Articles  

These pages contain articles/items of historical interest which relate to

Australian Navy Clearance Diving.

1. More Branch History

2. Bomb & Mine Disposal - WWII

3. CDT1 in PNG

4. Memories of CDT2

5. CDT3 in South Vietnam

6. CDs who served on the 'Gunline'

7.. CDT3 in Kuwait

8. CDT3 in IRAQ

9. Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

10. Recollections of a Clearance Diver

11. An Aussie CD with the USN

12. History of Demolitions training

13. Personnel Exchange program with USN

14. Past Team/School CO's, XO's & WO's of the CD Branch

15. MCDOs reaching Star Rank

16. Indonesian Confrontation

17. IRAQ 2007

FAMILY MEMBERS OF THE CLEARANCE DIVING BRANCH

This is surely a unique record in the annals of Military history - webmaster

CPOCD Raymond Foord  BEM      Son: WOCD Raymond Foord         Grandson: LSCD Andrew Foord

POCD Billy Ker                                   Son: CMDR Glen Ker

POCD Ron Donne                             Son: ABCD Robert Donne

WOCD Barrie (Bill) Bailey                Brother: CPOCD Dave (Beatles) Bailey

CPOCD Tony Ey                                Brother: LSCD Mick Ey                      Brother: ABCD Dave Ey

WOCD Peter Reynolds                    Son: LEUT Scott Reynolds

LCDR Gary Barnes                           Brother: POCD Ken Barnes

LEUT Russ Cronin OAM                 Son: LSCD Ben Cronin

CPOCD Peter Humphries               Brother: ABCD Michael Humphries

WOCD Glen Spilsted     OAM          Brother: ABCD Greg Spilsted

WOCD Dave Passmore                   Son: ABCD Andrew Smith

LCDR Russ Crawford                     Son: ABCD Jonathon Crawford

LSCD Tex Bullock                             Son: LSCD Shane Bullock

ABCD Shane Atkins                        Brother: ABCD Adam Atkins

ABCD Ben Wilson                             Brother: ABCD John Wilson

POCD Drew Mitchell                        Brother: LSCD Kable Mitchell

LSCD Michael Borbley                    Twin Brother: LSCD Stephen Borbley

LEUT Andrew Pepper                      Twin Brother: LSCD Jason Pepper

ABCD Noel Baker                             Son: LSCD Adam 'Snow' Baker

CPOCD Corey Van Der Broek       Son: SMNCD Damien Van Der Broek

CPOCD Paul Wheldon                     Son: SMNCD Kris Wheldon

*Italics denotes members still in PNF

List compiled and provided  by  Russ Cronin - please advise if we have missed anyone.

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Serving & retired Clearance Divers honoured by their peers as

 Fellows of the RAN CD Association.

1975 LCDR Alexander (Alex) Donald DSC, RAN (Retd)

1979 WOCD James (Jim) Henry, (Retd)

1984 CMDR Edward (Jake) Linton, MBE, RAN (Retd)

1989 WOCD Ray Cocks, (Retd)

1993 POCD Philip Kember, DSM (Retd)

1994 WOCD Glenn Spilsted OAM (Retd)

2003 CPOCD William (Bill) Fitzgerald, OAM (Retd)

2007 CDRE Clem Littleton, AO, RAN (Retd)

2008 WOCD Dale O'Halloran (Retd)

2008 CPOCD Eric McKenzie, (Retd)

2008 LCDR Ian McConnochie, OAM, RAN (Retd)

2008 LCDR Ian Wegener, AM, RAN (Retd)

2008 LCDR Paul (Taff) Sweeney, RAN

2008 LCDR Russell Crawford, CSC RAN

2008 WOCD Paul Darcey, CSM

2008 CPOCD Anthony (Tony) Ey, (Retd)

2008 LSCD John Branch, (Retd)