RAOC Gazette - page 266
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| Publication date | 1983 |
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| Early date | 1983 |
| Late date | 1983 |
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22 ORDNANCE COMPANY(V). The highlight of any unit in the Territorial Army is Annual Camp and in August this year we spent our Annual Camp at Barry Buddon in Scotland. Training carried out was RPC upgrading and trade training. We also carried out some adventurous training which consisted of canoeing, parascending, ski-ing on the dry slope of Condor, and for the less active members of the Company deep sea fishing. All members of the Company have their own tales to tell about the adventurous training especially the fishermen who on one day brought in seventy pounds of fish and those that got away would have emptied the North Sea of fish forever. This year's camp was Major Stan Loynes' last camp with the Company and after twenty six years and twenty five camps with the RAOC he has moved over to 223 Field Ambulance as Training and Recruiting Officer. We would like to take this opportunity to thank him for all he has done and wish him and his family well with RAMC. In Major Loynes place is Major J. W. Morgan. We would like to extend to him and his family a very warm ' welcome to Middlesbrough' and wish them a happy tour of duty with the Territorial Army. Central Ordnance Depot Donnington VISITORS this month included Colonel Henry and Mr Ferrari of New Cumberland Army Depot, USA, accompanied by Major Roger Buffham. They had a complete tour of the Depot with an emphasis on systems and management. Doctor Sweeting, Head of Business Studies at Manchester, also visited to see if what he preaches to RAOC officer students is put over in practise. 15 Battalion HEADQUARTERS COMPANY. Major Chris Burrow has been lost at sea again, feeding the fish in the English Channel or practising for Exercise Winters Tale. Rumour has it that Rod Stewart is going to sign him up for his new video ' I am Sailing.' Congratulations go to Lance Corporal Des and Sally Aaron on the birth of their daughter Gemma. We say farewell to Sergeant Hotchkiss and Private Sandford on detachment to the Falkland Islands, and welcome Corporal Kay to the QMs Department and Privates Rood and Kiddell to the Orderly Room. Second Lieutenant Paul Harrold, from 72 Company (V), has joined the training wing for three weeks in lieu of his annual TA Camp. He arrived in time to help Staff Sergeant Parker with the training of nineteen students on the RPC2 Course and has had a week at Leek Training Area as part of his bargain break. 'A' COMPANY. The OC, Major Ian McKinnon, has departed along with Lance Corporals Briggs and Couchman to the holiday isle in the South. Corporal Caffrey has departed to a slightly warmer place in Belize. We wish them all well and also Lance Corporals Candelent and Bannister. Lieutenant David Cousins has arrived to fill the vacant OC's chair for a while and can be seen wandering the Depot mumbling ' But I came here as Training Officer'! and looking shell shocked with responsibility. Congratulations go to Private Ian and Mrs Underhill on the birth of their son, Gareth, and Private and Mrs Peebles on the arrival of their daughter, Michelle. Further welcomes are to Corporals McKenna and Watkyns, back from Belize, and Lance Corporal McCaffrey, Privates Went, Saffill and Keilaus on their arrival in Donnington. 'B' COMPANY. Having achieved a notable success in win- ning the 15 Battalion Swimming Gala, ' B ' Company gladiators have done it again by finishing first and second in the hockey six-a-side competition. Under the able management of Team Captain Corporal John Ravenall, the teams did exceptionally well. The 'A' Team consisted of WOl Brian Coffey, Corporals John Ravenall and Chris Pollock, Lance Corporal Percival and Private Mick O'Neill. WOl Brian Coffey, our resident RCT Movement Ad- viser, amazed everyone with his long shots upfield and dented a few of the opposition's ankles! Whilst Corporal Chris Pollock, the Regimental Team goalkeeper, kept all but the most daring of attacks at bay. The ' B ' Team was led by