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Chippy Ned wrote:.....he spent about 3 hours trying to explain the Tartar system to me without the least bit of sussess.

Of course not Ned . Apart from you being a Chippy and incapable of understanding such complex matters, I said Phil was a great guy - I didn't say he knew anything about the Tartar System.

He was, after all, general service and not a MOBI.

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FROM: CN AUSTRALIA
002 ALL SHIP 002 ALL SHORE 002 ALL OVERSEAS
AUSTCOM KUALA LUMPUR, WELLINGTON, HONIARA, SINGAPORE, AUSTCOM SUVA, AUSTEMB SEOUL (FOR DEFENCE ADVISER), AUSTEMB BERLIN, BEIJING, MANILA, PARIS EMB, TOKYO, ROME, BANGKOK, PHNOM PENH (FOR DEFENCE ATTACHE), AUSTCOM LONDON (FOR HADS), AUSTCOM PORT MORESBY (FOR HADS PNG), AUSTEMB JAKARTA (FOR NAVAL ATTACHE), AUSTCOM NUKU ALOFA, APIA, PORT VILA (FOR RAN ADVISER), AUSTEMB POHNPEI (FOR MSA/FMS/MSA RMI)

SUBJ: PASSING OF THE LATE RADM G.J.H. WOOLRYCH, AO, RAN (RTD)
1. IT IS WITH MUCH REGRET THAT I INFORM THE NAVY OF THE DEATH OF RADM GEOFFREY JOHN HUMPHREY WOOLRYCH, AO, RAN (RTD) ON MONDAY 6 FEBRUARY 2006.
2. RADM WOOLRYCH JOINED THE ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVY IN 1944. HE TRAINED WITH THE RN FROM 1948-51 AND COMPLETED THE ANTI-SUBMARINE SPECIALIST COURSE IN THE UK IN 1955.
3. HE SERVED AS COMMANDING OFFICER OF HMA SHIPS DERWENT AND VAMPIRE. HIS FINAL TWO POSTINGS PRIOR TO RETIREMENT IN 1985 WERE AS DEPUTY CHIEF OF NAVAL STAFF AND FLAG OFFICER COMMANDING AUSTRALIAN FLEET.
4. HIS FUNERAL WILL BE HELD IN BOWRAL NSW ON TUESDAY 14 FEBRUARY. DETAILS OF THE SERVICE WILL BE ADVISED WHEN FINALISED.

I received the following notifications this afternoon:

Vale CDRE Ian Burnside OBE RAN Retd

In case you do not have the news from other sources, Ian Burnside died early this afternoon after a long battle with prostate cancer. His funeral will be held in the Anzac Memorial Chapel at Duntroon at 1300 on Friday 17 March. Dr Tom Frame, the Anglican Bishop to the Forces will officiate at the service.

Yours Aye,

Mike Wright

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Shipmates,

It is with great sadness that I report the passing of yet another fellow Shipmate:

Ex POWTR William "Bill" Thomas GRUNDY R58760

Survived by wife Carolyn and Daughter Noel

11904 Triadelphia Road

ELLICOT CITY, MD, 21042, USA


Born: 20th August, 1944

Died: 17th Feb, 2006


HMAS VOYAGER Survivor and also was in Washington on September 11, 2001, when the Pentagon was attacked.

Left the RAN in 1970 and settled permanently in the United States.

Bill served 30 years with the World Bank (International Monetary Fund in Washington, D.C.) before retiring in 2002.

An Australian Rules Football great who played for Sydney Naval in the early 60's with many Legends of that Era.

He was a very proud Australian and just loved the time he served in the Royal Australian Navy.

Vietnam service in HMAS SYDNEY and HMAS DUCHESS.

I had the opportunity to spend a lot of quality time with Bill in the past few years.

A great mate.


Marty GROGAN

Senior Vice President

HMAS SYDNEY & V.L.S.V.A. (VIC)

Today is the anniversary of the sinking of HMAS Perth along with the cruiser USS Houston, in the Sunda Strait in 1942.

Spare a thought for the 353 of Perth's 680 crew were killed in the battle along with those USS Houston.

Lest we forget.

4 March 1942 HMAS Yarra sunk south of Java

Yarra was escorting a convoy of three ships from the fighting in the Netherlands East Indies to Java to Fremantle when they were attacked by three Japanese heavy cruisers and two destroyers. All four ships were sunk and only 13 of Yarra's 151 crew survived.

Lest we forget.

