That's the Joe I remember. When my term of Chippies did our time at FMP , (was it 5th or 6th term?), Joe was there along with Max Kean, Dick Parena, Jack Tilden and Ron Ashmore.

Joe had a great sense of humour. Sad to see him gone.

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Chris O'Keefe
R43136
Ex WO Chippy
19th MOBI Intake
July 65 to July 85
HMAS Nirimba X 4 -Penguin-Sydney-Queenborough - Creswell - Moreton - Stalwart - Platypus - Coonawarra Reconstruction Team 76 - Platypus - Hobart - Cerberus - FHQ - Coonawarra.

Anyone can be ordinary. Shipwrights choose to be extraordinary!

.............................................. Me too, SeeJay, from back when I was a young NS3 on HMAS Melbourne...

..................... ...and this is how Joe's loving extended family will no doubt remember him... Farewell Joe, may you rest in peace...



Live Stream will begin at approximately 1325/ 1:25PM (ACST) today, Tuesday 13th April. (That's 1155/ 11:55AM AWST in Perth, 1355/ 1:55PM AEST in Sydney.)

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Rick Pengilly
WEBMASTER
Ex-CPOMTH3
R42630
13th MOBI Intake
July'62 to July'74
HMAS Nirimba - HMAS Melbourne - HMAS Cerberus - HMAS Tarangau - HMAS Lonsdale - HMAS Tarangau - HMAS Nirimba - HMAS Brisbane

Joe's live-stream memorial is in progress, if you registered (joined) to watch it live, click HERE...

........................... After members of Joe's direct family delivered their individual eulogies...
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...Joe's brother-in-law, Frank Syaranamual related the RAN side of Joe's life, (explaining what CPOMTH meant,) before the Last Post and (the Army's) Reveille...

The 'Order of Service' (below) for Joe's Memorial was sent over from Port Pirie by fellow Chippy, Garry Frad, who 'attended the service on our behalf'...

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Rick Pengilly
WEBMASTER
Ex-CPOMTH3
R42630
13th MOBI Intake
July'62 to July'74
HMAS Nirimba - HMAS Melbourne - HMAS Cerberus - HMAS Tarangau - HMAS Lonsdale - HMAS Tarangau - HMAS Nirimba - HMAS Brisbane