Death & Funerals

Peter Lonergan has advised of the death this morning (20 April 2022) of John Rossiter. John served most of his CMF/Ares career with 41 Battery on the Gold Coast and some time with 5/11 Field Regiment in Brisbane. In the late ‘60s John was Battery Captain of 41 Battery. We believe he also served with 7 Field Regiment in Sydney when he was there for civil employment. John had suffered from dementia and spent his last few years in a dementia facility. John was a knowledgeable officer who related well to the men he commanded.

Geoff Laurie, President of the RAA Association of South Australia has advised of the death on 4 April 2022 of a long-serving South Australian Gunner, WO2 Hector KORSTEN, aged 91 years. His funeral service is being held on Fri 22 April, and is being live-streamed. Geoff advised that Hector was born in South Africa, and served in the Cape Field Artillery, reaching the rank of WO2, before emigrating to South Australia in the early 1960’s; enlisting in 13 Fd Regt as a Gunner, he soon rose to the rank of WO2 again. His experience and willingness to pass it on to other members was highly respected over many years, and his charismatic manner endeared him to all he served with. He was a long-serving member of the RAA Assoc of SA Committee. He sadly battled a long illness over the past few years, and he will be sadly missed.

RIP Hector Korsten

Ubique

Peter Bruce

Obituary Resource Officer

Len Battley’s funeral is booked for 10:30am, on Wednesday, 27 April at Mt Gravatt Crematorium Chapel.

Brian Iselin

Sadly, Paul Tyler has let us know that Raymond Leslie PADDON-JONES’s funeral was held at the Yeppoon Cemetery at 10am Monday 11 April 2022.  Raymond served with 1 RAR April to June 1966, then 6 RAR June 1966 to April 1967.

No other information is available.

Please join with us in offering our deepest sympathy to those who will mourn the passing of a loved one.  Another 6 RAR family member, taken too soon.

LEST WE FORGET

Allan Whelan

Secretary

I regret to inform you of the death of Roy (Doc) Savage, OAM, MM at Yeppoon, Queensland.  Doc died suddenly on the 7th of April and was 78

Funeral Details:
Finlayson and McKenzie Funeral Directors
Grade side service
11:00 Wed 20 April, 2022
at Yeppoon Cemetery

If you can attend the funeral could you indicate same on Doc’s Facebook page  https://www.facebook.com/roy.savage.927 to help with catering for the Wake.

Dress: coat and medals

Kev Gillett

Secretary/Webmaster

As many of you will be aware, Marko ‘Kiwi’ Gibbons passed away last Wednesday, 6 April.

Please be advised details for Kiwi’s funeral are as follows:

The Gap Sub-Branch is to conduct the Poppy Service, which is to be held Tuesday 19 April, 1030hrs, Garden Chapel, Albany Creek Crematorium.

Medals are to be worn.

Douglas Clendinen

Secretary

The Gap RSL Sub-Branch

0499 560 957

John Fry, President of Assoc. of QLD Korea Veterans 2012-2019
18 November 1933 – 25 March 2022
John Served in Korean War with 2RAR.
He served as president of Assoc of QLD Korea Veterans for nearly 10 years until his doctor ordered him to stop.
John moved from Gold Coast to Mackay a few months ago to be closer to families.
Now John will be resting in Peace overlooking the morning sunrise in Gold Coast as his plan made many many years ago.
Gravesite Funeral service:
11:00 on 11/4/2022 (Monday),
Mudgeeraba Cemetery
307 Mudgeeraba Rd, Mudgeeraba QLD 4213

It is with sadness I advise the passing of John Raymond THORBURN the older brother of Cpl (later WOI Rosco Thorburn) who joined John at Bien Hoa posted to 3 Field Troop in September of 1965.

John was the older brother of Cpl (later WOI Rosco Thorburn) who joined John at Bien Hoa posted to 3 Field Troop in September of 1965.

A long-serving sapper known to many. When they served in New Guinea together John was nicknamed bootlace and Ross was shoelace.

May they Rest In Peace now together again.