3789904HOWARDErrolJohn  24-Mar-45      

-----Original Message-----
From: Bill Dobell [mailto:bill.dobell@bigpond.com]
Sent: Tuesday, 30 November 2004 9:58 AM
To: Undisclosed-Recipient:;
Subject: Attached

Terry,

Attached, another one and way too young as well, born 1945 Service Number 3789904.

Bill D

HOWARD. _ The funeral service
for Mr Errol John Anthony
Howard will be held in the
Chapel of Rosebud Funeral
Services, 123 Jetty Rd, Rosebud
on FRIDAY (Dec. 3) 2004,
commencing at 2.00 p.m.
Private Cremation

30, November, 2004

1735192LIVINGSTONERobertWilliam          26-Sep-48      

Possible only

LIVINGSTONE,
Robert William
Patrick (Bob), late of Toombul.
The Relatives and Friends of the
late Bob Livingstone are invited to
attend his Cremation Service to be
held in the Lakeview Chapel,
Albany Creek Crematorium,
Albany Creek Road, Bridgeman
Downs, on Friday, 3rd December,
2004, at 10 a.m.
ALEX GOW Q.F.D.A _ A.A.F.D.
Newstead Ph. 3852 1501
100% Australian _ Family Owned

01, December, 2004

2131WEIRStuartPaul   29-Dec-22

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To: fogartyt@bigpond.net.au
Subject: Death of Vietnam Veteran

Army: Yes
Navy:
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Forenames: Stuart
Surname: Weir
BirthDate:
DateDeath: 3 Dec 2004
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In today's Sunshine Coast Daily (8 Dec 04): "WEIR - Stuart (Bill) of Buderim Qld Ret Regular Army. Passed away peacefully on 3rd Dec 2004. Loving husband of Loloma. Father and father-in-Law of Tony and Christine, Grandfather of Helen, Katie and David. Privately cremated at his request." Extract from old 1955 Blue Book........ 2/131 Weir S.P. MC psc R Aust Inf DOB 29/12/22

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859334HARBECKPeterNoel          13-May-26    

HARBECK,
Major Peter Noel
(Retired).
Beloved Husband of Lucy, loved
and respected Father and Step-
father of Brett, Grant, Janet,
Tommi, Neil and Pia. Loving
Brother of Lenore. Grandad to
Asher, Jessica, Luke, Perry, Zoe,
Savannah, Amman, Elianah,
Tarsharni and Jayden. Father-in-
law to Shirley, Tzeitel, Manoj and
Ricka.
"Passed away peacefully
on 7th December, 2004"
Relatives and Friends are
respectfully invited to attend
Peters Funeral Service, to be held
in the Chapel of Newhaven
Crematorium, 21 Quinns Hill Road
West, Stapylton, on Friday, 10th
December, 2004, Service
commencing at 12 noon.
No flowers by request.
Donations to Salvation Army.

09, December, 2004

118137RAAFMCLEODKennethJohn        08-Dec-41    

 -----Original Message-----
From: Brian Dirou [mailto:bddirou@bigpond.com]
Sent: Sunday, 12 December 2004 3:20 PM
To: Fogarty, Terry
Subject: KEN MCLEOD

RAAF 118137           MCLEOD       Kenneth          John    08-Dec-41                            

Hello Terry,

This has just come in.  He was gunner in Vietnam in 1968/69.  Funeral will

be in Brisbane details yet to be advised.

Cheers,

Diane

Hi guys,

In case you have not heard, Ken McLeod passed away yesterday afternoon at

4.21. He did not recover from a brain operation.

His family was in attendance and Carol states that he did not suffer.

May he rest in peace.

