A Farewell to those with whom we served...

BC · **Posted:** Tue Apr 30, 2013 6:25 pm

Speed was a young Stoker on Sydney in the early 70's. The years have clouded the visual memories but the name still lingers.

Rest your oars.

RIP Speed

Hippy Chippy · **Posted:** Wed May 01, 2013 8:51 pm

VALE: Chief Petty Officer (SN) Danny Terrence Todd - R57908 - DOB: 15/3/44 [-o<

It is with a sad heart that I advise that one of my best mates, Danny Todd, passed away in his sleep either the night of Monday or Tuesday.

Danny had several trips to Vietnam on both Duchess and Sydney.

Danny lived alone in Sydney but had befriended a beautiful lady, Angela and her three children.

His rented flat was full of the love of those four people, in cards, photos, books and letters from his “girls”.

Once the coronial side of things are finished with I will notify the details of his funeral, then fly to Sydney to assist Angela.

Danny and I served together at Cerberus, Harman and Albatross, and on Melbourne and Sydney.

I would be pleased if this email could be given wide distribution through our networks.

Frank J Brown

Hippy Chippy · **Posted:** Wed May 08, 2013 7:01 pm

VALE:

It is with much sadness, the Association announces the passing of,
ex CPOMUSN and later Senior Navy Chaplain, John (Jippers) Connelly,
R62181on Sunday May 5, 2013.

The funeral will be held 1100, Friday 10 May, at the St Francis Xavier Church,
60 Davey St Frankston.

Medals to be worn.

No Flowers by request

Regards,

David Speed Dwyer
H.M.A.S. SYDNEY & VLSV Association (Vic)
Secretary

Hippy Chippy · **Posted:** Tue Jun 04, 2013 4:07 pm

From: Mobley, Mark CPO 1
Sent: Tuesday, 4 June 2013 11:09 AM
To: Undisclosed Recipients
Subject: PASSING OF CMDR R.A.C. MACDONALD, AM, RANR [SEC=UNCLASSIFIED]

UNCLASSIFIED
Another very fine gentleman has found his final anchorage.

Rob,

You might be able to put something on Cadetnet - Ralph was always very supportive of the NRC even after his time as Local Naval Authority NSW. There would still be some out there who would remember him from those days.

I have many fond memories of Ralph, even though he shanghai'd me into the cadet movement, bribed with wine and fancy lunches. Ralph inspected TS CAMPBELTOWN during my first year in Command and, as a momemto, the unit presented him with a coffee cup emblazoned with the CAMPBELTOWN badge - never putting the CAMPBELL/MACDONALD/Glencoe connection together. No wonder I was destined to be a Lieutenant forever.

Rest on your oars, Ralph, your work is done.

Mark

Mark MOBLEY
CPONPC
UNIT SECURITY OFFICER
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P 030545Z JUN 13
FM AUSNAVSTRATCOM
SIC WAA/WAU

SUBJ: PASSING OF COMMANDER R.A.C. MACDONALD, AM RANR

1. NAVY IS SADDENED TO HEAR OF THE PASSING OF CMDR RALPH MACDONALD ON
01 JUN 13.

2. CMDR MACDONALD JOINED THE RAN AS A SAILOR IN 1962 AND RECEIVED HIS
COMMISSION AT BRITANNIA ROYAL NAVAL COLLEGE IN DARTMOUTH UK IN 1975.

3. CMDR MACDONALD SERVED IN TEN DIFFERENT CLASSES OF WARSHIPS AND
INSTRUCTED IN TWO WARFARE TRAINING ESTABLISHMENTS. AN ANTI-AIR
WARFARE SPECIALIST, HE DEVELOPED THE INITIAL RAN AIR CONTROL SCHOOL
FOR ASW AND AIR INTERCEPT CONTROL TRAINING. WHILE STAFF OFFICER TO
THE NAVAL SUPPORT COMMANDER, CMDR MACDONALD MANAGED ALL NAVY'S
CEREMONIAL AND MAJOR EVENTS WITH HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDING THE CORAL SEA
50TH ANNIVERSARY AND THE ROYAL VISIT OF HER MAJESTY QUEEN ELIZABETH
TO SYDNEY.

