VALE

We pay homage to the following RAN & WRAN
Communicators who have
"Crossed the Bar"

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 that 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

Crossing the Bar
by Lord Alfred Tennyson
(1809-1892)

Sunset and evening star,
And one clear call for me!
And may there be no moaning of the bar,
When I put out to sea,

But such a tide as moving seems asleep,
Too full for sound and foam,
When that which drew from out the boundless deep
Turns again home.

Twilight and evening bell,
And after that the dark!
And may there be no sadness of farewell,
When I embark;

For though from out our bourne of Time and Place
The flood may bear me far,
I hope to see my Pilot face to face
When I have crost the bar.

Lost Harbor
by Leslie Nelson Jennings
(1890-1972)

There is a port of no return, where ships
May ride at anchor for a little space
And then, some starless night, the cable slips,
Leaving an eddy at the mooring place...
Gulls, veer no longer.  Sailor, rest your oar.
No tangled wreckage will be washed ashore.
 

2012

Barry Alfred Dun R52381 (ex TO)
Graham Gardner (ex WWII Tel)
Anthony Meehan R93711 (ex WORSEW)
Syd Gellatly R36119 (ex CCY)
Jim Carey R58033 (ex LRO)
Brenda Joy Pratt W109426 (ex WRROS)

2011

Keith Young MID (ex CCY)
Paul 'Frenchie' Le Grand R53308 (ex RO)
Peter Burdett (ex TO)
Raymond Edwin Richards R51972 (ex LRO)
Reginald Carlyle Gardner R20847 (ex CCY)
Danny Bowden MID (ex CPO TAG)
Ronald Ross 'Pinky' Pinkstone R52633 (ex CCY)
Trevor Sidney Haymes R104431 (ex LTO)
Ian David Mitchell (ex Convoy SIG)
Bryant Attwood R39260 (ex CCY)
Jim 'Dutchy' Holland (ex Tel)
Ian Pringle (ex CRS)
Gordon Roy 'Stroppy' Prove R55954 (ex TO)
Greg Percival (ex WWII Tel)
Ean McDonald (ex Sig/LCDR RANVR)
Ray Galpin R30809 (ex L/Tel)
Doug Kissick (ex CPOSY)
Horace Stewart Young (ex L/Tel)
Jack Thorpe Langford (ex Tel)
LEUT Harry Watson RANR (ex CY)
Ken James (ex PO/Tel)
Robert Bruce 'Woof' Collie R55311 (ex CY)
Norm Atwell (ex L/Sig)
Marjorie Taylor (ex WW II WRAN)
Richard McTaggart
Ray Parker (ex POSY)
CMDR Geoff Harle MBE RAN Rtd
CMDR John Moorcroft RAN Rtd (ex LTO)
CMDR Dick Perryman RAN Rtd
Margaret Bloffwitch (nee English) (ex WRRO(M) W85967)
Ed "Pricky" Reid (ex Tel)
John Rosewarne ( ex CRS)

 

2010

Robert Clayton (ex Tel)
CMDR Ted Lesh RAN Rtd
LEUT Jack Duffey RAN Rtd
Brian Coultas (ex WORSSM)
Ronald "Wally" Watham (ex Tel)
Albert "Mike" Mitchell (ex L/Sig)
POCIS Mark Baker
Jan Barrett (ex WRROT)
Brian Paul 'Red' Ryder (ex Tel/RO)
Daryl Archibald (ex LTO)
Wayne 'Knocka' White (ex PORSS)
Sean Nicholls (ex ABROSM)
Colin Mervin Davis (ex L/Sig)
Gordon 'Shorty' Pritchard R63563 (ex TO)
Royce Tandy
Rodney 'Monty' Lamont (ex RO(S))
John Howe R53109 (ex LRO (S))
Brian John 'Fez' Parker (ex POSY)
Roger Gaydon (ex WOSY)
John Lehmann
Phil Skimmings (ex ROEW)
Graeme 'Chips' Rafferty (ex LRO)
George Bell (ex CRSS)
Jim Griggs (ex CRSS & LCDR SDEX C)
Cecil Audley Black OAM (ex Sig)
 