Regards

Tex

McLEOD,
Ken, late of Acacia Ridge.
Beloved Husband of Carolyn and
loving Father of Karen, John, Scott,
Lincoln and their Families. Loving
Grandfather to Jasmin, Sarida,
Luke, Connor and Emily. Son of
Colin (decd) and Ellen.
Relatives and Friends are
respectfully invited to attend Kens
Funeral Service to be held in the
Chapel of Newhaven
Crematorium, 21 Quinns Hill Road
West, Stapylton, on Friday 17th
December, 2004, Service
commencing at 11 a.m.
BEAUT BLOKE
(EX RAAF-ADG/9 SQDN)
 

342946BRYANTRobertJohn   2-Feb-48        

BRYANT, Robert John (Bob). Aged 56.
FUNERAL SERVICE will commence at 3.00 p.m.
TODAY, TUESDAY AFTERNOON 14th DECEMBER,
2004, at The Lakes Chapel, Morleys Funeral Home,
Cnr. Hugh Street and Martinez Avenue, Townsville.
The cortege will then proceed to the Woongarra
Crematorium Chapel.
T.P.I. Association (North Qld.)
Members of the V.V.A. & V.V.F. are respectfully invited
to attend the Funeral Service of their late
Comrade-in-Arms ROBERT JOHN (TWO BOB)
BRYANT 342946 R.A.E.M.E. which will commence as
above.
John Schneider
Secretary.

14, December, 2004

VALE: 342946 Robert J. BRYANT

Bob served as an Armourer with Admin Coy.  The majority of his long army career was with Bn’s of the RAR, a fact of which he was very proud.  His last posting before retirement was as the WO1 Artificer with 1RAR.  Bob settled in Townsville after discharge and died suddenly at home.  Barry Martin and Fred Harris attended his funeral service.

26631WILLIAMSLeonardAlbert         26-Feb-28

-----Original Message-----
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Sent: Tuesday, 14 December 2004 2:25 PM
To: roshjura@bigpond.net.au
Subject: Fwd: A soldier died today

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Date: Tue, 14 Dec 2004 07:54:11 +1000
Subject: Fwd: A soldier died today



 

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A soldier died today

G'day all,

I just received the following message from a contact tonight.

WO2 Leonard A. Williams was on of the 'Originals' who went to serve with AATTV in 1962.

Take care and Persevere,

Rick

It is with sadness that I advise of the death of another warrior .... Leonard A. Williams, WO1, Retd.  Len served with the AATTV July 62 - June 63, he later served as RSM 2 RAR from October 1968 until June 1971 covering the period of the reorganisation of 2 RAR after its first tour in Vietnam until its return from the second tour. Len has been in poor health for the last few years.  His farewell service will be held at the Norwood Park Crematorium  Sandford Street Mitchell, ACT at 10:00 am on Wednesday 15 December.

Lest we forget

630267EGANWilfredJohn   24-Dec-35    

-----Original Message-----
From: Eddie Tricker [mailto:etricker@ozemail.com.au]
Sent: Thursday, 16 December 2004 1:01 PM
To: fogartyt@bigpond.net.au
Subject: Last Post - W J Egan

G'day Terry

Same message from 2 sources to me

for your lists, mate

regards eddie

Good evening Possums,

It is with deep regret that I advise that 630267 Chaplain Wilfred John Egan

has passed away.

News of Chaplain Egan's death has come through from Tasmania via Nick Brown.

Tragically Chaplain Egan was found deceased early this morning 15 December

in his car on the side of the road not far from his home in Scamander in

Tasmania. It is suspected that the cause of death was a heart attack

Chaplain Egan was posted to HQ 1ATF from 11 May 1971 until 18 November 1971.

 From 01 June 1971 Chaplain Egan was attached to 161 (Indep) Recce Flt.

Unfortunately our records do not record how long he was attached to the

Flight however it is possible that he was with the Flight until it moved to

Vung Tau early Oct 71.

Chaplain Egan was born on 24 December 1935.

Some years back Chaplain Egan met up with a number of out Tasmanian Possums

at a Vietnam Veteran's Reunion and recalled his days with the Flight at Nui

Dat.

Details of the funeral are not known however, I will endeavour to contact

some of our resident Possum's in Tasmania to see if any of them are in a

position to attend the funeral.

