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by Peter Ellis
Fri Jun 04, 2021 1:24 pm
Forum: A Farewell to those with whom we served...
Topic: VALE: 26th MOBI Intake Jan.,'69 CPOATA3 Paul Birkenhead
Replies: 2
Views: 2187

Re: VALE: 26th MOBI Intake Jan.,'69 CPOATA3 Paul Birkenhead

Very sad news. Paul was in my intake, well liked and affable. Rest In Peace.
by Peter Ellis
Fri Aug 07, 2020 12:43 pm
Forum: A Farewell to those with whom we served...
Topic: Vale Wayne Laurence COOPER - R43186
Replies: 11
Views: 8792

Re: Vale Wayne Laurence COOPER - R43186

Thanks Brian.....wow!!, I was thinking it was a little earlier than that, but you are right now that I think about it. Anyway, I still have this recollection of Wayne as being very approachable, and the other things I said in my previous post.
All the best
Peter
by Peter Ellis
Fri Aug 07, 2020 11:36 am
Forum: A Farewell to those with whom we served...
Topic: Vale Wayne Laurence COOPER - R43186
Replies: 11
Views: 8792

Re: Vale Wayne Laurence COOPER - R43186

Shared a cabin with Billy Chick and Wayne was a senior in our hut at the time. Can barely remember what term it was these days. Always polite, even tempered and funny. Treated us well and we respected him for that. Rest In Peace.
by Peter Ellis
Sun Dec 02, 2018 12:49 pm
Forum: A Farewell to those with whom we served...
Topic: Frank Payne, 22nd JR/ 26th MOBI Intake - Jan.'69
Replies: 8
Views: 10835

Re: Frank Payne, 22nd JR/ 26th MOBI Intake - Jan.'69

Rest in peace Frank. Taken way too soon. Was a pretty handy Aussie Rules player when we played in the under 17s and 19s etc for Nirimba in the early days.
by Peter Ellis
Wed Jul 22, 2015 3:53 pm
Forum: A Farewell to those with whom we served...
Topic: A Farewell to those with whom we served...
Replies: 555
Views: 879205

Re: A Farewell to those with whom we served...

RIP Ray. I was his assistant at FHQ from 1980-83 when he was the Fleet Shipwright Officer. Ray was a dedicated officer who was thorough and professional in the way he required hull surveys to be carried out. Following on from Peter Sneddon's post above, immediately following my stint at FHQ I was po...