Vale

Lindsay Warren Edgerton, CPOSV, R63958, passed away suddenly 11/4/11, our thoughts are with Lindsay`s family at this time. No phone calls to the home please. Funeral details will be posted when known.


I knew Lindsay as the POSV on HOBART in the late 70's. A real decent bloke who - like so many of us - was not backward in coming forward with an opinion.

This was demonstrated quite graphically when 300 of HOBART's crew led the ANZAC Day parade through Brisbane in either 78 or 79. A bunch of feral-looking females dressed in black 'Charlie' pyjamas were demonstrating about women raped during war. We assumed it was the Vietnam War.

As the band started playing one ugly crone jumped towards Lindsay and yelled "How many women did you rape in the war??!!"

Instantly, Lindsay replied "F**K! You're safe!!"

And the crowd nearby erupted in applause while the feral just sorta wilted and slunk away.

Vale Lindsay, thanks for one of the memorable moment, and may you have fair skies and a following sea on your journey.

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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!

He was 2nd intake from memory. Served with him once.

Quiet, unassuming bloke.

Vale Kevin, rest your oars

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Mike (Pony) Moore
O42860
Ex-LT GLEN(ME)
16th MOBI intake
Jan 64 - Jul 88.
Anzac, Nirimba, Stalwart, Moresby, Creswell, Waterhen, Penguin, Vampire, GMGID (PJP), Coonawarra, Attack, Ardent, Cook, Kuttabull, Cerberus.

May your walls know joy; May every room hold laughter and every window open to great possibility.

Kevin Fanker was the DMEO on Perth when I was there in 1971/72. Robbie Robinson was the MEO at the time.
The chippies on Perth at that time were Peter Corran, Terry James, Graham Norton and Myself.

I think Kevin was the MEO on Stuart later at Dog town in 1976/76 not sure about that though.
As has already been saidKevin was quiet unassuming and very thorough from my dealings on the Perth
smooth seas
regards
peter sneddon

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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

I vaguely remember a Keith Sharpe in the late sixties at F.M.P., I think he was an old artisan!

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Bob Moult
R42629
Ex-CPOMTH
13th MOBI Intake
1962 to 1982
Nirimba, Sydney, Melbourne, Tarangau, Penguin, Albatross Kuttabul, Harman, Hobart, Platypus, Duchess, Brisbane, Moreton

Yes I remember him as well Bob, it seems we see a lot of guys names that we knew, passing over the bar nowadays.

I guess we are getting a bit older than we think.

Fair seas Keith.

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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.

You are right Ned, it's happening far too frequently and in the most part they are going much too young. I attended Jamo's funeral up at Gympie but not many of his Navy friends in attendance, very sad.

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Bob Moult
R42629
Ex-CPOMTH
13th MOBI Intake
1962 to 1982
Nirimba, Sydney, Melbourne, Tarangau, Penguin, Albatross Kuttabul, Harman, Hobart, Platypus, Duchess, Brisbane, Moreton

Bob

In respect to all our mates who have passed over the bar way too young.

Maybe they were the good guys and we are the bad guys.

You know the old saying only the good die young.

But I agree way too many are going way too early for what they gave to their country

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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.

The service to celebrate the life of ex CPOSV, Lindsay Edgerton will be held in St Marks Chapel, H.M.A.S. CERBERUS at 1330,
Monday 18 April 2011.

Medals to be worn please
David G Dwyer
Honorary Secretary
H.M.A.S. SYDNEY & VLSVA VIC

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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

Lindsay Edgerton

I served at leeuwin with Lindsay in the early seventies when we were both able sailors, he played darts drank and shared a joke with any one who was a mate

Rest on your oars 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.

Kevin Fanker was the Divisional Office when I was at Nirimba and then he was the MEO on Stuart. I actually like Kevin and got to know him well as he had the mis forturn be with me at court. Most he would talk about in the car to court was how his wife had to wash and iron his white uniform, due to having to go to court, he would then look at me and say, "its your fault".

Nice man too young to go, vale Kev.

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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