Sigi's Silver Wedding. A point for which all staff offer their warmest wishes for the future. The Tattoo is one of many attractions which lets us bid welcome to ' Long Lookers' who include Major Evans and Major Boyd, Captain Moule and WOl Kerr, all from the Royal Australian Army Ordnance Corps. Edinburgh is known world wide for its Festival, principal among which is the Tattoo, so this is no surprise. Corps support from the show ranges from the Headquarters buying its rations, through RD Stirling's loaning foul weather kit to the Sappers on lighting to the Edinburgh Detachment of 521 Company playing its EOD part. The summer camp of 22 Company RAOC from Middles- borough allowed DOWO, ROWO and Major Powell (who for once laid his bagpipe aside) to go parascending at the Royal Marine Base, Condor. Odd that chaps in green berets were all to be seen digging-in! What of the future? The incoming DOWO and ROWO, Messrs Towers-Clarke and Potts respectively, have completed initial visits. For obvious reasons, Fire Inspections take on a new pulse and already investigations are in hand to determine the scope of our participation in the 1986 Commonwealth Games. Edinburgh may be a few paces ' left close' of the FEBA but by gum, it's active. WO I Towers Clark is a most welcome arrival as our new DOWO and regretfully we part with his predecessor ' Desperate D a n ' Malone to whom we wish all good fortune as a civilian. REGIONAL DEPOT RAOC STIRLING WE said farewell to Major Don Young and his ever supportive wife Bea from Scotland and presented him with a sharp, shiny reminder of his stay North of the Border; a mounted Sghian- Dubh! We hope they will have fond memories of their last year with the Corps in Stirling crowning as it does for Don over thirty four years of service in the Army. In his place we welcomed Captain Jim Murray from Headquarters 1 British Corps. It is with deep regret that we have to report the death of our Chief Clerk, Mrs Iris Scott in Stirling Royal Infirmary from cancer. Iris was a happy cheerful colleague, well known to many in the Corps, having worked at the Depot as a typist from 1958 to 1972 and from then as Chief Clerk. In her memory, contributions from the staff of the Depot were sent to the Cancer Research Fund. South W e s t District FIRST of all we offer our congratulations to Captain Peter Osborne on his marriage to Sally Anne. With a little ' help from their friends' we managed to get a married officer's quarter for the happy couple to return to after their honeymoon. To Sally we are delighted to welcome you into the Corps. The Branch had its annual Barbeque outside (not quite) the District Headquarters. Although we were hidden in the bushes, the GOC kept remarking from his office on the delightful smell of steaks, sausages and garlic bread all being cooked by our ROWO—W02 Jim Sharrock. The sun shone and we spent a very nice lunch hour. Congratulations are due to Major Terry Mitford on his pro- motion to Lieutenant Colonel. He has been selected as Com- mander Supply Eastern District in late December 1983. We are sorry to have to say farewell to Major Jim Duncan one of our Retired Officers. He is retiring a little prematurely — 219 DCS and T (Naval) visits Supply Depot Bulford accompanied by Brigadier Hulme and Colonel Cregan. as he has commuted from his home to Gloucester, firstly to Taunton, and from 1978 to Bulford and feels he should now give his wife Kathy a little more of his time. Another long serving member of the District to go on retire- ment is Mr Jack Hockley our Stores Officer Grade ' C ' and Officer Commanding OSU Coypool. We wish him and his family a very happy retirement. To his successor, Mr Douglas Livermore who has served before in the District, we welcome you back and wish you a successful and happy tour as Officer Commanding. We have also just heard that Private Paul Sugden and Janet Murch are to be married in Tidworth. Janet is the daughter of our ex-Master at Arms, Major Maurice Murch APTC. Paul serves as a RAOC Staff Clerk in G3 (Trg) of this Headquarters. They have managed to get a quarter and will move in almost immediately. To Janet and Paul we wish them much happiness and a bright future together. We seem to be in the season of farewells. Conductor Archie Claydon who has been working hard in the Headquarters arranging the installation of the ' stand alone' computer in our District Headquarters leaves the service in November. He has been educating the officers and staff as to the information that can be stored and reproduced on the computer. He leaves the Corps after a long and distinguished career to become a Market Trader in the West Country. His wife Anne, who is our Documents Office Clerk will, we are delighted to say, be staying on as they own their own home in Devizes. To Archie we send our best wishes for a successful future—he can rest assured we shall look after Anne. Captain Alan Gower, OC Stores Section RAOC 27 Command Workshop REME handed over his appointment after three years to Captain Del Henty. Captain Gower has now gone to DSM(A) and we are sure we shall see him at our lunches. To Captain Henty we hope he will enjoy his stint with us. Phillip Warren one of the Branch Clerical Officers also left us in September after three years for another appointment in Bulford. He is not far away and we feel sure we shall see a lot of him, to his successor, Corinne Allen we extend a wel- come. We are delighted to see that she is maintaining the same high standard of good looks as the rest of our girls! SUPPLY DEPOT BULFORD THE Supply Depot Bulford was honoured on 14th July 1983 by a visit from the Director General of Supplies and Transport (Naval) MOD, Mr Pritchard, who numbers among his many responsibilities that of Single Service Manager for food. He was initially briefed by the Commander Supply South West District and the OC Supply Depot before commencing a tour of the Storehouses and Butchery. Our well known flair for entertaining high powered visitors continued when we welcomed to the Unit Major General Whalley. The DGOS impressed us all with his eagerness to talk to as many of the staff as possible, and his interest in the role of the Depot — |
| Book number | R0406 |