May He Rest In Peace.

Regards

Len

Advise Last Post - Wilfred John EGAN (Fr Bill)

630267 DoB 1935

Vietnam 11May71 -- 18th Nov 71. HQ IATF.

Past away 14th Dec2004 - Massive Heart Attack on side of road

Funeral Monday 20th Dec04 Launceston Tas .

I will be there.

Remember we will .

Brian Harper Tasmania .

-----Original Message-----
From: Eddie Tricker [mailto:etricker@ozemail.com.au]
Sent: Tuesday, 21 December 2004 10:55 AM
To: Recipient list suppressed
Subject: Funeral Service - Padre (Father) Bill Egan

A message below from Brian Harper, State Sec., VVAA, Tasmania
on the funeral service of Padre (Father) Bill Egan.

"Well, What an experience.
Started at St Finn Barr's Church Launceston.
Full Mass 35 Priests , From Archbishop down, including Victorian priests.  Spectacular  650 plus people 1 3/4 hrs later we left with honour guard 100 metres long down the road.

This was led by John Wright (State President VVAA Tasmania) and myself .

Then 100 Kilometres to Fingal;  another church service with 20 Priests + 150 people.
Then to the grave side 1 kilometre away, another short service followed by the VVAA Burial Service, conducted by myself .

A very, very moving day covering from 10.30am to 4.30pm.

A Funeral that a lot of people will NEVER forget.

The respect and admiration he had in TAS / VIC, with Vietnam Vets and the community was immense.

Thank God I was part of it.  It may have been to much fuss for Bill but not anyone that was there.

 "Good Bye Mate"
Brian Harper OAM Tas Secretary VVAA".
 

37598CHARLTONRobertEnnis          20-Jan-40       

29412ADAMSJohnWilliam 17-May-20    

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Sent: Friday, 24 December 2004 5:45 PM
To: fogartyt@bigpond.net.au
Subject: Death of Vietnam Veteran

Army: Yes
Navy:
RAAF:
Number: 29412
Rank: Sgt
Forenames: John William Francis 'Frank'
Surname: Adams
BirthDate: 17th May 1920
DateDeath: 10th November 2004
AgeDeath: 84yrs
CauseDeath: cancer
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Frank husband of Leti late of 227 Beach St Harrington NSW 2424 Funeral held at St Peter's Anglican Church Harrington

ContactDetails

Jan Jurd Sec/Welfare Liaison Officer Veterans & Family Support Link Line Inc 17 Whitbread St Taree 02) 6551 0854 04125 64336

3166467BERTRANDIvanRonald    13-Nov-45     

BERTRAND, Ivan Ronald.
Late of Labrador, passed away 22nd December 2004, after a long battle with cancer.
Loved partner to Judy.
Ivans funeral will be held in Firth Memorial Chapel, 18 Tonga Place, Parkwood, on Wednesday 29th December 2004, commencing at 11am.
*

 

25, December, 2004

VALE: 3166467 IVAN R. BERTRAND

Ivan passed away on 22 December 2004 after a 12 month battle with cancer.  Sadly, Ivan spoke very little of his military service to Judy, his partner of 25 years.  However, the Southport RSL gave timely assistance, as did Barry Somers who attended Ivan’s funeral service.

-----Original Message-----
From: Rodney Slater [mailto:roshjura@bigpond.net.au]
Sent: Saturday, 25 December 2004 10:14 AM
To: Barry Somers
Cc: Wayne Woodcroft; Tom Eaton; Terry Fogarty; Doug Dobbin; Bob Hannah; Lionel Corrie; Steve Donaldson; Al Ploenges; Jim Kelly; Rocky McKelvie; Al Roach; Kev Lynch
Subject: FW: Possible death of 3166467 Ivan Ronald BERTRAND

Hello Sparrow

Can you check on this? I have an address as 1/3 Melanie Place, Labrador but no current phone number

Regards

Rod

-----Original Message-----
From: Terry Fogarty [mailto:fogartyt@bigpond.net.au]
Sent: Saturday, 25 December 2004 7:58 AM
To: Klaus Cimdins; Rod Slater; Adrian Ryan; Alan Barnes
Subject: Possible death of 3166467 Ivan Ronald BERTRAND

If anybody has sufficient information to show that the “Death Notice” (use hyperlink below) is for 9 RAR’s Ivan Bertrand, or that it is not, I would appreciate it if you could let me know.