WOl Mick Mays who could not refuse the invitation to return from retirement and show all the young lads how to perform. He was well supported by Corporal Pete Still, Lance Corporals Dave Pearson, Eric Maclvcr, Nick Carey and Major Martin Hicks who filled the goalmouth. Not wishing to rest on their laurels ' B ' Company's 'A' Team then went on to win the Inter-Company Six-a-Sidc Foot- ball. The team consisted of Lance Corporals Dave Pearson and Mac McGhie. Privates Dave Dunne, Chris Collings. John Tymon and Taff Pugh. Lance Corporal McGhie. the Battalion goalkeeper, played centre-forward for the team and scored a hat-trick in the four one win over 'A' Company in the Final (is this hidden talent?). We welcome WOl Taff Horner back from F1LOG who has noticed the lack of penguins in B5. WOl Alan Frccmantlc has taken over from WOl Mick Mays in B2 and is now savouring the delights of managing a mixed workforce. Central Ordnance Depot Bicester PLANNING BRANCH. M e m b e r s of Planning Branch recently assembled for Exercise ' Swelter be toil Force' (anag). No not a regimental exercise, this was simply the last meeting of the present escape committee. When I tell you it was !% *s?*~ held in the Club Room of the Tally Ho Inn at Arnott perhaps all will now be- come clear. The ' exercise ' coordinators Major Peter Hamp (off to civilian life) and W02 Alan Tilley (off to BAOR and pro- motion) were the last of the ' Famous Three Escapers' as WOl Pramod (Tikki) Tikerman had already by this time left for pastures new at Thatcham. To all three our best wishes in their new posts. To the two branch 'new boys' Captain Jim Bridle and WOl Julian Thompson welcome. Also worth a mention this month is W02 Colin Dewsbury our intrepid fisherman. Colin deserves our congratulations on his recent selection to fish for the army in an interservice match. / ^ ^ 1 SUB-DEPOT. We were visited by Major General Webster last month. He was shown both the old and new storehouse accommodation within the Sub-Depot, which included an on- going re-roofing contract. We welcome the following new staff to our fold: Mr Carroll (ex-W02, RAOC), Mr Herriott, Mr Keefe, Mrs Edwards, Mrs Veasey, Miss Cox and Miss Rennic. 2 SUB-DEPOT. Our WRAC contingent have done well at sport this month, playing rounders for South East District West in the Army Inter-Unit Competition and only just being beaten into second place. The 2 Sub girls playing were Sergeant Sue Squires, Corporal Linda Watson, Lance Corporal Ali Bache, Privates Helen Holman, Lyn Reece, Les Kennington, Karen Tinsdeall and Liz Storr. Virtually the same girls represented Bicester at hockey the same weekend with the addition of W/Privates June Bowie, Donna Myers and Taff Berry. The hockey team came nineteenth from thirty six teams. Well done to all concerned. Lance Corporals George Bailey and John Edwards' good ladies gave birth to baby boy and girl respectively. All mothers and children are doing well. Congratulations to Lance Corporal Leslie Brownsword on her well deserved promotion, it's amazing what a haircut or two can do. We welcome to MacColls marauders W/Corporal Scooby McDonald, W/Private Les Kennington, Privates Chris Panaro, Alan Burgess and Corky Corcoran. We hope your stay in 2 Sub will be enjoyable. We say farewell to Staff Sergeants Mike Farebrother who has packed his fishing tackle for Belize, to Corporal Carol Wilson, Lance Corporal Ali Bache and to W/Privates Pat Foxley and Lyn Johnson. We wish you well and thank you for your efforts while you were here. 16 Battalion BATTALION HEADQUARTERS. The main topic of interest has been Staff Sergeant Dennis Palmer (known as the Oracle) who has taken a couple of well earned weeks leave (it should be noted that the Chief Clerk had to physically place him on the platform at Bicester Station to ensure he got away!). The Chief himself is waiting for his wife to produce an increase to the family (it's rumoured that this is the only way he can get any leave). We say farewell to Lance Corporal Los Jeens and Private John Price on posting to FILOG and welcome Privates Paul Gregory to the engine room and Jim Galloway. — 221 — |
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