I just saw on FB that Frank Payne of the 22 (JR) Intake passed over the bar this afternoon after a fight with the dreaded Big C.
RIP Frank
Smooth seas

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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

Just for some clarification, Frank Payne was never part of the 22nd Intake.

The only "Payne" I could find around that time, was a P. R. Payne from the Jan 69 intake (26th).

RIP Frank

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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).

Perhaps Mick Hamilton (coincidentally, 26th MOBI Intake,) can shed some light on Frank, Mick shows up on Frank's Facebook page as a 'Mutual Friend'

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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

RIP Frank.

He was 22nd JR intake and 26th Nirimba intake.

R

MAH

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Mick Hamilton
R105050
ex-LEUT SDENWE
26th MOBI intake
Jan 1969 to Feb 1989
Melbourne, Stalwart, Torrens, Vendetta, Vampire, Cook.
Estabs: Nirimba, Cerberus, Harman x 2, Coonawarra x 2.

Thanks for clearing that up Mick, another JR/ 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

The entry in the intake roll for the Jan 1969 intake must be a typo as his actual name is Francis "Frank" Raymond Payne, originally from Broken Hill.

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Ray Lawrence (Boris)
R95904
Ex-POETC3
18th JRTE Rhodes
Dec 1966 - Dec 1986
Leeuwin, Diamantina, Cerberusx4, Harmanx4, Waterhen, Barricade, Lae, Tarangau, Melbourne, Buccaneer, Coonawarrax3, Stuart, Swan, Adroit, Perth, Vampire.

Don't judge each day by the harvest you reap but by the seeds that you plant. ~Robert Louis Stevenson

Rest in peace Frank. Taken way too soon. Was a pretty handy Aussie Rules player when we played in the under 17s and 19s etc for Nirimba in the early days.

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Peter Ellis
R105410
ex CPOMTH4
26th MOBI Intake
Jan 69 to Aug 1990
Nirimba, Sydney (troop transport), Stalwart, Parramatta, Stuart, Kuttabul x 2 (FMP, FHQ), Coonawarra x 2 (reconstruction team, DNB), Creswell (JBRF)

You are correct Peter.

Are you booked in to come to our 50th reunion in April next?

If not, and you might consider, please get back to me: jan69mobis@gmail.com or 0400105050 and I tell you more.

R
MAH

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Mick Hamilton
R105050
ex-LEUT SDENWE
26th MOBI intake
Jan 1969 to Feb 1989
Melbourne, Stalwart, Torrens, Vendetta, Vampire, Cook.
Estabs: Nirimba, Cerberus, Harman x 2, Coonawarra x 2.

I spent a year on course with Cranky Franky in the USA, shared a car, lived in the same apartment block in Concord, then worked with him in Missile Computer on Brisbane. Could be a little prickly at times but a good guy. Lost his first wife Rose to cancer also.
Worked for Workcover here in Adelaide before moving to Moonta.
His funeral will be held at Moonta RSL this Wednesday at 11am.

RIP Frank....calm winds and smooth seas.

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Robin (Bob) King
R105234
Ex-WOETS4
25th MOBI Intake
July 68 - June 88
Nirimba, Waratah (Dam Neck), Brisbane, Waratah (Mare Is & LBNSY), Harman (CDSC), Waratah (Mare Is), Brisbane, Harman (Navy Office & CDSC), Waratah (Dam Neck & Mare Is), Harman (CDSC)

Wisdom comes with age, sometimes age comes alone.