VALE

new white ensign

 The Naval Ode

They have no grave

but the cruel sea

No flowers lay at their head

A rusting hulk is their tombstone.

Afast on the ocean bed.

They shall grow not old as we who are left grow old.

Age shall not weary them nor the years condemn .

At the going down of the sun and in the morning, we will remember them.

Lest we forget

Our condolences to the family,  friends and mates of those who have crossed the bar … they may be gone but definately not  forgotton.

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Mick Devine

 

  Devine, Michael James R95239 ODME Died in a car crash 3rd Sept. 1967. At the time Mick was completing his Stokers course. no other details.

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Trevor Hartwell

Hartwell, Trevor R95269 EMP   Passed away 19th January 1970

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Kev Barry

Barry, Kevin James R95200  LSPTI  Passed away 24th May 1972

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O’Brien, Kevin  R95330 ABCK  Passed away sometime during 1975

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Dye, Roger Bruce R95245 ABSTD  Passed away 21st October 1990

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Publication1McFarlane, Stephen Heath (Skull) R95312  CPOMTP passed away 11th August 1984.  A mate we all looked up to.

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Thurgood, Raymond  R95363 LSSIG  Passed away 1988

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Hilmers, Norbet Friedrich R95276   Passed away 1991

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Kevin Austin

Austin, Kevin Joseph R95194 CPOMTP   Passed away 1993

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Peter J. McIntosh

McIntosh, Peter John (Macka) R95316 LSMTP  Passed away 1996. Worked as a shipping clerk at the Melbourne wharf’s after leaving pussers. He was married with two young children. RIP macka .. no other details.

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Archer, Rex Simon R95188 LSETS   Passed away 1998

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Allan Murphy

Murphy, Alan James R95325 LSWM   Passed away 22nd June 1999

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Bennett, Kenneth Thomas R95203 ABETS  Passed away January 2000

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CPOQMG Owen, Wally   Passed away April 2000. I am sure he will be remembered by all of the 14th Intake as a hard, but fair man. He was a major part of Leeuwin that molded us from school boys to young men in 12 short months.

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Peter Hilder

Hilder, Peter Rowland R95274 POETP   Passed away 4th October 2003

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Glenn Maskey

Maskey, Glenn Alton R95307 ABQMG   Passed away March 2005

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Smith, Martin   Passed away June 2005

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Chris Barnes

                                     Barnes, Christopher Robert R95199 LSMTP                               Passed away 3rd December 2007

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Dave Harrison

Harrison, David R95268 ABWM   Passed away 2007

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Sinfield, Peter R95350  Passed away 25th March 2008

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95195 Robin Bailey

Baily, Robin  R95195  Passed away 9th December 2009

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                       Stevenson, Henry Robert Norman R95357 CPOATA                                      Passed away 25th January 2010

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 Cavanagh, Monte Francis R95222 POMTP born 30th April 1950, passed away at Kingston, Brisbane 20th September 2011. Never a dull moment when Monty was around. Sadly missed. RIP Monty

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Johnston, Bruce Carl Wood (Johnno) R95288 ABQMG   Passed away 10th June 2011. Lived life to its fullest. 

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Dick Lle

Lieut. R.H.(Dick) Llewellan R.A.N  Affectionately known as “wheels”.  Divisional Officer of Howden which became Marks Division. Joined the Melbourne with the majority of us as the Educational Officer in 1967. An all round great  officer and great bloke.

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95386 Fred Zagami

Zagami, Frederick Peter  R95386  ABMTL(S). Passed away at Nudgee Beach, Brisbane  14th April 2012. No other details. Rest in peace Fred.

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Rowan Saunders

 Saunders, Rowan Stanley R95344 LWTR.. passed away at the Canberra Hospice 15th April 2014. Rowan joined as a communicator but later (1968) transfered to Writer. Served at Leeuwin, Cerberus, Platypus, Yarra & Perth. (1966-1978) . Rest in peace mate.