2009

Doug Bain R55508 (ex CCY)
Ron Elkington (ex RO(S))
Ted Beare (ex WORS)
Ray Sylvester (ex CPORSSM)
Peter Fredrick 'Speed' Cox R36423 (ex LRO(S))
James Gilford 'Guy' Faulks R30082 (ex Tel)
CMDR SDEX (C) Bruce McRae RAN Rtd
Jack Hayes (ex WW II Convoy SIG)
Dennis G Bradford R30398 (ex Tel)
Ernest 'Blue' Sumner R29359 (ex CPO Tel)
David 'Mulga' Hansen (ex LTO)
Martin McGurgan R54688 (ex Tel/RO)
Keith Brown R50091 (ex Tel/RO)
Jeff Berridge (ex LSRO)
Colin J 'Benzo' Watson (ex PO Tel)
Eric Clyde Moran (ex CPO Tel)
Barry Lambert (ex RO)
John Horton (ex L/Sig)
Jess Horton (ex WR nee Chisholm)
John 'Bones' O'Connor (ex-TO)
Harold Booth
Maurie Sherley (ex Convoy SIG)
George Rokahr (ex SIG)
Marie Dwyer (ex WR Tel nee Anderson formerly Minns)
Melody Boustead (ex WR Tel nee Melody)
Bill Bacon (ex POSY)
Betty Briggs (ex WR Coder nee Blackmore)
Dick Adams (ex PO Tel)
John Trott
Ken Hanley (ex WORSS)
Laurine Drew (ex WR Tel nee Gardner)
Kate Boyle (ex WR Tel nee Pigden)
Patricia 'Patsy' Hooper (ex WR Tel nee Brynes)

2008

Joy Osborn (ex WR Tel)
Phil Carmichael (ex LRO)
Mark Clearihan (ex PORS)
Nancy Sargison (ex WR Coder nee Turner)
Barbara Pace (ex WR Tel nee Lang)
George Bracken (ex WORS)
Raymond John 'Toby' Milner R94254 (ex RO)
Albert Percy 'Bert' Adaway R51503 (ex RO)
Harry 'Spike' Jones (ex RO)
Raymond John Wells (ex CRS)
Bob Argent (ex RS)
Noel Bowe (ex PORS)
Lorna Dorman (ex WR Tel nee Emms)
Marjorie O'Brien (ex WR Tel nee Howe - WR68)
Robert Leslie Richards (ex A/LTO)
Edward James 'Ted' Ingram (ex LRO)
Bryan McInnes (ex TO)
Ken Appleby (ex Yeoman of Signals)
Len Cox
John Grieve (ex Chief Tel)
Ronald Alexander Bruse (ex Yeoman of Signals)
Jenne Howlett (nee Washington, formerly Paul) (ex PORST)
Dennis Money (ex CPORSSM)
 

2007

Ross Morris (ex RO)
Shorty 'Terry' Ward (ex LTO)
Veronica 'Ronnie' Glover (ex WRRO(M))
Kevin Phillips (ex L/Sig)
John Pennicuik (ex PO Tel)
Peter James 'Bull' May (ex LSSIG)
William Peter 'Pete' Western (ex POSY)
Grahame Thompson (ex L/Sig)
Gail Chilman (nee Kilcullan) (ex WRRO(T))
Mal Clegg (R50176 ex RO)
Max Stokoe (ex WORSS)
Merv May (ex Tel)
Ernest Daniel Hurtig (ex L/Tel)
Bud Simpson (nee Davis) (ex LWRRO(T))
Gary Hastings (ex LRO(S))
Anne Kelly (ex CWRS (M))
James 'Jim' Ware (ex RO)
Francis Grant Shearer (ex Sig)
Ronald Reavley BEM (ex CRS)
CDRE H.J.P. 'Harry' Adams AM RAN Rtd
John Hinsley (ex LRO)
Don Kahler (ex TEL)
Bryce Diggle (ex WORS)
Alison Williams (nee Dobie) (ex LWR Tel)
Dean Maskell (ex ABSIG)
Ken Cassidy
 

2006

Dudley James Ryan (ex Yeoman of Signals)
Ron Slattery (ex LRO)
Laurie Myers (ex CRS(S))
Paul 'Lucky' Behrendt (ex LRO)
Ken Wiltshire (ex WWII Tel)
John Donnelly (ex SIG)
William Edward George 'Molly' Malouf (ex CPORS)
Lindsay Curtis (ex LSSIG & WOFF RAAF)
Stephen John Summers (ex CPOSY)
Peter Mason (CPORS RANR)
Ken Craig (ex SIG)
Dave Lawton (ex SIG)
Reg 'Civvy' Smallwood (ex SIG)
John Oliver (ex Convoy SIG)
Alf Wilkinson (ex SIG)
Henry Baker (ex SIG)
Wayne 'Spud' Murphy (ex LSRO)
Bill Avery (ex-RS)
 

