RAOC Gazette - page 297
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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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also saw service in Australia with the British Defence Liaison Staff in Canberra, and his first commissioned appointment was as Assistant Adjutant of 16 Battalion RAOC at Bicester. We wish him a long and happy retirement with his wife and family in Cornwall. RETIREMENT OF MAJOR WOOD 16 BATTALION Officers Mess recently dined out Monty and Brenda Wood on their retirement from the Army. Major Wood's military career spans thirty years and began when he was called up as a National Serviceman at Hilsea. He was discharged from the Army two years later having reached the rank of Sergeant and re-enlisted the following day! He went on to serve in UK, BAOR and Cyprus and was the RSM of the Apprentices College in the days when it was called the Junior Leaders Battalion. all such submissions will be considered by the Central Funds Executive Committee who will make the grants they consider appropriate. Every member of the Corps, not in an RAOC unit, who considers that he has a case for a grant in aid of a sport, ad- venturous activity or special project for which no formal Corps Committee exists, may make his application direct to the Corps Secretary. Such bids must reach the Corps Secretary by 1st February or 1st September each year. SMALL BORE SHOOTING AT the inaugural meeting for the 1983/84 Small Bore Season held in the Reed Lounge of the Cannons Club, St George's Barracks, Lieutenant Colonel Janes, Commanding Officer 16 Battalion, presented the Trophies to the Bicester Garrison RAOC team which came second in the Home Cup during the 1982/83 Season, being only sixteen points behind RAOC BAOR. Our final scores were: — Lieutenant Colonel Smith 585 average 97.5 Lance Corporal Emerton 585 average 97.5 W02 Francis 570 average 95.0 Staff Sergeant Ward 551 average 91.2 2,291 out of 2,400. In addition to the above named, WOl (RSM) Brian Ford and Private Phil Potts shot regularly for the Team. Attached is a photograph showing the team—from left to right: Lieutenant Colonel Smith, Staff Sergeant Ward, W02 (SQMS) Francis, Private Potts, WOl (RSM) Ford and Lance Corporal Emerton. Left to r i g h t — M a j o r W o o d , Mrs W o o d , Lieutenant Captain B. Errington-Weddle. Dade and He was commissioned in 1971 his final appointment being that of Quartermaster of 16 Battalion. Monty was presented with a replica of ' Mi Mi's Rickshaw' —the QM's handcart which mysteriously went missing during Monty's term of office in 16 Battalion—it is rumoured to be in BAOR; could this in fact be misinformation and that it has really been dismantled and spirited away to Cyprus—perhaps one day the mystery will be unfolded. We wish Monty and Brenda a safe, happy and prosperous future in their new life in Cyprus. The Bicester Carrison Small Bore Shooting Team. G R A N T S F R O M R A O C CENTRAL, FUNDS FOR SPORTS, SPECIAL ACTIVITIES A N D PROJECTS SENIOR ONE welcome result of widespread support for the RAOC Soldier's One Day's Pay Scheme will be a more liberal avail- ability of money to fund Corps and units sports, special activities and projects. The formal instructions on this are contained in Corps Instruction No. 610. The Central Funds Executive Committee reserve a sum of money each year to help individuals, groups and units who, by their sporting or adventurous activities and the sponsorship of special projects, bring credit to the Corps or benefit to its members. When these activities involve the individual, group, or unit, in significant private expense, the Committee consider making a grant as a contribution to funding the project. Any member of the Corps who wishes to be considered for a grant for a Corps sport from this fund should make his request to the Chairman of the sport concerned by 1st January or 1st August each year. Other than for a Corps sport, any applicant in an RAOC Unit should submit his bid through his Commanding Officer. The case, with the support of the Chair- man or Commanding Officer, must reach the Corps Secretary by 1st February or 1st September each year. After which, OFFICER APPOINTMENTS THE following appointments have been approved: — Lieutenant Colonel C. O. Green to be CO 3 Ordnance Battalion in December 1984. Lieutenant Colonel A. M. Allkins to be CO 5 Ordnance Battalion in April 1984. Major (Lieutenant Colonel 1984) B. J. Dickson to be CO Training Battalion and Depot RAOC in May 1984. Major (Lieutenant Colonel 1984) M. L. C. Jiggins to be CO RAOC Apprentices College in May 1984. Lieutenant Colonel C. R. Bedford to be CO Forward Ord- nance Depot Dulmen in April 1984. Lieutenant Colonel B. Allen to be CO Ordnance Services Viersen/Commd Sup Rhine Area in June 1984. Lieutenant Colonel G. S. Gerdes to be Commd Sup Cyprus in November 1984. Lieutenant Colonel I. P. Inshaw to be Commd Sup Ordnance Services Berlin in November 1984. Major (Lieutenant Colonel 1984) A. C. D. Welch to be CO Commando Logistic Regiment Royal Marines in February 1984. — 246 |
| Book number | R0406 |