Vale Ex CPOMTP Ronnie Bratt

Ron crossed the bar at 11.30pm last night
served with him as kellicks 51 years ago, top bloke, RIP Mate

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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.

ex-CPOMTP3* Ronald John BRATT, R65463

His Vietnam Service:

1 x escort trip to Vung Tau in HMAS Vampire in 1969.

I never had the pleasure of serving with Ron, but my condolences to his family and shipmates.

RIP Ron, your watch is over.

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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).

Knew Ronnie from quite late in our respective careers and found him to have an extraordinary sense of humour.
RIP Ron.

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Graeme 'Smiley' Rhodes
R94714
Ex-CPOMTP(D)5
Jan'65 Leeuwin Intake (10th) - Jan'66 Nirimba Intake (20th)
Jan'65 to Mar '88
Leeuwin, Nirimba, Stalwart, Samarai, Lae, Penguin, Curlew, Buccaneer, Navy Office, Barbette, Cairns, RANTTU (based in Port Moresby), Stirling, Bunbury.

RIP Ron, may your final posting be full of sunshine and peace.

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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!

From: Bob Mummery <bandi@iinet.net.au>
Sent: Tuesday, May 16, 2023 4:41 PM
To: Bob Mummery <bandi@iinet.net.au>
Subject: FUNERAL DETAILS for CPOMTP3* RON BRATT

The following text was forwarded by Denis O’Brien,

Ron Bratt's funeral, Thursday 25 May East Fremantle Crematorium, form up.at the main entrance at 1300 to follow the hease, service at 1330.
Medals to be worn with pride. Funeral and death notice in this Saturdays West Australian. More info as it comes to hand.

Thanks Denis

Bob Mummery

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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

I first met Ronnie when he was refuelling the Derwent in Darwin. I then bumped in to him several times after that. I saw him in Collie WA also.
He never missed a chance to call you "cobber".

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Rob Cork
R111936
32nd MOBI Intake
Jan 1972 to Jan 1982
Ex-POMTP3
Nirimba, Derwent, Nirimba