Chris Jones has sent through some photos in a Word document which I have quickly extracted without any attempt at improvement (and by that I mean the photography, not the content!). I’ll get to that shortly, but here’s a preview, with captions (edited) from Jabber.

Aged 17, pretending to be happy as a 4^th Class Cadet at the RMC Duntroon. 1969.

With Blackie just before a foggy Queen’s Birthday Parade in 1969.

With Roger Simmons (NZ) prior to ‘Camp Training’ 1970.

1st X1 soccer team 1970 prior to Jabber being banned for life for breaking the jaw of an opposing team player in the local competition.  (He is in middle row, second from left, between ‘Blue Boy’ and ‘Gibbo’.  ‘Chi the Thai’ is bottom row, third from the left.  Nik is second from the left.  Dave Leyshon is middle back row.))

The ‘Big Day’, Graduation December 1972, receiving the B.A.(mil) degree from the Dean.

Thanks to Peter McCann for this photo, which has been lifted from our FB page. I can identify, left to right, John Barwick, Ian Cleaver, Pat Donovan, Peter McCann, Daryl Poole, mystery man, and Bob Shaw.  But who is that relaxed gentleman with smoke in one hand and beer in the other? Don?

I assume, given the presence of John Barwick, that this was in 1969.

And wearing ties at the Kingo????

Sad news just in from Bill Houston, via Garry Downs, of the death of Daryl Patch from the class of 1969. His wife Maureen was an Army Nurse, who died in 2018.  From that Class, he follows, in order:

• John Wheeler (SVN)
• Noel Trevor
• John Marane

(I’m adding a little personal note here, as I was looked after by Maureen at RMC Medical Centre during my ARes service. She was delightful – and forthright – and we talked of Daryl – another of the Class of 1969 who was, to me, a good guy. For a little more on Maureen, see https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/S01629/)

Our thoughts and prayers are with Paddy Ryan and all of his family at this sad time.

Peter Jenke has advised that the memorial service, which he observed via zoom, was warming and heartfelt as the family acknowledged her contribution to their lives.