PROFESSION: Estate Management Officer
Personal Data Sheet
I lived in London from April 1955 until 16 September 1966. We then moved to 25 Ilkley Road South Oxhey Watford Hertfordshire. At the time of the move Paul was only six weeks old. Martin and I travelled from London to Watford in the back of the removal van. I started school at Sir James Altham Secondary Modern; this was a combination of two schools in South Oxhey. Then termed lower and upper. Lower school had years one and two and the upper school had year's three to six. Friends at the time, Gary Foster, Mick Binge, Keith Browning, Kevin Jones, Steve Drummond and Peter Fleming.
Professional:
I left school in July 1971 and for ten weeks worked in the department of Cawdells, a department store in Watford. In September 1971 I joined the Royal Engineers and started my training at the Junior Leaders Regiment, old Park Barracks in Dover. The train journey started at Carpenders Park Station and Mum and Paul walked to the station to see me off.
I stayed in Dover until April / May 1973. At my pass off parade at the end of that term was Grandma, Mum, Dad & Paul. I was then posted to Cove, Farnborough to start adult training. I passed my driving test, and was then posted to 3 Fd Sqn in September 1973. Over the next twenty-two years I rose from the rank of sapper to Warrant Officer Class Two, and travelled to Cyprus, Germany, Belgium, France, Holland, Denmark, Falkland Islands, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Kuwait, and holiday in America.
I finished in the Army on 14 December 1995, and started working for TESCO Metro on 28 November 1995 on the dairy department. My section manager was Tracey Williams. I moved from dairy to meat to produce and finished in the bakery. I left TESCO in June 1996 and started work for 131 Aviation Supply RLC at the School Of Army Aviation on 1 July 1996. My job description was Storekeeper. I attended an interview for the Defence Housing Executive as Estate Management Officer in Aldershot, and passed. My new job as EMO with commenced on Monday 16 September 1996 at RAF Odiham, near Basingstoke.
On 25 August 2000 he was promoted from an AO to EO (From pay band E1 to D)
During the summer of 2001 I attended a suitability interview at Larkhill for the EMO post at Middle Wallop, and on 29 October 2001 started work at Middle Wallop.
Bill Rodker 1926-2002