009 - 131 - one newspaper cutting about the presentation of a silver cigarette box to Major General H.J.C. Hild ...
one newspaper cutting about the presentation of a silver cigarette box to Major General H.J.C. Hildreth, Director of Ordnance Services, by the Lord Mayor of Portsmouth, Councillor E.O. Bateson, to commemorate 40 years association between Portsmouth and the Corps.
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| Copyright | Portsmouth News |
| File | 131 |
| File 2 | |
| File key | 9131 |
| File MB 600 | 7 |
| File megabytes | 1.8 |
| File resolution | 300 |
| File resolution 600 | 600 |
| File size | 14 x 26 |
| Folder | 9 |
| Home loc | |
| ID | 1125 |
| Object ID | RAO/286/6 |
| Object name | newspaper article |
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| Reverse | 132 |
| Reverse 2 | |
| Reverse key | 9132 |
| Status | In Store |
| Status by | AJA |
| Updated | 2nd September 2015 |
| Updated by | AJA |
| X date | 1963 |
| Equipment registration mark (ERM) | |
| Full name | |
| Early date | 1963 |
| Late date | 1963 |
| Transcription |
S 1 t 1 S e The scene in Portsmouth City Council chamber during yesterday's presentation ceremony , when représentatives from the Royal Army Ordnance Corps received a silver cigarette box . Thanking the city , through the Lord Mayor , is Major - General H. J. C. Hildreth , Director of Ordnance Services . - E.N . 0059 . Portsmouth mark r e The Royal Army Ord 6 nance Corps is still " Ports mouth's own , " and there would always be a warm welcome in it for the city's young men . Services ) This was stated by Major General H. J. C. Hildreth ( Director of Ordnance when he received cigarette box from Mayor ( Coun . E. O. Bateson ) at remember that we are your yesterday's meeting of the City and they let them do worse Corps . Council . Major . - Gen . Hildreth said that although the box was inscribed to commemorate the years 1921 to 1961 , the association had in fact lasted much longer . The link of the Corps and its ancestry went back nearly 29 a silver Army their career the Lord | could 500 years . " We appreciate the friend ship and kindliness of the people of Portsmouth , Black down is now our physical home , but Portsmouth will always be our spritiual home , " he said . gifts link with R.A.O.C. He added : " If any of your young men decide to make the for Portsmouth connoisseurs Little children , hollow eyed and pot - bellied with hunger - an old man , buried where he dies by the roadside because the family cannot afford a proper funeral . This is not life in some primitive under - developed country but life as it was for many in the U.S.A. in the mid - western territories less than three decades ago . The Grapes of Wrath shown by Mr. David Gunston to the Group of the Ports . " There will always be a welcome for Portsmouth men . ' Lord Mayor said it was a sad Making the presentation , the day for Portsmouth when the R.A.O.C. from the city , severed War Office , by removing the the long tradition of Portsmouth as a garrison town . During the 40 - year association , the Corps was always regarded , almost as much as the Royal Navy and Royal Marines , Marines , as part and parcel of the life of Portsmoutn . a token sum of £ 10 / is provided For the second year running in the Home Office estimates to allow work to go ahead in the coming year if a site is found . ahead in the next / 12 months are Two projects which will go at Newport , Isle of Wight , Throughout that distinguished service in the city , the Corps took pant in numerous memor able and historic occasions , and it would be remembered with pride that the Corps had the a The country's sixth permanent security £ 2,040,000 , is to be built there . prison , costing Powerful film great privilege of providQueen About / £ 60,000 / is expected to be in of honour the when she reopened the Guildhall To perpetuate the link between Corps and city , the Colonel Com mandant presented a silver ink stand to the Corporation . The reciprocal gift was a token of the appreciation of the " senior Service city of the British Com monwealth . " Site / for detention centre / sought The Home Office is still search ing the South of England for a site for a new detention centre , writes our Lobby Correspondent . Also attending the presenta tion were Major - General C. H. McVittie , Brigadier R. E. Moss , Colonel L. J. Aspland ( Senior Army Officer in Portsmouth ) , and Major W. D. Price ( Commanding Officer of the Conps ' Territorial Army unit in Portsmouth ) . 1944 . A special security block will also be built at Newport for £ 270,000 . In the coming year £ 3,000 is to be spent . Friends fined at Havant " per What was described as a sonal dispute cost two men a £ 2 fine each , at Havant Magis trates Court , yesterday Court were Arthur Drock |
