WINTER ISSUE 2019 RESERVE FORCES NEWSLETTER a PROUD SUPPORTER of the RAAMC ASSOCIATION Inc
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Semper Paratus 5 FIELD AMBULANCE RAAMC ASSOCIATION Established 1982 WINTER ISSUE 2019 RESERVE FORCES NEWSLETTER A PROUD SUPPORTER OF THE RAAMC ASSOCIATION Inc. WEB SITE: www.raamc.org.au PERTH Tasmania Adelaide Canberra Melbourne QUEENSLAND Northern Territory 2 5 Field Ambulance RAAMC Association Patron: COL Ray Hyslop OAM RFD Office Bearers PRESIDENT: LTCOL Derek Cannon RFD– 31 Southee Road, Richmond NSW 2753 (M) 0415 128 908 HON SECRETARY: Alan Curry OAM—35/1a Gordon Close, Anna Bay NSW 2316 (H) (02)4982.2189 (M) 0427 824 646 Email: [email protected] HON TREASURER: Brian Tams—453/1 Scaysbrook Drive, Kincumber NSW 2251 (H) (02) 4368 6161 COMMITTEE: WO 1 Warren Barnes OAM Mobile: 0409 909 439 Fred Bell (ASM) Mobile: 0410 939 583 Barry Collins OAM Phone: (02) 9398 6448 Ron Foley Mobile: 0422 376 541 Ann Jackson Mobile: 0407 236 724 CONTENTS LIFE MEMBERS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Page 3 PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE/CORRECTION/SICK PARADE ----------------------------------------- Page 4 SECRETARY’S MESSAGE/KIND ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -------------------------------------- Page 5 VALE (Harry Strong) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Page 6 EULOGY (Huss Mahomet) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pages 7-10 OBITUARY (Dr. William McBride) ----------------------------------------------------------------- Pages 10-11 ANZAC Day (Summary) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Pages 11-14 ANZAC ADDRESS (KTMW-Gary Wilson ------------------------------------------------------- Pages 15-16 AHS “CENTAUR” (Summary) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Pages 16-17 Reserve Forces Day-Newcastle (Details)/New Members/POEM ----------------------------- Page 17 HAPPY (WINTER) BIRTHDAYS/POEMS -------------------------------------------------------------- Page 18 Clarence Power WW 1 Diaries (Continue Part 3) -------------------------------------------- Pages 19-24 STORY (MAJGEN Sir Charles Ryan) ------------------------------------------------------------ Pages 25-26 STORY (Reflections of an American Army doctor) ---------------------------------------- Pages 26-27 MESSAGES FROM MEMBERS -------------------------------------------------------------------- Pages 28-30 ITEMS of INTEREST/Battle for Australia (request) ----------------------------------------- Pages 31-33 Fund Raiser/Apply to join/Late Subscribers/THANK YOU ------------------------------------- Page 34 5 CSSB Health Company “Update”/Poems --------------------------------------------------------- Page 35 Activity Sheet ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Page 36 ADVERTISEMENTS: Any enquiries for advertisements in our magazine, please contact Alan Curry or any committee member (details are listed above) We are not a Charity, we are a ‘Not-For-Profit’, community- based organisation and we are unincorporated, and have been since 1982. DISCLAIMER: Opinions expressed in our quarterly newsletters are not necessarily those of our Patron, Executive or Committee. We welcome any input as long as it is not offensive or abusive but if any member has a problem with a printed article we would like to be informed in order that the author may be contacted. We do encourage your opinion. Thank you to all our members and friends for their letters and contributions to our Association. We are very grateful for your input. 