Ron Bateman RIP Mate

An old story of Ron, February 1970 at Portland Victoria, whilst we on Sydney were doing Guard of Honour for the Queens Visit

Ron, Naughty boy got a slap on wrist for pinching the local Hotel ( I think it was Hotel's) Flag off the flag pole when we were out on the Piss.

He was a top bloke and sadly we lost contact over the years after Sydney time

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Charlie (Chuckles) Britt JP TPI
Welfare Pensions Officer
R95712
Ex-LME(D) LSMTP2
17th Intake JR's, 23rd MOBI Intake .
Oct 66 - Nov 74
Leeuwin, Nirimba, Cerberus, Stalwart, Cerberus, Waterhen, Penguin, Carpentaria, Dolphin, Penguin, Sydney, Albatross, Leeuwin, Acute, Leeuwin, Cerberus, Stalwart, Waterhen, Attack, Leeuwin, DEE.

Ron Bateman’s funeral took place this afternoon. As expected, it was only a small family gathering, and the family did him proud with emotional stories of his life.

For those who were unable to view the live stream, here are a few shots to remember Ron.











RIP Ron Fair winds and following seas.

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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).

You've done Ron and us proud, BC, well done...! BZ

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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

Charlie, I was on that same trip to Portland and I remember the flag story, just didn't realise it was Ron. It was the only pub, and as I remember a few 'items' were liberated during our visit. I think they were happy to see us sail off into the distance.

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Chris O'Keefe
R43136
Ex WO Chippy
19th MOBI Intake
July 65 to July 85
HMAS Nirimba X 4 -Penguin-Sydney-Queenborough - Creswell - Moreton - Stalwart - Platypus - Coonawarra Reconstruction Team 76 - Platypus - Hobart - Cerberus - FHQ - Coonawarra.

Anyone can be ordinary. Shipwrights choose to be extraordinary!

Chris

I can remember that trip and incident like it was yesterday

Can easily remeber Ron in those pictures, I think I may have him on an old Super 8 movie I took on Sydney when we had the Ban Yan on the island up north Queensland in 1970

Lot of Blokes now passed on from those days

Cheers

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Charlie (Chuckles) Britt JP TPI
Welfare Pensions Officer
R95712
Ex-LME(D) LSMTP2
17th Intake JR's, 23rd MOBI Intake .
Oct 66 - Nov 74
Leeuwin, Nirimba, Cerberus, Stalwart, Cerberus, Waterhen, Penguin, Carpentaria, Dolphin, Penguin, Sydney, Albatross, Leeuwin, Acute, Leeuwin, Cerberus, Stalwart, Waterhen, Attack, Leeuwin, DEE.

I think it was Cid Island. We went up through the Whitsundy Passage to "Clean Ship". And, as a reward, as many as possible were taken to a nearby beach by LCM, for a big banyan. I can still remember seeing a huge shark passing us by.

We sailed back out to sea passed Hayman Island, before heading south.

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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).