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Memorial Notices for those fellow shipmates who are no longer with us...

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State: NSW
Country: Australia
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Post by Stroppy Chippie »

I could not help but notice how extensive the list is becoming of those who have moved on.

When seeing Class photos, and knowing that age and illness are the determining factors:
I have a photo of my fathers WWII Empire Air Training class of navigators - I believe that Dad was the only one in the class who survived the war.
Brian Mackenzie
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Oct '88 to Dec '93 (NIRIMBA) before and beyond
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Date of Discharge: July 1974
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=; I must confess that when we lose someone close to us, both in age
and circumstance, the mind does tend to wander to one's own mortality... :-k

Yet I must say, that to have only lost a total of five (out of 73) from the
13th MOBI Intake has been fairly amazing... :thumbright: (2 through health/ age
related illnesses, 1 by his own hand, 2 at the hands of third parties...! :shock: )

:type: Image :shock:
.......... 13th MOBI Intake of Naval Artificer Apprentices - July 1962

The 14th MOBI Intake following ours has not been nearly as fortunate... [-(
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Given Name: Gordon
Surname: Robertson
Original Official Number: R42793
Rank and Rate: CPOETC
Intake or Class: 15th MOBI Intake
Date of Enlistment: 5th July 1963
Date of Discharge: 14th March 1974
Ships and Establishments.: Nirimba, Sydney III, Collingwood(UK), WSTG(UK), Lonsdale, Swan, Cerberus, Kuttabul, Harman, Kuttabul(RANTAU)
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Post by gsrobertson »

For the 15th intake, July63, we have lost 11 that we know of (from 85). There are some that have lost contact.

Those that have put down their oars and are at rest:

AMOS William John
AUSTIN Roy William
BRENNAN Phillip Edmund
CARPENTER Robert John
COOK David John
GILLIS Keith Robert
JENSEN Russell John
LARSEN Ian Gregory
MEIKLEJOHN Paul Alexander
RIDLER John David
SCHINDLER Peter Detlef

RIP, mates.
Gordon Robertson
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R42793
15th MOBI Intake
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Date of Enlistment: 11 Jan 1971
Date of Discharge: N/A
Ships and Establishments.: NIRIMBA
City or Town: Schofields
State: NSW
Country: Australia
Occupation: Technical Officer
Location: Schofields NSW

Post by Stroppy Chippie »

The one thing that didn't change - the photo of fresh faced youngsters away from home for the first time....
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Date of Enlistment: July 1962
Date of Discharge: July 1974
Ships and Establishments.: HMAS Nirimba - HMAS Melbourne - HMAS Cerberus - HMAS Tarangau - HMAS Lonsdale - HMAS Tarangau - HMAS Nirimba - HMAS Brisbane
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Post by Hippy Chippy »

gsrobertson wrote:For the 15th intake, July63, we have lost 11 that we know of (from 85). There are some that have lost contact.

Those that have put down their oars and are at rest:

AMOS William John
AUSTIN Roy William
BRENNAN Phillip Edmund
CARPENTER Robert John
COOK David John
GILLIS Keith Robert
JENSEN Russell John
LARSEN Ian Gregory
MEIKLEJOHN Paul Alexander
RIDLER John David
SCHINDLER Peter Detlef

RIP, mates.
Gawd, Gordo, :shock: had no idea those guys had passed away, [-o< I knew the ones in bold very well...! :roll: [-(
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