Death & Funerals

Ray, Keep up the great work.

We have a ‘worthy’ that you may wish to mention.

Wellington  Lee     ~   who passed away on Christmas Day.

September 17, 1925 – December 25, 2022

We were privileged to be able to conduct the RSL segment of his Funeral Service on Friday 6th January 2023.

Attachments: Royal Canada Air force 26 MAY 44 to 19 FEB 45

Honours and Awards:

Member of The Order of Australia

Officer of the Order of the British Empire

War Medal 1939-45 Australia Service

Medal 1939-45 Australian Active Service

Medal 1945-75 with Clasp ‘VIETNAM’ Vietnam Logistic and Support Medal

Reserve Force Decoration with First and Second Clasp

National Medal with First Clasp Australian Defence

Medal General Service Badge

Returned from Active Service Badge

Deputy Lord Mayor of Melbourne and many other Achievements & Endeavours.

Regards, John

John C. Saunders – Secretary Clayton RSL Sub Branch Inc.

OCS Portsea Class December 1968 & awarded the Sword of Honour.

John died at Rathdowney, Qld on 12 January 2023, aged 75 years.

Before selection to OCS, John served in South Vietnam:

• 3 SAS Squadron, 8 February – 5 March 1967
• 1 SAS Squadron, 6 March – 6 December 1967.

Other postings included Pacific Islands Regiment PNG, 7 DEO Gurkha Rifles on exchange and Royal Australian Regiment

Attended Army Command & Staff College, Queenscliff in 1982.

A man of immense integrity and abounding love for his fellowman, particularly for youth at risk.

John will be missed by so many.

Rest In Peace.

Colleagues and dear Friends

With heartfelt sorrow may I advise you, with deep sadness, that my close mate and family friend of many decades and our SAS colleague from those Vietnam and Papua New Guinea days, John Guy, passed away peacefully at his property at Rathdowney, Scenic Rim, this afternoon.

A man of immense integrity and abounding love for his fellowman, particularly for youth at risk. You will be missed old mate. RIP with your heavenly father.

Behain me lukim yupela,  John

J P Dwyer AM OAM CF

M: + (61) 0408 663 313

I am extremely sad at having to post details of Kenny Cheers passing. Ken and I shared a tent for seven months in Vietnam, he was a forward scout in our section and did an outstanding job. We have remained good mates since I again established contact in 1985. I will miss your phone calls Kenny, rest in peace mate till we meet again.  Ray

Hi Ray

I’m writing to inform you of the passing of my father Ken Cheers.

Dad loved and cherished every C Coy 1RAR get-together he attended, and was incredibly grateful for the work you did keeping everyone in C COY in contact, and so do I. Thank you.

Pte. Kenneth Cheers
25.09.42 – 10.01.23

Dad’s funeral will be held on Monday, January 16th at St. John’s Anglican Church, Coffs Harbour, commencing at 1:30pm.

The funeral service will be streamed via Facebook: Allied Funeral Home (Coffs Harbour)

With thanks and kind regards,

Troy Cheers

We have received advice of the death on 9 January 2023 of Ivan Mills.  He was 88. Ivan served in Vietnam with the Detachment of 131 Divisional Locating Battery from February to November 1969. Ivan’s funeral will be held on Wednesday 18 January at South Chapel, Forrest Lawn cemetery Leppington NSW, at 1030 AM.

Cards can be sent to his widow:

Jean Mill, 16 Mitchell St, Campbelltown 2560

Anyone wishing further details can contact Joe Kaplun via details shown below.

Joe Kaplun OAM, KSJ, CMC, JP

6 Apex Ave

Picnic Point, NSW, 2213

Mob:  040 774 1473

RIP Ivan Mills

Peter Bruce OAM, JP

Please note the correct time for the wake for George Salmon is 12.30pm (not 2.30pm as advised in some communications) on Friday 13 January at the Royal Canberra Golf Club, Bentham Street Yarralumla.

My apologies for any inconvenience.

Peter Bruce, OAM

Obituary Resource Officer

The funeral of the late George Thomas Salmon, AM will be live steamed on Friday 13 January at 1030 hours AEDT (Canberra time) via link: https://livestream.com/iv/georgesalmon

Kind regards

Peter

Peter Bruce, OAM

Obituary Resource Officer

The funeral of the late John Horder will be live-streamed via the following link on Friday 13 January at 1000 hours ACDT (Adelaide time).

https://view.oneroomstreaming.com/index.php?data=MTY3MzI2NTYzNjEwNzQxMDcmb25lcm9vbS1lbWFpbCZpbnZpdGF0aW9uX2NvcHlfbGluaw

Kind regards

Peter

Peter Bruce, OAM

Obituary Resource Officer

It is with sadness that I have to advise the passing of WO1 John Powell (ret) Art Tels who passed away on Tuesday 3 January 2023.

John served in the 70’s and 80’s predominantly at Puckapunyal and RTC Bandiana.

He resided at Cobram Victoria but was visiting his daughter in Melbourne over the Christmas period.

Funeral details to be advised

Rest In Peace my friend

Lest We Forget

Arte et Marte

Rest in Peace

Barry Shipway (Welfare Rep)

We have received advice of the death on 4 January 2023 of David James (Buck) Ryan. He was 76. Buck served with 101^st Field Battery, 1^st Field Regiment in Vietnam from May 1969 until March 1970.

No other details are available at this stage.

RIP David (Buck) Ryan.

Peter Bruce, OAM

Obituary Resource Officer