Possible only
3166467 Ivan Ronald BERTRAND
04-Nov-68 09-Apr-69 9 RAR
Died 22nd December, 2004
 

Thanks,

 Terry Fogarty 
Help light a Timorese house for Christmas 

-----Original Message-----
From: Sparrow [mailto:barrysomers@bigpond.com]
Sent: Monday, 27 December 2004 6:19 PM
To: roshjura@bigpond.net.au
Cc: fogartyt@bigpond.net.au
Subject: Ivan Bertrand

Hi Rod,

The notice posted is for our Ivan. He apparently had moved to 1/138 Whiting
 street Labrador. His partner has little knowledge of his service so I have referred a Max
 Wheat (ex Padre) to  Terry to see if we can find out any further info.I will attend and have
 offered to conduct the  poppy service. I don't have enough detail to be able to contact our
 guys on the coast but that  may be some thing we can address at a later date.

Regards

Sparrow

-----Original Message-----
From: Rodney Slater [mailto:roshjura@bigpond.net.au]
Sent: Tuesday, 28 December 2004 12:03 AM
To: Barry Stalder; Barry Somers; Rick Hollingdrake; Brian Vickery; Wayne Woodcroft; Tom Eaton; Terry Fogarty; Doug Dobbin; Bob Hannah; Lionel Corrie; Steve Donaldson; Al Ploenges; Jim Kelly; Rocky McKelvie; Al Roach; Kev Lynch
Subject: FW: Possible death of 3166467 Ivan Ronald BERTRAND

Hello All

The recent death of Ivan Bertrand is confirmed.  For funeral details use the hyperlink provided by Terry Fogarty.  Please disseminate widely as you see fit.

Regards

Rod Slater
President
9RAR Association (Qld)
PO Box 1221
STAFFORD CITY QLD 4053

617 3351 3330 (H)
0419 656 956 (M)

16458SQUIRESRonaldDouglas     13-Jul-40       

SQUIRES,
Ronald Douglas
AM 16458 Captain. Passed away
at the Hervey Bay Hospital on
December 23, 2004. Aged 64
years. Beloved Husband of Patsy,
loved Father of Geoff, Angelique
and Adam, loving Pop to Caitlin,
Annaliese and Brad, Brother of
Shirley, Noel and Ken (decd).
"Gone Fishin"
A Service for Ron will be held at St
Johns Anglican Church, Doolong
Road, Hervey Bay, on Thursday,
December 30, at 10 a.m.
J. KIRK & SONS QFDA
Hervey Bay 4124 2524

27, December, 2004

210677RAAFMCGUINNESSPeterJames            10-Aug-1925

-----Original Message-----
From: Diane Dirou [mailto:dirouville@bigpond.com]
Sent: Wednesday, 29 December 2004 10:10 AM
To: Fogarty, Terry
Subject: PETER JAMES MCGUINNESS

RAAF 210677           MCGUINNESS          Peter   James            10-Aug-1925                        

Hello Terry,

This man passed away 27 December 2004.  His funeral is in Canberra on 31

December.  Not sure what the diagnosis was yet but will advise when known.

Cheers,

 Diane

214844KEYSStuartWilliam 6-Nov-44       

-----Original Message-----
From: Rodney Slater [mailto:roshjura@bigpond.net.au]
Sent: Wednesday, 29 December 2004 6:13 PM
To: Brian Vickery; Lionel Corrie; Steve Donaldson; Al Ploenges; Jim Kelly; Rocky McKelvie; Al Roach; Kev Lynch; Wayne Woodcroft; Tom Eaton; Terry Fogarty; Doug Dobbin; Bob Hannah
Subject: VALE: STUEY KEYS

Hello All

Another 9RAR Soldier has gone to The Big Parade Ground - 214844 S. W. Keys.

