A Farewell to those with whom we served...

Hippy Chippy · **Posted:** Mon Mar 10, 2014 5:46 pm

Thanks Ray, but no need, I'll accept whatever you guys arrive at... :yes:

Peter Weyling · **Posted:** Mon Mar 10, 2014 5:49 pm

On second thoughts .......perhaps it is......my maths is out!!! Queensland education!!

piquet · **Posted:** Mon Mar 10, 2014 10:37 pm

Your maths was probably fine till you change the colour of your overalls!!

BC · **Posted:** Tue Mar 11, 2014 6:51 am

I think we are :offtopic:

now!

BC · **Posted:** Sat Apr 05, 2014 8:35 am

For those who may have served with L/CDR Bill Callan.

I have been asked and with sadness pass on - especially to the Fleet Air Arm community - the news that after a long illness Lieutenant Commander W.E. (Bill) Callan has died.

Details of funeral arrangements are unknown at this time, but Mike Astbury (02-62471562) may have details in a few days.

Bill was a Fighter Pilot in 805 and 724 Squadrons and had several Air Group embarkations in the then Flagship, HMAS Melbourne.

Regards,

Mike Krause

alburdon · **Posted:** Sat May 10, 2014 4:19 pm

I have just been notified by Dave Mathews daughter that he died in a car accident on Sunday 4th May 2014.
Dave joined Nirimba from Victor Harbour SA on 4 July 1977.
He was a chippy.

REST in PEACE mate.

The funeral will be on Tuesday 13th at 2pm.

The address is
Parsons Funerals
4 princes Hwy
Dapto NSW

Hippy Chippy · **Posted:** Sat May 10, 2014 4:36 pm

Hi Allan... :-k

I don't have any record of a 'Dave Mathews' in the July 1977 Intake, nor a few Intakes either side of that one... :dontknow:

If you can get us some more/ correct information, we'll be happy to give Dave a topic of his own, and the send off he deserves... :yes:

piquet · **Posted:** Sat May 10, 2014 5:25 pm

If it's the Dave Mathews that I am thinking of he was one hell of a nice guy. Tall Skinny blonde Guy. Well in '86 anyway at the time he was a PO
Worked for me and probably PC Beard at Cerberus in the chippies shop. An absolute perfectionist. I remember that he came from SA and at the time was livin off base at Somers.
Des Kingston was there at the at time as well.

RIP Dave

alburdon · **Posted:** Sat May 10, 2014 5:51 pm

Hippy Chippy wrote:

Hi Allan... :-k

I don't have any record of a 'Dave Mathews' in the July 1977 Intake, nor a few Intakes either side of that one... :dontknow:

If you can get us some more/ correct information, we'll be happy to give Dave a topic of his own, and the send off he deserves... :yes:

I just checked the intake list for July 1977 and noticed his name was not there. I can confirm he was definitely a member of the July 77 intake.
As far as my memory serves me he served in Stalwart, Cerberus, Creswell and commissioned Melbourne (FFG 05)

Al

Hippy Chippy · **Posted:** Fri Jul 04, 2014 10:11 pm

Name: Garry Prince

Subject: Tipwright Tofficer Hennesy Passing

Message: Hi Rick

Received this message from John Simmons (Ex Shipwright Officer)

I am sad to report that Allan (Tubby) Hennessy pasted away late yesterday morning, 30 June, after a very long illness.

Allan's funeral will be held on Monday 07 July at 1300 at the Melaleuca Crematorium at 9394 Tweed Valley Way, Chinedrah.

This is not far off the Pacific Highway on the way to Murwillumbah.

The service will be a Poppy Service.

Regards

Garry

Footnote: From memory, then Tchiep Nabal Tipwright Hennesy, Tubby was my CNS during my first tour at Tarangau... H.C. :-k

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