Vale: Jack Tilden

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BC
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Date of Enlistment: 13 Jan 67
Date of Discharge: 22 Jan 89
Ships and Establishments.: Nirimba x3, Sydney, Swan, Creswell, Stalwart, Cerberus, Derwent, Parramatta, FHQ.
City or Town: Tinonee
State: NSW
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Vale: Jack Tilden

Post by BC »

I just received my lastest newsletter "The Ferryman" from the HMAS Sydney & VLSVA and I noticed this article.

Many will remember Jack especially the Chippies.


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Fair winds and smooth sailing Jack.
Brian Carney
R43371
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22nd Mobi Intake
Jan 67 - Jan 89
RANATE, Sydney, Swan, Creswell, Stalwart (FMU), Cerberus, Derwent, Nirimba, Parramatta, Nirimba, FHQ (FMMO).
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Date of Discharge: July 85
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Post by Seejay »

Time to put up the sail, relax and enjoy the voyage Jack. Farewell.
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Date of Discharge: July 1983
Ships and Establishments.: Nirimba x3 - Rushcutter - Carrier/Sydney x2 - Melbourne - Penguin - Kuttabul - Creswell x3 - Stalwart x2 - Brisbane.
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Post by Chippy Ned »

I remember Jack quite well, it is always sad when a name from the past comes up in this forum.

Farewell old fella, no more pipes to unblock ..... rest in peace.

John Kelly (WEBMASTER)
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13th MOBI Intake
July'62 to July'83
Nirimba x3 - Rushcutter - Sydney x2 (Carrier) - Melbourne (Carrier) - Penguin - Kuttabul - Creswell x3 - Stalwart x2 - Brisbane.
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Date of Discharge: 11 Jan 1982
Ships and Establishments.: Nirimba, Kuttabul x 2, Sydney x 3, Melbourne x 2, Stalwart x 3, Waterhen, Platypus, CoDock
City or Town: Creewah
State: NSW
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Post by Jak Cuttle »

Jack showed me just how to burn out urinal drains on the 'Ferry' when the wind was "just right"

Many a pleading visit from the Middie of the watch from the bridge!

Fair winds good friend
Jak Cuttle
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Date of Discharge: 10 March 1986
Ships and Establishments.: Cerberus, Duchess, Hawk, Nirimba, Melbourne, Torrens, Perth, Leuwin, Stalwart X 2, Stirling x 2, Kutabul
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Post by Viv »

I served with Jack at FMU Kuttabul I was a lonely A/NS2 and Jack was the "Chief Plumber" he was a great minder a real honest person to work with I always remember Jack He used to start work looking like a Commodore and by standeasy he looked more like a stevedore he sure new how to dig in and get the job done
Rest easy Pal your work here is done
Viv
Viv MacLeod
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Morran(March 66)
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Date of Discharge: July 1974
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Post by Hippy Chippy »

Around September 1966, as a pair of rookie NS3's fresh out of Bonehead College, Barrie Robinson and I were on a pontoon lashed up against the side of HMAS Melbourne (the Carrier), tasked with unblocking the clacker valves on some of head outlets... :pottytrain5:

Conscious of the potential for a huge 'head' of sh*t that may have built up in the pipe from three decks above, Barrie and I were very gingerly jabbing at the encrusted mass around a valve with a 1/8" welding rod when we heard a bellowing from the uppers...

:director: "What the f*ck do you pair of Chippie wankers think you're playing at...??? Put some ooomph into it...!"

"Sorry Chief, but it's stuck fast, completely seized, won't budge...!"

With that Chief Plumber Jack Tilden heaved his stocky frame over the guardrail and proceeded down the jacob's ladder to join us on the pontoon...

"Bloody MOBIs... get outa my way... give me that f*cking boat-hook..." and Jack, standing directly in front of the offending blocked sh*t chute, proceeded to ram that boat-hook as hard as he could into the scupper valve...

Eventually, a trickle appeared on the scupper lip, immediately followed by a strange gurgling noise...
...then a huge explosion of vintage :pottytrain5: excremement, hitting Jack square in the face, covering him from head to toe in putrified sh*t... :drunken:

Jack didn't bat an eyelid, (or if he did we couldn't see it for the sh*t,) he just turned to us two wide-eyed :shock: :shock: MOBIs and said... "Now THAT'S how you unblock a scupper...!" and calmly climbed back up the ladder and disappeared onto the flight deck... :fart:


I think it was right about then that I started really questioning my career choice... :roll:

And wasn't it Jack that was credited with the expression...
:banghead: "F*cking MOBIs, they break your tools and break your heart...!" :cussing:

Ah Jack, there'll not be another like you.... [-( ...Rest on your 'plumbers [-o< mate' Jacko... :angel12:
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HMAS Nirimba - HMAS Melbourne - HMAS Cerberus - HMAS Tarangau - HMAS Lonsdale - HMAS Tarangau - HMAS Nirimba - HMAS Brisbane
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