ALL SHIP/ALL SHORE

Regret to advise the passing of yet another Shipmate:

ERA1 Kenneth (Ken) BROWN R62716. Aged 63.

Joined on 28th November, 1963 as a Trade Qualified Engineer (90 day wonder - as we used to call them)

Passed away in Wangaratta, Victoria on Thursday 9th March, 2006 after a long battle with Cancer.

Survived by wife Jean and Family
4 Victory Parade
WANGARATTA, 3677, VIC

Served on following Ships:

HMAS SYDNEY
HMAS MELBOURNE
HMAS QUEENBOROUGH
HMAS STALWART
also HMAS TARANGAU

AASM (Vietnam)
Vietnam Logistic Support Medal
ASM (FESR and PNG)

Funeral arrangements not yet known but will be in Wangaratta, Victoria possibly on Tuesday 14th March.

Marty GROGAN
Senior Vice President
HMAS SYDNEY & V.L.S.V.A. (VIC)

PS. Ken was a proud Member of our Association here in Victoria and used to travel down from Wangaratta to Melbourne for Quarterly Meetings and drive back home that same night.

I receive the following sad news from PC Beard tonight...

Rick,

John Hendry contacted me this morning to say that Ken Stone passed away last night in Cairns.

He's waiting to hear from John Simmons for the funeral times and he is on his way there.

Sad news, all too many of these days. JH told me on the weekend that of the 27 in his intake that escaped from Nirimba, 9 have a lung disease of some sort.

Scary, considering the multitude of other things we seem to becoming afflicted with from the "pus".

Cheers,
PCB

We've been aware of Ken's condition for some time, and as yet another Chippy answers the call from that great Barrack Master in the sky, our sincere sympathy goes out to Ken's family...

Rest in peace Brother....

Too many, too young, too soon...

Ken Stone's funeral service will be held next Friday, 7th April at St. Margaret's Anglican Church in Aumuller Street, Westcourt, Cairns.

The service will commence at 11 AM, and then the cortege will proceed to the Cairns crematorium for committal prayers.

In lieu of flowers, donations would be appreciated to The St Margaret's Church renovation fund. Emvelopes will be available at the church.

Ken leaves behind his wife Pam and children Demelza and Monique.

Fair skys and following seas, Ken.

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FROM: NHQ AUSTRALIA
SUBJ:FUNERAL OF THE LATE LCDR KENNETH DERWENT STONE RANR
1.LIEUTENANT COMMANDER KENNETH DERWENT STONE RANR HAS PASSED AWAY IN CAIRNS. HE JOINED THE NAVY IN 1961, QUALIFYING AS A NAVAL SHIPWRIGHT BEFORE RECEIVING HIS COMMISSION. HE LEFT THE PERMANENT SERVICE IN 1991 AND CONTINUED TO SERVE IN THE RANR UNTIL TAKEN ILL LAST YEAR. HE WILL BE WELL REMEMBERED THROUGHOUT THE NAVY AS AN EXEMPLAR OF THE ENGINEERING PROFESSION AND ESPECIALLY FOR HIS WORK WITH THE PATROL BOAT FORCE AND THE BUILDING OF OUR HYDROGRAPHIC FLEET.
2.THE SERVICE FUNERAL FOR LCDR STONE WILL TAKE PLACE AT ST MARGARETS ANGLICAN CHURCH, AUMULLER ST, WESTCOURT, CAIRNS ON FRIDAY 07 APRIL 06 COMMENCING AT 1100. FOLLOWING THE CHURCH SERVICE THE CORTEGE WILL PROCEED TO THE CAIRNS CREMATORIUM FOR THE COMMITTAL PRAYERS.
3.ON COMPLETION OF COMMITTAL, THE FAMILY EXTENDS AN OPEN INVITATION TO RYDGES ESPANADE CAIRNS FOR LIGHT REFRESHMENTS.
4.SERVICE DRESS FOR ATTENDEES IS S2.
5.IN LIEU OF FLOWERS THE FAMILY HAS REQUESTED DONATIONS BE MADE TO ST MARGARETS ANGLICAN CHURCH RENOVATION FUND. ENVELOPES FOR THOSE ATTENDING WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE AT THE SERVICE.

Rest your oars ...

Bobcat

Ken's service was held this morning, and he was farewelled in fine style with uniformed sailors carrying his Ensign-draped casket. When he left the church, the cortege was preceded by a guard of honour of his Nirimba term peers.

A good service.