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Crocker, Robert  (Croc)  R95231 ABQMG  passed away in Townsville Hospital  29th August 2015. After paying off he joined the NSW Police Service and served with the Drug Squad, after 20 years transferred to the QLD Police where he served for about 15 years in Brisbane and North Qld. Later retired with partner Ros to Hidaway Bay, North Qld. Croc was a great man, full of humor and called a spade a spade.

Rest in peace our great mate.

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Rod Withers

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Withers, Rodney  R95382   CMDR RAN (Ret) Rod passed away peacefully this morning (Tues 3 May 2016) at around 0930 in the company of those he loved most, his wife Jan and his extended family. He has left a huge hole in many of our hearts. A true Officer and a Gentleman. We have all had the pleasure of knowing him, enjoyed his company with a beer or two, and yes, loving him in our own ways.

Rest in peace ol’ mate, with no more pain.

Smooth seas and a following wind, until we all meet again.

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Arnold, Raymond (Oakey) Keith  R95192   Passed away in Oakey, Qld  6th June 2016 due to Pneumonia with complications. Family members unknown. Rest in peace Ray.

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Bon, Noel Vincent  R95205  ABSAV   Passed away 17th May 2017 aged 68. Funeral and burial on Thursday Island 23rd May 2017. Keep on smiling Noel, RIP 

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Balven, Lother Christian  (Chris)  R95196   CPOCD  Passed away 12th October 2017. Aged 67.  No other details.   RIP Chris

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Skaar,  Sverre (Kim)    R95348.  LSFC  D.O.D.  29th Dec 2017, Kim’s death we are told was from sleep apnea.  RSL news. Member of the Tewantin/Noosa  RSL know as “Rocky” by the members.   RIP Kim

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Jones, Jeffrey Phillip  R95291  LSMTP  DOD  13th Sept  2018. RIP “Jonesy”

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Fry, Graham   R95253   NAASE  DOD 15th September 2019. RIP GRaham

From Gail Fry.

Graeme was born on 20 November 1949 in Adelaide and lived at Forest Range, on his parent’s apple orchard. Parents Murray and Aileen Fry. He is survived by his 2 brothers Colin and Peter. His twin brother died at 6 weeks old. 

He Joined Leeuwin Jan 1966 and also served at HMAS Albatross, HMAS Melbourne and HMAS Diamantina. We were married at St John’s Church Fremantle on 21 November 1970 and he was transferred to HMAS Albatross for a second time until 31 December 1973 on his resignation.He then joined the NT Police and served in Darwin and after Cyclone Tracy he was transferred to Nhulunbuy as a General Duties Constable.
Our 2 daughters Natasha and Tanya were born in Nhulunbuy. 
He then served at Warrego near Tennant Creek on a 1 man station from 1977 for 3 years until his transfer to back to Darwin in 1980 and served in General Duties and Traffic as Sergeant. He was transferred as Senior Sergeant to Alice Springs in 1985 and left the police force in 1988 to take up a position with the Australian Protective Services in Canberra as Inspector, as Tennant Creek was imminent.
He completed a Bachelor of Arts (Police Studies) in 1994.
He was awarded the Master of Public Policy Administration in 1999.
He eventually transferred to Perth and was Regional Commander in charge of Security in WA and later transferred back to Canberra as Deputy Director, Operations Australia.
We left Canberra and returned to Perth in 1999 where Graeme took up a position in charge of WA Rail security on contact for 4 years.
He retired and was diagnosed with Parkinson’s in 2010.
We travelled extensively from 1999 overseas until our last trip in 2016. Graeme’s health deteriorated rapidly from then on and he was hospitalised for long periods until I could no longer look after him early last year. 
He tried very hard to beat the disease and he was always positive and never complained. He went into a nursing home in March 2018 and passed away very peacefully on 15 September 2019 with me by his side.
Graeme was a wonderful husband, father and grandpa to 5 children. He was loved and respected by everyone who knew him and worked for him.
The funeral was held at St Johns Church, Fremantle and he was laid to rest at Fremantle cemetery. 
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