3 LIFE MEMBERS (Please contact me if I have omitted your name or if any corrections are needed) Mr. Samuel ALEXANDER MAJ Eileen HENDERSON OAM MAJGEN John PEARN AO RFD CStJ WO 2 Michael ALI OAM RFD (nee Anderson) MAJ Robert PEARSON (Ret'd) COL Suresh BADAMI OAM RFD LTCOL Kym HENDERSON RFD Mr. Barry PERIGO # Mr. Adam BAILEY Mr. Rodney HOGAN # Mrs. Heather PERIGO Mr. Trevor BARNES RFD MAJ James HOOLAN Jr. USMC Mr. Peter PETHER WO 1 Warren BARNES OAM (Ret'd) LTCOL David PHILLIPS RFD Mr. Alan BECKERLEG Mr. Edward HUNG Mrs. Karen PHILLIPS (nee Stead) Mr. Fred BELL LTCOL Sandy HUNT-SHARMAN RFD WO 1 Ken PHILLIPS OAM Mr. Robert ('Scotty') BOYD (Ret'd) Mr. Bob PINK OAM # Mr. Greg BROWN Mr. Kevin HURRELL Mr. John PRICE Dr. Harding BURNS OAM # Mrs. Norma HUTTON Dr. F.G. (Geoff.) PRIOR Mr. Bob BUTLER COL Ray HYSLOP OAM RFD +Mr. Thomas (Tom) PRITCHARD LTCOL Derek CANNON RFD Mr Ken ILES RFD COL Robert (Bob) REID ED (Ret'd) # Mrs Edna CANNON CAPT Jim ILIOPOULOS CAPT Alan ROBINSON (Ret'd) Mr. Greg CANT CAPT Natalie ILIOPOULOS CAPT James ROCHE OAM WO1 Michael CARLSON (Ret'd) (nee Polydoropoulos) MAJ John ROCHE OAM Mr. Kevin CARTER Mr. Terry IRVINE OAM Mr. Michael ROWLEY CMDR James CHAPMAN (Ret'd) Mrs. Ann JACKSON Mr. Bill RYLANDS Mr. John CHARTER (nee Williams) Mrs. Cathy SALMON Mr. Noel CHRISTENSEN RFD # Mr. Don JARMAN CAPT Susan SALVI Mr. John CLEGG Mr. Ernest JOHNSON MAJ Rod SEARLE (Ret'd) Mr. K.B. (Barry) COLLINS OAM # Mr. Patrick JONES Mr. Paul SHERGOLD Mr. David COOPER OAM Mr. Richard JONES Mr. Robert SHILLINGSWORTH Mr. Roy CROSSLEY LTCOL Stuart JONES RFD Mr. George SIP # Mr. Joseph CRUMLIN OAM # M/s Sarah JONES Mr. Ross SMITH Mr. Gordon CURTIS # Mrs. Sue JONES CAPT Stephen STEIGRAD (Ret'd) Mr. Alan CURRY OAM Mr. Anthony JORDAN Mr. Robert STEWART Mr. Greg CURRY MAJ Robert (Bob) KENYON # M/s Judith STRACHAN Mr. John CURRY Mr. Doug KERSEY Mr. Chris STRODE Mr. Patrick CURRY Mr. Colin KLINE Mr. Teddy SLIGPATAN # Mr. Stephen CURRY LTCOL Edward KREMER OAM Mr. Peter SULLIVAN MAJ David CZERKIES OStJ # Mr. Anthony LAING Mr. Brian TAMS MAJ Peter DALGLEISH RFD COL Frank LANG OAM RFD ED # Mrs. Debra TAYLOR WO 11 Theo DECHAUFEPIE OAM # Mr. Terry LANGWORTHY # Mr. Trevor TAYLOR # Mr. Bernie DENNIS Mr. John LA YHE EM Mr. Bill THOMPSON # Mrs. Mavis DENNIS LT Igor LEMECH Mr. Peter THOMPSON # Mrs. Olive DODD # Mr. Bryan LINDSAY Dr. Peter TRALAGGAN Mr. George DONNELLY # Mr. Geoffrey LINDSAY Mr. Ian TUCKER Dr. Ken DOUST OAM # Mrs. Maureen LIWNGSTON Mr. Keveral TURNBULL LTCOL Marie DOYLE MAJ Kathleen LOADSMAN Dr. Michael TYQUIN Mr. Stuart DOYLE Mr. Robert LOVE Mrs. Ruth VAUDIN (nee Corbet) LTCOL Andrew ELLIS OAM Mr. Edwin LOWERY LCPL Rhys VAUGHN # M/s Brittany EVANS Mr. Alen LUCIC Mrs. Kate VERCOE (nee Rose) # M/s Felicity EVANS Mr. Nick MARSHALL Mr. Matthew VERCOE # Mr. Josh