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PostPosted: Wed Jan 20, 2021 11:03 pm 
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From the Navy Victoria facebook page we have the news of the passing of SAP R.W. Roach on 11 January 2021. Aged 75. He joined Nirimba in January 1962.

I never met him, but I assume his nickname would have been Cocky, and another has Mobi crossed the bar.

Fair winds and a following sea, Cocky.

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PostPosted: Thu Jan 21, 2021 10:54 am 
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Ditto from me.

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PostPosted: Thu Jan 21, 2021 3:04 pm 
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I was another that never had the pleasure of serving with Roger.

Roger Wingfield Roach R42565, Jan 62 Intake and he trained as an SAP.

His Vietnam service included an escort trip in HMAS Derwent in 1969.


RIP Roger :salute1:

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PostPosted: Fri Jan 22, 2021 8:55 am 
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:hello2: Roger 'Cocky' Roach was a member of the 12th MOBI Intake, :3some: one ahead of Chippy Ned :hello2: :hello2: and myself...
I had little contact with 'Cocky' other than recognising his as just another face in the 'Bastardising :axe: Squad' regularly storming our sprog huts, :angry9: overturning bunks and tipping over lockers... :swear1:

Being a Greenie, he most probably left RANATE for Cerberus :hiding: at the end of his 6th Term to complete his apprenticeship... :evil3:
Whilst I certainly remember him, I didn't come across him out in the Fleet... :captain:
VALE 'Cocky', rest on your oars, your :shit: stirring days are over... R.I.P. [-o<

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PostPosted: Thu Jan 28, 2021 6:01 pm 
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Cocky was an OA originally before they got converted. I served with him at West Head gunnery range for 6 months about '71, before I went to Manus. He also played hockey for Nirimba.

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