RNZN Communicators Association

Hello,  I am Warren Te Paa’s stepdaughter and I am trying to put a memory book of Warren together, but can’t find any of his navy photos.  If anyone has any photographs that they would like to share, please e mail me at biancarapira@gmail.com . I will cover any cost that you incur for copying/sending the photos. Please help if you can.

Well here is the news I know you have all been waiting for.  The next RNZN Communicators Reunion will be held in Feb/Mar/Apr 2015 and the venue will be WELLINGTON.  A Sub Committee led by Bob Ohlson has been formed and we look forward to their input and planning.  The actual date of the reunion will be advised in due course.  So, save your pennies and lets get behind the sub Committee and their arrangements.

The following Sailors ‘Crossed the Bar’ during the month of April 2012. Details of funerals etc can be found by clicking HERE.

ANSLEY, Noel Ross
RENWICK, Graham
RUSSELL Arthur (Vern)
STRODE, Alan Julian
MURPHY, Stanley Thomas (Stan, Spud)
YOUNG, John Murdie (Brigham)
LUDLOW, Owen Eric John (Lud)
KAVANAGH, Lionel Keith (Keith)
TAUWHARE Archdeacon Pita (Peter) Whatepuni
SAWTELL, Clifton Edwin (Cliff)
WRIGHT, Malcolm (Mick)

A number of you will ‘fondly’ remember the Rock (Moutihe Island). These images have been provided by Lou Hocken for your enjoyment and to tweak the brain a little.  Thanks Lou for the images.

CSD Tamaki  1960

Standing.  Locke  Prosser    Woolfe   Hocken   Whitmore   Wilson   Lucinsky   Madgwick   Wakeman

Front.         Rutherford  |McCloskey   P/O Bollons  Lt Brandon  Reid  Pitcaithly  Galey

Same class but a change of recruits…..

Standing    T (tug) Wilson, Tony (Joe) Locke, Dave Prosser, G Whitmore, D J Woolfe, W G Stevenson,
R Rutherford,  Pete Madgewick
Front Row   L (lou) Hocken, J J Galey,  Ian D Pitcaithly,  D Reid,  Ian Wakeman,  Stan McCloskey,  Rex Lucinsky.
Named as winners of following….  Trafalgar Cup, Cook Cup, Gardner Cup, Davis Golf Cup, Parade Cup, St Barbara Cup and Spence Trophy Cup.

HMNZS Tamaki Summer Term Band

Band Commanders   Lt  Cole, JRO  Hocken
Drum Major     W R Newcombe
L-R Back Row    C (charlie|) Strong,  L (lou ) Hocken,  K Deighton,  P (Pee)  Madgewick,  J H Conradie,  W R Newcombe,  W J Stevenson,  B F Rutherford,  P N Arvidson,   T  (Tug ) Wilson.
Front Row   B J Goldfinch,  AS Hughes.

Images of Old Tamaki

The following has been received from Skin Kininmont.

Apologies for not getting back to all my mates –being a proper sparker and not 100% clued up on this computer age–plus stupid –(Tell me whats going to happen when me and my mates crash computers world wide)(Just joking——– OMG no GPS) where are we –what did they used to do????

Henri Bull, Chris Precey, Ernst Koch, Bugs Hewson, Jim Blackburn, Dave Neil, Mike Catlow and any of those other unfortunate guys who used to know me and Blue, who we haven’t been in touch with, drop us an email on nellietreetops@slingshot.co.nz if when you get time.

Oh by the way Wellington sounds okay for next reunion, but Midlands Back bar will have to be re-opened, so it is HOME like it used to be.

Note: Don’t tell Skin that the Midland Hotel was been pulled down years ago and the area has now been turned into a park. Maybe he could have lunch there. Frank Rands

Those of you who attended the Reunion were privy to a presentation provided by Jim Dell.  This presentation centered around the cause of cancer and the number of communicators who have and are now continuing to suffer from this disease.  For those who could not attend the reunion and others who are interested in the subject, Jim has provided further detail, which can be viewed by clicking HERE.