EVANS Dr. Helena MARTIN Mr. Don WALKER # Mrs. Julie EVANS # Mr. Don MELVILLE # Mr. Kim WARNOCK # Mr. Tony EVANS Mr. Gordon MILLS # Mr. David WASSON MAJ Madeline EVES RFD Mr. Paul MISTO # Mr. Lindsay WASSON Mr. Phillip FAGUE COL Bill MOLLOY RFD ED LTCOL Darren WATERSON Mr. Laurie FARRUGIA JP Mr. Michael MORONEY Mr. John WEAVER Brett FERRARI # Mr. Charles MURRAY Mr. Ronald WEBB Mr. Nelson FIORENTINO Mr. John McCARTHY Mr. lan WHITE Mr. Garry FLOOD Mr. Hugh McCARTY MAJ Bruce WHITTET (Ret'd) # Mrs. Adrienne FOLEY # Dr. Philip McGRATH CAPT Don WIKNER ED JP Mr. Ron FOLEY # Mrs. Trish McGRATH # Mr. David WILKINSON Mrs. Frances FOOKES LTCOL John McKEOWN RFD (Ret'd) COL Warwick WILKINSON AO RFD (nee Henderson) CAPT Tom McLANDERS (Ret'd) ED LTCOL Paul FOOKES # Mrs. Yvonne McLEAN MAJ Alex WILLIAMS Mr. Richard FORD Mr. Ken McNUFF Mr. David WILLIAMS MAJ John GALLAGHER # M/s Marion NEWMAN Mr. John WILSON Mr. Joe GATTY CAPT Richard NG # Mrs. Margaret WOODHEAD CAPT John GORRELL RFD (Ret'd) # Mrs. Rayda NOBLE (nee Prain) CAPT Raymond YEOW # Mrs. Margaret GORRELL MAJ John O'BRIEN (Ret'd) Dr. Phillip YUILE Victoria GORRIE # Mr. Peter O'GRADY Mr. Jim ZORBAS WO 1 Gordon GRANT MiD (Ret'd) Mr. Barry O'KEEFE Mr. Barry (Bob) GRIEVES WO 1 E. (Bill) O'KEEFE (Ret'd) + 2/5th Australian Field Ambulance Mr. George HARRIS COL John OVERTON AM RFD # Associate Mr. John HEAD MAJ Peter PAISLEY (Ret'd) CAPT Ken HELSBY WO 2 Steve PARIS (Ret'd) 4 Welcome to the 2019 Winter Issue and RAAMC Birthday Newsletter of the 5 Field Ambulance RAAMC Association. I am attending monthly meetings of Richmond Sub-Branch of the Returned and Services League of Australia (NSW Branch) when possible, and was present at their 104th COMMEMORATION of ANZAC march and ceremony on Sunday April 22nd to Richmond War Memorial. The ANZAC ADDRESS was given by Wing Commander Trent Harris RAAF Base Richmond. Local school representatives and representatives of local Associations and local Government members laid wreaths and associated flower bunches at the War Memorial. I attended the Sydney March on April 25th form up in Sydney where my family members Life members Debra and Trevor Taylor and their son Nathan (Naval Doctor) and his fiancée Lindsay, Britt Evans (my prop) all attended to line the route and my daughter Life member Julie Evans marched in my place. My good friend and member, poet extraordinaire, Tomas Hamilton travelled with me and took his place in the March. The new march format worked well with Banner’s leading carried by members of 201 ACU from Manly in uniform, then the very welcome members of 5 CSSB Health Coy in uniform representing, the present day linage to 5 Field Ambulance and giving marchers some good military spine. Then marching with pride and a sprightly step, were a very worthy representation of medical and health personnel. The after March lunch at the Sanctuary Hotel in Kent Street organised by I Field Ambulance association was a great success. (Refer to the March reports and photographs later in this Newsletter.) This year, apart from the Newcastle contingent carrying on with Reserve Forces Day (RFD) it means we have one less function in Sydney where RFD has ended after the 2018