2005

Shiner Wright (ex Data Operator)
Patrice Moya Dow (nee Byrne) WRAN/500
Albert Victor Lees (ex L/Sig)
David 'Spike' Jones (ex CPORS)
John 'Jack' Gorman (ex Convoy Sig)
Leonard Boylson (ex Tel)
Noel Barker (ex LSSIG)
Tom 'Mozza' John Morris
Trevor Robb (ex PORS)
Jillian 'Jill' Haidon (nee Barrett) ex CWRRSS
Bruce Buffett (ex LSSIG)
Len Schenk (ex PO Tel)
Leslie Thomas 'Tom' McGrath (ex WW2 Convoy Sig)
Bob Trout (ex RO)
Russell 'Snoopy' Hooper (ex CPORS)
John Tuke (ex PORS(S))
Edward 'Yockey' Shaw OAM (ex WORSEW)
Jack Herbert Rose (ex CPO Tel)
Joan Forrest (nee Liddington - ex WRRO)
Joyce Williamson (nee Burvill ex WRRO)
 

Reg Foden (ex WORS)
George Dean (ex Chief Yeoman of Signals)
Ken 'Casey' Hannam (ex Tel WW2)
Len Ashford (ex Signals Yeoman)
McAllister 'Cowboy' Ryan (ex CY)
Edward 'Ted' Pretty BEM (ex WORSS)
Ros Schuppner, nee Roberts (ex WRRO(M))
Lyndon 'Hacky' Hackwood (ex LRO)
Mick Bleathman (ex-ABSIG)
Pieter Oetelmans (ex-WORS)
Albert Flint (ex RN & RAN Signals Yeoman, age 102)
Ron 'Snow' Edens (L/Sig)
Robert 'Bubbles' Butler (ex-CCY)
John Austin (LCDR DSC RAN Rtd)
Geoff Maddox (Tel)
Ross Potter (WW II Convoy SIG)

Mick Pearce (LCDR, ex-CPORS)
Stephen 'Bungy' Williams (ex-PORS)
John Dickinson
Paul Rattray (ex-LSSIG)
Alf Bottrill (ex-CPO Tel)
Harry Terry
Jack 'Blue' Teahan
John Snow (CDRE RAN Rtd)
'Blue' Toohey
Albyn 'Arab' Miller
Trish Berwick (ex-LWWRO)
Patricia Morris (ex-WRRS(M))
Eric Mabury (ex-RO(S))
Pete Thurgood (ex-LRO)
Bob Pearce
Michael Gallagher (ex-LSSIG)

Alan 'Blue' Downie (ex-Tel)
Alan ‘Pony’ Moore (ex Convoy Sig)
Carl Hughes (ex-LTel)
Ted Watling (ex-WORS)
Dave Turnbull (ex-RO)
Frank Seymour
Gary O'Keefe (ex-CPORS(SM))
Kolyn 'Kool' Barrett (ex LSSIG)
Brian John 'Spike' Marlin (ex PO/Tel)
Geoff Lewis (ex L/Tel)
Geoff Gardiner (ex LRO)
Davies, R.J. (ex-ABSIG, R62983)
CPORS Peter (Jack) Jewlachow
John Scarlett (ex POSY/LCDR SDEX C) age 53
Ted 'Tiddely' Watson (ex CPO Tel)
Reuben Israel Markovitch (ex L/Tel)
Gunther (Gunner) Glaessner (ex CPOSY)
Bruce Dopper (ex L/Tel)
George Davey (ex WOSY) at age 72
Robert Ellison
Graeme Brooksby (ex RO)
Roly Kimber
 Charlie Matson (ex Tel)
William Campbell (ex Sig)
Merv Johnston (ex Sig)
Boots Callaghan (ex LRO)

Wayne 'Bomber' Wells (ex WORSES(SM)
Neil (Nellie) Humphries (ex PORS)
Brian Hatch (ex CPO Tel)
Sandy Timms (R54308, ex LRO)
Ray Owen (ex-L/Sig)
Kenneth Peeler (ex Yeoman of Sigs)
Irene Oates
Tom Doddridge (ex PO/Tel)
Alan Burge (ex Tel)
Des Barrett (ex Signalman)
Blue Mackay
Jack O’Callaghan
Thomas Atkinson (ex Tel)
Alan McCrae (ex LRO)
Kevin Julius (ex CCY)
Jack Burnett (ex L/Sig)
Harold Kitchens (Lieut SD C)
Ted Buck (ex L/Sig)
Ron Porter (ex Convoy Sig)
 

1999

Lou LeBoydre (ex RO 1957- 63)
Derek McDonald (ex RS)
Laurie Thompson (ex Signalman)
Bert Nicholls (ex L/Tel)
John Church (ex Signalman)
Clare Best (WR38)

Ron Morris (ex-LRO)
Greg "Billy" Burford (ex RO)
Reg Heaney (ex RO(S))
Speed Engler (ex LSSIG)
Bob Coops (ex POSY)
Paul "Woofer" Wootton (ex LSSIG)