Stuey appeared in Brisbane from no where (Philippines/Thailand?) last April,

was diagnosed with cancer, received Vet Welfare Assistance from 9RAR Assn

(Qld) and promptly went back to "from whence he came".  I received word last

Sun/Mon that Stu was in hospital here in Brisbane.  I've been notified today

that his funeral is tomorrow (DOD unknown), Thu 30 Dec at Simplicity

Funerals, Morayfield Road (not sure if it is Morayfield or Burpengary - turn

left  of Bruce Hghy just past Burpengary Tavern) at either 1330 hrs or 1530

hrs - I'll advise time when confirmed.

Advice: 
Funeral Service at 1530 hrs
Thursday 30th December, 2004
 at Traditional Funerals,
 Morayfield Rd., Caboolture

Please distribute widely as you see fit.

Regards

Rod Slater

President

9RAR Association (Qld)

PO Box 1221

STAFFORD CITY QLD 4053

617 3351 3330 (H)

0419 656 956 (M)

VALE: 214844 STUART W. KEYS

Stuey was first diagnosed with cancer in April 2004 and put up a good fight until he succumbed on 28 December.  Along with Family & Friends, John & Robin Vautin, Glenn & Pam Willmann and Rod & Julie Slater attended his funeral service.  John Vautin gave the Eulogy, which is included below: 

I hope that no one will take offence if I lapse into telling mirthful tales so soon after Stu 's death.

Stu was after all, an irreverent and very funny man. It is difficult thus for me, a messmate and one time mortarman, not to crack a smile when thinking of Stu, even when standing within metres of his casket.  To me, Stu was a flawed genius. Some of you will say more flawed than genius, but that’s a little unfair. Stu’s genius came in his pursuit of perfection in mortar support for the battalion and in his brilliant, irreverent and often cutting wit. His flaws were human frailties. Like many funny men, he had a dark side. He would sometimes lapse into depression and some subordinates felt the brunt of his evil temper. He often regarded military law with contempt.

It is a basic tenet of mateship that we take the good with the bad and ultimately, he was one of us! It serves my present purpose to dwell upon his genius.

Stu’s crowning military achievement was in first shot accuracy achieved by 9RAR mortars. By force of personality he brow beat superiors into bringing up yards of blue metal, 44 gallon drums, concrete and more to stabilize his precious base plates. Aided by some of the finest mortar numbers ever to leave these lucky shores, Stu achieved first round accuracy that rivalled that of technically superior, officer commanded gun batteries. The gunners were cynically disbelieving, but I know this to be true.

Then there was Stu, the Comedian. I have vivid memories of Stu’s visit to an Adelaide nightclub where his razor sharp wit heckling caused a professional American comic to quit the stage. Stu took over the gig and patrons were treated to a rapid-fire humour routine. The act caused at least one fit of hysterics, and an unrecorded number of laughter induced incontinence incidents.

I can still see images of the look on straight-laced, Pommy Captain Lou Tizzard during lunch at Charlie Company one day. Stu was seated on Tizzard’s left. Tizzard was turned away, speaking to the person on his right. I think Tizzard had a lot of trouble accepting the irreverent way Australians treated their officers. Consequently, when Stu tugged his left sleeve and said “ Sir, Can I borrow your hanky?” a mild look of irritation crossed the Tizzard countenance. which quickly changed to one of horror, disdain and disbelief. As he turned, he saw Stu with a stuffed green olive protruding from each nostril! The diners collapsed in helpless mirth. Even super cool OC Laurie Lewis had trouble with self-control.

Stu old mate. You were unique. You will be missed. I shall always remember the good and forgive the lapses.

83A good shooting!  End of mission;  out.