More sad news from Bob Mummery...

It is with much regret that I advise of the passing of Colin Burns on the 7th of January last following a short illness of mesothelioma.

Colin was a term mate of the Jan 60 intake of MOBIs among which I was also placed. Colin achieved the position of Dux of the Term at our graduation and served on as an Electrical Artificer / SAW3 and was among the commissioning crew of HMAS PERTH (DDG 38) and later in HMAS VENDETTA on the gun line in Vietnam. After leaving the Navy in 72 he, and fellow term mate Gordon Armstrong worked together at the Satellite Tracking Station in Carnarvon Western Australia. Later he moved to Canberra working in the fledgling TAFE organisation rising to a very senior position in that organisation prior to retirement. He leaves behind his wife Sue, daughter Alison and son Peter.

RIP my friend

Bob Mummery

Rest on your oars, Colin, your journey's done, another MOBI taken too soon...

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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

Really sorry to hear of another one of our term mates passing way too soon. Im afraid that asbestos is proving to be a very bad problem, and this wont be the last we hear of it.
RIP Col

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Alan Morris
R42379
8th MOBI Intake
Ex - LEUT SDEN(WE)
Jan 60 to Jan 81
Nirimba, Duchess, Perth, Yarra, Parramatta, Melbourne, Stalwart, Swan, Waterhen, Tarangau, Kuttabul.

Sad, my condolences to Colin's family.

RIP Colin

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Brian Carney
R43371
Ex-WOMTP5
22nd Mobi Intake
Jan 67 - Jan 89
RANATE, Sydney, Swan, Creswell, Stalwart (FMU), Cerberus, Derwent, Nirimba, Parramatta, Nirimba, FHQ (FMMO).

Served with Col on Vendetta, did a few runs with him, nice guy.

Condolences to Family

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Trevor A Davies
R43007
Ex CPOETW3
18th Mobi Intake Jan 65
10th Jan 65 to Jan 77
Nirimba, Sydney, Vendetta, Melbourne, Waterhen, Cairns, Stalwart.