4. CMDR MACDONALD HAS THREE SENIOR OFFICERS COMMENDATIONS AND WAS
ALSO HONOURED BY THE SIMULATION INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION OF AUSTRALIA
WITH THE PRESTIGIOUS SIMULATION ACHIEVEMENT AWARD IN 2010, THE ONLY
SUCH HONOUR BESTOWED UPON A SERVICEMAN.

5. CMDR MACDONALDS LAST POSITION WAS AS THE MARITIME WARFARE TRAINING
SYSTEMS OFFICER AT HMAS WATSON WHERE HE WAS INSTRUMENTAL IN
ESTABLISHING THE RAN MARITIME WARFARE SYNTHETIC TRAINING CAPABILITIES
IN 2002, EXPANDING THIS IN 2006 TO INCLUDE PERSISTENT CONNECTION TO
THE USN.

6. CMDR MACDONALD WAS APPOINTED A MEMBER OF THE ORDER OF AUSTRALIA
IN 1992 FOR SERVICE TO THE RAN, PARTICULARLY AS THE COMMAND SUPPORT
SERVICES OFFICER OF NAVAL SUPPORT COMMAND. HE RETIRED FROM FULLTIME
NAVAL SERVICE IN 2012 AFTER AN EXTRAORDINARY 50 YEARS OF CONTINUOUS
UNIFORMED SERVICE TO THE RAN.

7. THE FUNERAL SERVICE FOR CMDR MACDONALD WILL BE HELD AT 1300 THU
06 JUN 13 AT THE MEMORIAL CHAPEL OF SAINT GEORGE THE MARTYR, HMAS
WATSON. UNIFORM FOR THE FUNERAL IS W2 WITH MOURNING BRASSARDS.

8. A WAKE WILL FOLLOW AT THE HMAS WATSON WARDROOM WHICH IS OPEN TO
ALL MOURNERS.

9. IN LIEU OF FLORAL TRIBUTES, CMDR MACDONALD'S FAMILY HAVE ASKED THAT
DONATIONS ARE MADE TO THE AUSTRALIAN CANCER RESEARCH FOUNDATION,
ACRF.COM.AU

10. ON BEHALF OF THOSE CURRENTLY SERVING AND THE BROADER NAVY FAMILY
SINCERE CONDOLENCES ARE EXTENDED TO CMDR MACDONALD'S FAMILY AT THIS
DIFFICULT TIME.
BT

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P R 030337Z JUN 13
FM HMAS WATSON
SIC WAL/WUZ/Z4H

SUBJ: THE FUNERAL SERVICE OF CMDR R.A.C MACDONALD, AM RANR

1. A FUNERAL SERVICE FOR THE LATE CMDR R.A.C. MACDONALD AM RANR WILL
BE HELD AT 13:00H (LOCAL) THURSDAY 6 JUNE 2013 AT THE MEMORIAL
CHAPEL OF SAINT GEORGE THE MARTYR, HMAS WATSON. ON COMPLETION OF THE
SERVICE A WAKE WILL BE HELD AT THE HMAS WATSON WARDROOM. IMMEDIATE
FAMILY WILL REJOIN MOURNERS AT THE WARDROOM ON COMPLETION OF A
PRIVATE COMMITTAL CERERMONY AT APPROXIMATELY 14:30H.

2.DRESS FOR SERVICE MEMBERS IS W2 WITH MOURNING BRASSARD.

3.IN LIEU OF FLORAL TRIBUTES CMDR MACDONALDS FAMILY HAVE REQUESTED
DONATIONS TO THE AUSTRALIAN CANCER RESEARCH FOUNDATION, ACRF.COM.AU

4. THERE WILL BE NO SERVICE TRANSPORT FOR THE FUNERAL. ACCOMMODATION
AT WATSON IS AVAILABLE TO BE BOOKED FOR 5-6 JUN 13 FOR MEMBERS
TRAVELLING TO THE SERVICE. BOOKINGS ARE TO BE MADE BY PHONE 02 9337
0623 OR EMAIL WATSONACCOMMODATION(AT)SITE.COMPASS-GROUP.COM.AU

5. POC FOR FUTHER DETAILS CMDR JAN NOONAN, EXECUTIVE OFFICER, HMAS
WATSON, PH 02 9337 0301 EMAIL JAN.NOONAN@DEFENCE.GOV.AU
BT

Hippy Chippy · **Posted:** Sat Jun 08, 2013 10:46 pm

Peter Mathews, ex Warrant Officer Medic, passed
away Friday 7 June after a long struggle with illness.

