RAOC Gazette - page 272
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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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Jfitttosi from &broab Headquarters BAOR OUR main news this month was of the visit to BAOR of Major General Whalley. The DGOS and Mrs Whalley visited BAOR from 2nd to 11th September to visit units in the Base area and to participate in Freedom ceremonies at 3 BAD and Forward Ordnance Depot Dulmen. The DGOS's visit coincided with a tour of BAOR by the RAOC Staff Band and the oppor- tunity was taken to stage the ceremony of Beating Retreat on the forecourt of Joint Head- quarters, Rheindahlen on Monday 5th September. After a miserably wet and blowy weekend the skies brightened on Monday morning and by 6.15 pm bright evening sunshine en- hanced a naturally impressive setting. Some three hundred guests and their hosts witnessed a display by the Staff Band which was immaculate in both musical and military terms. The Beating Retreat ceremony was followed by a Reception in the Rheindahlen Rooms hosted by Commander Supply BAOR and Mrs Alway. It was a friendly and informal function enjoyed by guests and hosts alike. Sunday the 9th saw many members of the Garrison enjoying the scenery around Rheindahlen courtesy of the Deutschen Unteroffiziere of Headquarters NORTHAG, in conjunction with the I W , on the 9th Intemationaler Volksmarsch. There was a choice of two routes, the first was ten kilometres, the second was twenty kilometres. It was quite a family occasion with many children showing their parents the way round the course! Among those seen at the various checking in halts were WOl Les Jones, W02 Brian Davies and Staff Sergeant Graham Busby all accompanied by families and all receiving their respective medals for completing the March! News now of Cross Country running. Supply Directorate raised a team for this Wednesday afternoon sport and after their first run declared themselves content with their finishing positions and look forward to doing it again! Let's hope we hear more as the season progresses. Now news of the Supply Directorate Football Pontoon. The start of the English football season saw the start of our Pontoons designed to raise money towards the costs of the Directorate Christmas party. Pontoon No. I was won jointly by Captain Steve Owen and Sergeant Mark Batty but the booby prize winners were really too numerous to mention! We will keep you all informed on the results of subsequent Pontoons. The OLPEC Cor Officers Long Petroleum Course to you) en- joyed another successful visit to BAOR recently and seemed to have leamt a lot about petroleum as well as about ' Pils.' Another successful Accommodation Services seminar was held in the Garrison recently. In the quiet and comfortable surround- ings of ' E ' Mess, Rheindahlen's premier mess, much informa- tion of interest was exchanged. Major Peter Hewlett (Retd) will appear shortly in ' The Noble Spaniard,' as Mr Justice Proud- foot. After his recent weight losses he will be a thinner justice than hitherto and by the time the pantomime season comes round (only six weeks away dear reader!) he will have to use a few cushions to restore his former jovial appearance. Major Roy Southworth is busily practicing his American accent for a trip to the South, he has resumed his pidgeon shooting activities around the Garrison to deadly effect. Lieutenant Colonel John Shircliff (Retd) recently completed a six day course—on German wines which included tasting one hundred and sixty eight different wines—but don't all rush, it's not in the Course 'Programme, he had to take leave and pay for the course! Farewell to W02 Roger Jagger who has left on promotion to WOl. In his place is W02 Joe Emery who joined us from down in the American zone. Also on arrivals and departures this month, we must say goodbye and good luck to Mrs Brenda The Corps Band Beats Retreat at Headquarters BAOR. Frizell, who left us after a short stay, her husband left Germany to be the RSM of the Pay Corps Depot! In to replace Brenda, all the way from Labour Resource around the corner from Supply, came Mrs Tania Riley, we hope you all enjoy your stay. Another arrival this month for Lance Corporal Graham and Kathy Donohue a son James Paul, congratulations! Also on arrivals, for Corporal Steve and Susan Ronaldson a son Philip Andrew, congratulations to you all. SHAPE THERE has been much arriving and departing at SHAPE recently. Lieutenant Colonel Seddon has left us for Nigeria to be replaced by Lieu- tenant Colonel Eddison from LE(A) Andover (who becomes our senior RAOC officer at SHAPE). Two of our more senior staff clerks have left for civilian life—WOsl Tony Moreman and Rick Williams. Our best wishes to them both in their second careers. They have been replaced by WOsl Barry Quigley and Geoff Garratt respectively (both from Rhein- dahlen!). WOl Garratt was seen one evening shortly after his arrival running around Casteau sprinkling flour on the ground. Apparently he used to do it in Rheindahlen—and he left there on promotion, so it could catch on! Another new arrival is Sophie Roche, a daughter for W02 Bill and Debbie Roche. Our congratulations to Bill and Debbie, and a welcome to Sophie—I haven't decided who she is to replace yet! On the sporting front, thoughts are turning to rugby, soccer (we can't call it football here) and squash. W02 Roger Evans has already had his rugby players out and they have produced their first casualty of the season. WOl Mick Gallagher and Sergeants Gary Sumner and Bill Hopkins have been spotted on the squash courts at 0700 hrs—what can three people do on one squash court at that time in the morning? — 227 — REMEMBER THE DEADLINE— THE 28th OF EACH MONTH |
| Book number | R0406 |