9th-12th-Lancers - Year 2002 - Page 0030
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| Regiment | 9th/12th Lancers |
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| Year | 2002 |
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28 REGIMENTAL JOURNAL OF THE 9TH/12TH ROYAL LANCERS (PRINCE OF WALES’S) Motor Transport Troop Yet another year has passed and MT Troop continues to tick over in a pleasant and hard working environment. 2002 has been a year of many changes within the department, starting with the decentralisation of the troop in January, when we said farewell to Tpr (now LCpl) “Chad” Carroll, LCpl “Fern” Hancock, and Tprs “Tigger” Bailess and “Sweaty” Billings, who have now rejoined their respective Squadrons and Cpl Terry Coles who was posted back to the UK on promotion. The majority of the Troop has enjoyed the BATUS experience this year, ranging in length of tour from 3 months, to LCpl “I’ll sort myself out a quiet little number” Hale who managed the filll 9 months. The prairie was as challenging as ever, the diverse weather and road conditions ensured that driving skills were constantly being tested. The endless journeys up and down the Rattlesnake Road (Road ?) ofMedMan l was cut short by the introduction of the MTWO W02 Dave Baghurst and his trusty sidekick Tpr Bobby ( the shopkeeper) Stoker, braving the elements to run the SQMS store at OI’FOR Village. Hopefully most of the BATUS personnel managed to get in some quality time either on one of the adventurous training packages or trav- elling around Canada and America. Unfortunately someone had to remain behind and Sgt Andy Webb, Cpl Andy Joynson and Tpr Tim Daisley kept the home fires burning back in sunny Hohne, doing the everyday mun- dane tasks of vehicle inspections and all the “fast ball” arrange- ments for those travelling back and forth from BATUS. At the end of September it was good to see the Troop reunited safely back in Germany, although little did we know of the changes that we would undergo in the following months. LCpls Tim Daisley and “Smudge” Smith have been posted back to the UK on promotion and we wish them all the Best for the future. LCpl Hale has now departed to sample the delights of the SQMS department and LCpl Stoker has moved to A Sqn on promotion. We welcome the arrival of Capt Stuart McGann as the new MTO and Cpl Frank Skinner as the Servicing NCO. Congratulations go to Sgt Joynson and Cpl Robertson on their well-earned promotions. LCpl Harry Harrison continues to be our stalwart down at the Driver Training Centre. MT Troop has now been reformed to its correct establishment and to join LCpl Dave Bloom and Tprs “Camps” Campsall and Jay Herbert we welcome to the fold Tprs Chorleton (again), O’Sullivan, Cook and Brown. The forthcoming year is going to start at a running pace for the Troop, with a lot of new faces taking up new appointments and I am confident that the Troop will rise to the challenge and be as committed as ever in its support of the Regiment. DjB Regimental Welfare Office he Regimental Welfare Office has been very busy over the last year and has seen a complete change of staff during this time. First out was Sgt Phil Bennett having completed his 22 year service and we wish him well in civilian life. He was fol- lowed by LCpl Adie Garner on promotion to the QM (T) Dept and then by Capt Frank Bilyard who has gone onto civilian life with a huge smile on his face and we wish him and Jackie all the best for the future. Next to go was LCpl Giles Smith who decid- ed his talents were better placed with the AGC and our best wishes also goes to him and Meryl in his new career, last but not least was the departure of Fran Hutton who was a wealth of information about removals and housing as well as a whole host of other matters, we wish her well in the UK and she will be greatly missed by all who knew her. In with the new was the cry at the beginning of April and we saw Sgt Andy Pegg arrive from the Training Wing on promotion to take over as Welfare SNCO, Capt Deny Denton on Commission to take over as RWO in September, Cpl Mick Simpson arrived to take over as Housing NCO as well as BM NCO in November and the last arrival was Alison Curtis in December to take over as Welfare Clerk and so the new team is now firmly in place to cater to all Welfare needs of both married and single soldiers. During the BATUS deployment the Welfare Office was extremely busy and in total dealt with 116 cases, not to mention all the moves that had to take place due to Op Puma as well as the handover of Quarters on Berliner Strasse and Mozart Strasse. There have been a lot of changes not only with staffbut also the approach of the Welfare Office; we have donated various amounts of money and presents to SSAFA, The Royal British Legion, The Chernobyl Children’s Charity and Kirchrode Hospital to mention a few. Events have been organised for Halloween and Christmas for the children with the help of the newly formed husbands committee, and with the Regiment’s continued support more will take place in the coming year. 1 would like to end by saying that the Welfare SMH are here to help you with most matters and ifwe don’t have the answers for you we can guide you to the right people who do! AP Regimental Admin Office Once again, the AGC Detachment has had a frenetic year, with a great many personnel moving in and out, as the commitments just keep on coming. No sooner had the Det recovered its breath after SAIF SAREEA II, than the first of many new challenges surfaced, starting with the formation of an LATF Sqn. The requirement to have all personnel ofB Sqn ready to deploy, with only 20 days notice, fell into the capable hands of Pte “Carlos” Atherton, who didn’t complain once! In addition to this, preparations continued with the impending BATUS OpFor deployment and just to spice things up, the decision to bring forward to February the Capt TK m Montana |
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