Sadly I have just been advised by Max Piec, ex direct entry tiffy, that Dereck Hughes had a fatal heart attack yesterday morning at home in Cohuna.
Derek, more commonly known as Dockyard, was one of a kind. I first met him when I was at FMP-W and he was on Duchess in 1973.
Early days so no funeral details as yet.

A sad day for all steam tiffie so,
RIP Dockyard Derek Hughes

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Peter Sneddon
R95971
Ex CPOMTH4
18th JR Intake
23rd MOBI Intake
Jan 67 to July 91
Leeuwin, Nirimba, Sydney, Perth, FMP-W, Stuart, Penguin/Ships Divers course, Stuart, Lonsdale, Melbourne, Kuttabul, Cerberus, Stuart, Swan, Nirimba/ Q course, Cerberus, CPSO-M

Was on DUCHESS with Derek in '75-'76. He'd love to come up to the 4.5" guns when we were firing as he'd worked in the GID Weapons Workshop before joining Pussers as a 90 Day Wonder. Really nice bloke.

RIP

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Tim Kennedy
CPOETW5
S112395
JR 39th (Ramsay Apr 72) Muppet Jan 73
5 Apr 72-11 Aug 95 (CFTS 23 Jun 03-5 Oct 04)
Leeuwin, Nirimba x2, Duchess, Waratah (Great Lakes 77.81.90), Brisbane x2, Hobart x2, Perth, Waterhen x2, Cerberus, Kuttabul x heaps, Waratah (Dam Neck 94 x 2).