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I have just received the following via email. We've lost another of our own.

Chris,

Was looking for my Aunty's funeral notice in the Newcastle Herald and came across this. Graham was a top bloke. I didn't serve with Graham but knew him from Muswellbrook High as a lad and our paths crossed on several occasions throughout my Naval career. He was a great mate of my brother Brian. I think Graham was a Chippy from memory...
Graham was born in Orange NSW, grew up in Muswellbrook NSW and saw service in Vietnam on HMAS Sydney in 1971.

Doc.

NORTON

GRAHAM FRANCIS
Passed away peacefully
Surrounded by family on
18th June 2010
Aged 58 Years

Loving and devoted husband of KYM, loving father and father-in-law to KARINE and CHRIS COLEMAN, adoring pop to TAKIRA and RILEY. Dearly loved brother, son, son-in-law, brother, brother-in-law and uncle.

Relatives and Friends are respectfully invited to attend the Funeral Service celebrating GRAHAM's life to be held at the Newcastle Memorial Park Crematorium, Anderson Drive, Beresfield on THURSDAY 24/6/2010 commencing at 11.00am.

Forever in our hearts


Adamstown 4957 0237
Australian Owned

RIP Graham

Time has blurred my memory but I would have seen Graham whilst serving on Sydney.

He too has been taken from us, so young.

RIP Graham.

I served with Graham a couple of times, he was one of my boys and a really nice young bloke.

Rest in peace matey.

Christ, this is a shock to me. We were together at Nirimba and joined the Sydney together in 71. Great bloke and dammed sorry to hear of his passing at only 58.

I was so shocked to see that graham had passed away
We were in the same intake and were great mates.

He is the first chippy of our intake to cross the bar
the others who passed out from Nirimba are

Peter Bull
Max Kent
Gordon Cooper
Myself
Geoffry Palm

smooth sailing on an open sea mate
peter sneddon

I forgot to put him in the list and who can forget him
Paul Prince

Served with Graham early in my career and I would class him as one of the nicest and most professional Chippies I met. A couple of intakes ahead of me and he was a real role model.

Very, very sad to be taken as such an early age.

There come a time when life stops giving and starts taking

Unfortunately for all of us that is what is happening.

12 months ago today that Graham crossed the bar
Gone but definitly not forgotten
RIP mate
peter sneddon

Another twelve months since Graham left this place.
Just a note to say he's not overlooked.
Cheers mate