Regret to advise that Peter Heywood MacDonald Official Number 16282 Leading Radioman (LRD) passed away on Saturday night in Cowra, Australia. Peter joined as a Seaman Boy in 1958 and retired from the Navy in 1968 after having served in ships Royalist, Rotoiti and Inverell. Thanks Joe Sweeney for the information.
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CPOWEA(Rtd) Ian (Cliff) Edward Clifford-Marsh. Ian sadly passed away Saturday 28 August. A funeral will be held for Ian at 1300 on Thursday, 2 September at Snapper Rock, North Shore. Ian Joined the Navy 8 January 1969 and retired 25 February 1983. In that time he served in HMNZ Ships Otago, Waikato, Taranaki, Tui and ashore in HMNZS Philomel, Tamaki, Irirangi, Tasman and Comauck
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It is advised with much regret the Death of Edith Elizabeth May (Betty) Cozens Ex WREN 59927. Betty passed away 27th August 2010 aged 83.
A funeral service will be held for Betty at The Naval Memorial Chapel of St. Christopher, Devonport, Naval Base, 1000 Friday, 3rd September 2010.
Betty is survived by her husband CPOWTR BEM (Rtd) Fred Cozens.
After Pete left the navy, he started up household removal business, named Mana Transport in Porirua. He used to employ us watchkeepers from NCC Wellington. One particular day, Pete, myself and one other shifted a rather heavy pianola from one house to another. All went well until we got to the other house, whose drive was on a bit of a slope. Got the pianola half way down the truck’s ramp and it tilted over, fell on the ground with a “Boiiing” and landed flat on its back. Most unfortunate to say the least….
Jim
i have amended the post
Frank
I thought that Peter continued his service in the VR after he left Pussers, as I caught up with a very tidily dressed Lt Cdr Reservist in Dunedin a few years later – or was this another McDonald ex sparker? I always believed that he was a Dunedin man as I remember travelling with him when I left Invercargill after leave, and he jjoined the train in Dunedin – but perhaps I am becoming as old and confused as the rest of you?
Casper