I need some help with this one. Does anyone know of any MOBIs, MUPPETS or Mechanicians who have departed this grand life whilst still in the Service?
I have 4 that I currently know of and they are:

Lorrie NEESON (Jan 58 ) - Voyager
Graham NUSS (Jan 59) - Voyager
D. REID (Jul 57) - Voyager
Rodney JACKSON (Jan 67) - Kimbla

Does anyone know of any others?

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Kevin Assenheim
R42733
Ex-WOMTP
15th MOBI Intake
Jul 63 to Jul 85
Nirimba, Vendetta, Stuart, Melbourne, Platypus, Parramatta, Navy Office, Derwent, Kimbla, Navy Office

Kevin,

Do you want to include those that were lost at Nirimba, if so then I can recall the following road accident victims:

Charlie TOOHEY (22nd intake)
David STEVENS (24th intake)
David HEMSLEY-HOOKER (24th intake)

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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).

There was also Michael Dernedde (Jul 68 intake) and Lou McKenna (Jan 1968 intake) who argued with a tree at high speed and lost, near Nowra shortly after leaving Nirimba.

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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.

Reg Brunton from my (July 65) intake, killed in a car accident onboard Albatross.

I also heard that one of the birdies from my term took his own life. He was a JR changeover, but for the life of me I can't remember his name - even after looking at the intake lists.

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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!

Kevin
Jack Davey from the Jan 62 intake - 12 th.

Nigel

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Nigel Baird-Orr
R42524
Ex WOETP
12th MOBI Intake
12 Jan 62 - 12 Jan 84
Nirimba, Cerberus, Watson, Derwent, Moresby, Stirling, Moresby, Penguin.

I think I recall a guy named P J Bourke from the 14th Intake being killed in a car accident while at Nirimba. Maybe someone from that intake can confirm.

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John Kelly (WEBMASTER)
R42620
Ex-WOMTH
13th MOBI Intake
July'62 to July'83
Nirimba x3 - Rushcutter - Sydney x2 (Carrier) - Melbourne (Carrier) - Penguin - Kuttabul - Creswell x3 - Stalwart x2 - Brisbane.

There was a greenie from the January 1974 intake died at sea. I think he was serving on Vampier at the time. Someone from his intake may give better details.

Also from the July 1974 Blue?? was killed while crossing the road in SA. Cannot recall which ship he was serving on at the time.

This is not a good subject, but it does mean on Tuesday next week I will remember those two with all the other who have passed the bar, who did their time at Nirimba. Lest we forget.

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Ron Preddy (spud),
S114945
Ex POMTP3
July 73, 3rd Muppet, 35th Nirimba
1973 to 1985,
Nirimba, Melbourne, Albatross (MT compound), Kuttabul (FMP), Derwent, Leeuwin (Broken leg/boats W/Shop), Derwent, Torrens and Darwin Naval Base (main machine shop).

That's my Ford FPV Cobra GT

Confirmed Ned. He was a Chippy, and there was a P.J. Bourke memorial trophy named after him.

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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!

There was an Apprentice killed in a train accident circa 1977, don't have a name. Only recall having a service for him on the parade ground.

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Rob Valentine
S120971
EX-LSMTP3
JAN 1977 Muppet
1977-1987
Nirimba, Cerberus, Stalwart, Adroit,Cerberus Attack, Cairns,Cerberus

As stated elsewhere on here, Peter Revell died on Cowper Wharf Road in 1974 in a M/C accident as did another Greenie from Swan (name unknown). He was somwhere about a 1969 intake.
Also Charlie Mann died on Parramatta Road (I think) in a M/C accident. I think he was a Jan 71 or so entry.
Also a couple of guys died out of the Jan 72 entry in a car accident during their time at Nirimba.

Too many, too young!

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Steve Johns
R110510
Ex POETS
31st MOBI Intake
July 71 to July 81
Nirimba, Kuttabul, WRE, Kuttabul, WRE, Kuttabul, Parramatta, WRE, Yarra, Stalwart, Derwent.
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