The funeral service will be held 1200, Friday 14 June 2013, at
Bunurong Memorial Park, 790 Frankston - Dandenong Rd,
very close to the East Link, Thompson Road off Ramp.

Medals to be worn.

David Speed DwyerH.M.A.S. SYDNEY & VLSV Association (Vic)
Secretary.
(03) 9720 8183 (after 1930 please)

Hippy Chippy · **Posted:** Thu Jun 13, 2013 10:51 pm

piquet wrote:

In the Heralsd sun wher in Melbourne today was a death notice for
Warrant Officer Peter Francis Matthews.
R59917
Passed away 07 June 2013
Active service Borneo 1964 and Vietnam 1967
Notices from VLSVA and Naval Association of Aust.
it doesnt mention what branch he was
cheers

Hippy Chippy · **Posted:** Fri Jun 21, 2013 8:13 pm

Death of Fairmile Association President Wal Mobbs

THE FAIRMILE ASSOCIATION

Shipmates,

It is my sad duty to advise that the President of the Association, Mr Walter Kenneth Mobbs died, suddenly, at his home in Balgowlah
in the forenoon of Tuesday 18 June 2013.

Wal had not been in good health for most of this year but he attended the funeral of our Hon Auditor David Watson on 11 June and
he telephoned me to discuss forthcoming Association functions on the afternoon before he died.

The funeral service for Wal will be held at 2 pm on Tuesday 25 June 2013 at St Matthew's Anglican Church, The Corso, Manly, NSW.
Funeral notices to this effect appeared in the Sydney Morning Herald and the Manly Daily newspapers on 20 June 2013.

Yours aye

Dick Thompson
Hon Secretary
Tel; (02) 9922 2989
Email: fairavia@bigpond.net.au

Hippy Chippy · **Posted:** Sun Oct 13, 2013 11:30 am

VALE - Captain (E) Alex A. Townsend RAN Retd.

Dear Members,

We have been advised that Captain (E) Alex A. Townsend RAN Retd died in Canberra on 8th October 2013. His funeral will be conducted at St Paul's ANZAC Memorial Chapel, Duntroon, at 10.30am on Wednesday 16th October.

Alex Townsend was a former RN artificer who served in WWII and in South East Asia during the Malayan Emergency and Indonesian Confrontation. He was the MEO of the commissioning crew of HMAS Perth, and later involved in planning the HMAS Stirling. base. He was a much respected MEO and an officer with a fun outlook on life; and a great mentor of many young RAN Marine Engineers.

Regards,
Mike.

BC · **Posted:** Mon Oct 14, 2013 7:00 pm

This has been circulated from the HMAS Sydney Assoc.

LIEUTENANT COMMANDER JOHN (Ces) WILLIAMS RAN (Retd)

It is with much sadness that I inform you of the passing of our long standing Member, John Cecil Williams. Ces passed away at 2:30 am Friday morning after a long battle with cancer.

His funeral will be on Thursday 17 October at Macquarie Park Crematorium, Plassey Road, North Ryde at 12:30 in the Camilla Chapel.

It is requested that as many Association Members as possible attend. Medals to be worn

LEST WE FORGET

Brian Yeo
Secretary

Hippy Chippy · **Posted:** Fri Oct 18, 2013 12:11 pm

It is with great sadness that I inform of the passing of CPOP John "Snow" Larkin. John was one of my dearest friends.

He commissioned Vendetta, survived Voyager, then commissioned Hobart. He eventually paid off Diamantina.

Snow then spent many years as an electrical engineer in the merchant marine. Most recently he was the president of the RSL here in Briagolong, where he was responsible for many large ventures, most notably the complete refurbishment of the local cenotaph.

Also a valued member of the Fire brigade and Lions Club. He was awarded Briagolong citizen of the Year in 2012. He was killed today when he toppled from a ladder in high winds.

I was RSL secretary to Snow's presidency for many years.

Words cannot express my grief.

Can you please pass on this message to wherever you think appropriate. We locally will do our utmost to support Anna.

I will provide funeral details to you.

Chris "Blue" Lawless (ex EMWR)

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