I just saw that Mal Miles has sadly died while windsurfing earlier this week. When I get more information I will post more.
He was into surfing when we were at FMPW in the mid 1970's.
Married to Liz if it is the Mal miles I'm thinking of.
RIP Mal.

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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

Mals' funeral is at Mordialloc Life saving club, Wed 16 Jan 2019 at 1100
Dress: Beach wear No black
So it looks like Boardies and Placky Sandals.

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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

Another MOBI that I never had the pleasure of meeting.

Sad to hear of his passing.

Vale Mal

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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).

New Mal at Nirimba and then at Lonsdale great guy had a great zest for life. Sad news indeed.

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Henry Schubert
R42972
Ex WOMTH
17th MOBI Intake
July 64 - July 85
Nirimba x 2, Sydney, Lonsdale x 3, Tarangau, Melbourne, Coonawarra, Kuttabul, Stalwart, Jervis Bay, Penguin, Tonga Defence Cooperation, Cerberus Hobart, Harman.

Sorry to hear about another from the 18th MOBI intake. Smooth seas Mal and a stiff breeze for your wind surfing.

Condolences to Liz and family.

Norm and Collette

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Norm Noack
R43049
Ex-WOETW4
18th MOBI Intake
Jan 65 to Jan 86
HMAS Nirimba (4yrs), HMAS Hobart (5yrs), RANTAU (2yrs), HMAS Stalwart (2yrs), HMAS Perth (2yrs), HMAS Stirling (2yrs), Navy Office (3yrs), HMAS Stirling (1yr). Civilian Engineering and construction (24yrs), Pensioner since 2010.

Bugger. Only bad news nowadays.
Swapped draft with Mal, 1976, his missus was pregnant....????, had a draft to Vendetta.
Mal was in Melbourne at the time.
Me, pulling up stumps at the end of 12, had a post to, y'know, buggered if I can remember, but she was going into refit in Melbourne.
Pussers at it again. Smart, clever, bastards, in Canberra?
Last shopping trip for me, couldn't get the paperwork done fast enough. I'd been put on the fireheap, bored shitless at Moreton, given up.
As is always the case, it is the bloody nice harmless buggers that get it up the bum.
Mal Miles, cheers mate.
Mark Needham