Vale: 43611 Andrew Lance Diprose OPIE – RAA

We have received advice of the death on Thursday 14 July 2022 of Andrew Opie. He was 77. Andrew graduated from Officer Cadet School Portsea in June 1965 and deployed to South Vietnam as Radar Section Commander from June 1967 until January 1967. No funeral details are available at this stage.

RIP Andrew Opie

Peter Bruce

Obituary Resource Officer

Vale: 42236 Victor Charles ALLEN

It is with great sadness we announce the passing of 42236 Victor Charles ALLEN on 9 July 2022.

Vic served in Vietnam with 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment 15/2/1971 to 16/10/1971

We extend our deepest sympathies to family, veterans and friends of the late Victor Charles ALLEN.

‘MAY HE REST IN PEACE

Vale: 2793162 Gary Gordon Navas – RAA

We received advice of the death of Gary Gordon Navason on Sunday 10 July.

Gary served with the Detachment 131 Divisional Locating Battery in Vietnam from May 1970 until May 1971. Gary had been in Westmead Hospital. He was 73.

Funeral details are available from Pete Summers on 0428 288 155 or email petermsummers@hotmail.com

 

RIP Gary Navas.

 

Peter Bruce

Obituary Resource Officer

Vale: Robert DeVisser

The latest update on Rob’s Funeral Notice is as follows Traditional  Funerals 636 Morayfield Road Burpengary Qld Date 22nd July 2022 Time 12 Noon

After at the old Caboolture RSL. Service Live Stream site to be notified All information via Rob’s Facebook page

Bob Fitzsimmons

Vale: LTCOL Michael Dinnison (Rtd) – RAA

We have received advice of the death on Saturday 9 July 2022 of Mike Dinnison. Mike had not been well for some time. In mid-2021 he moved from Townsville to Victoria with his partner to be closer to his children and grandchildren.

Mike served in Rwanda with the ADF Contingent, and Hilton Lenard advises that Mike served in 4th Field Regiment from around 1975 as Section Comd and Regimental Signals Officer in HQ Bty.  He returned as BK of 107 Bty then BC HQ Bty later that decade then again as Regt 2IC under Arthur Burke. He last served as Ground Liaison Officer (GLO) (or similar) in Darwin as LtCol. He took his discharge and returned to Townsville where he remained until 2021.  During his time post Army, Mike served for some years as President of ‘Gunners North Queensland’. He worked for many years in the Aged Care industry with RSL Care then the Masonic Home in Townsville. For most of the last decade, Make has been a senior interviewer with ABS, doing ABS surveys through North and Far North Qld and NT.

No funeral details are known at this stage.

RIP Mike Dinnison

Peter Bruce

Obituary Resource Officer