Articles  

These pages contain a mixture of articles of historical interest which relate to

Australian Navy Clearance Diving.

1. More Branch History

2. Bomb & Mine Disposal - WWII

3. CDT1 in PNG

4. CDT3 in South Vietnam

5. Naval Historical Society Article Mar '09 - CDT3

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. History of Demolitions training

12. Personnel Exchange program with USN

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

14. MCDOs reaching Star Rank

15. IRAQ 2007

16. RAN Divers in Indonesian Confrontation, '64 - '66

"A Soldier died today"

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FAMILY MEMBERS OF THE CLEARANCE DIVING BRANCH

In the annals of Military history, this is surely a unique family Service record  - 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                                Son: ABCD Jason Ey                                                               

                                                              Brother: LSCD Mick Ey        Brother: ABCD Dave Ey

WOCD Peter 'Debbie' Reynolds   Son: LEUT Scott Reynolds

LCDR Gary Barnes                           Brother: POCD Ken Barnes

LEUT Russ Cronin OAM                 Son: POCD 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 CSC           Son: LSCD Jonathon Crawford

LSCD Tex Bullock                             Son: POCD Shane Bullock

ABCD Shane Atkins                        Brother: ABCD Adam Atkins

ABCD Ben Wilson                             Brother: ABCD John Wilson

CPOCD Drew Mitchell                      Brother: POCD 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 Corry Van den Broek       Son: ABCD Damien Van den Broek

CPOCD Paul Wheeldon                    Son: ABCD Kris Wheeldon

LEUT Matthew Carroll                      Brother: LEUT James Carroll

ABCD Kyle Arnold                             Brother: ABCD David Arnold

*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 (Rtd)

1979 WOCD James (Jim) Henry, (Retd)

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

1989 WOCD Ray Cocks, (Rtd)

1993 POCD Philip Kember, DSM (Rtd)

1994 WOCD Glenn Spilsted OAM (Rtd)

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

2007 CDRE Clem Littleton, AO, RAN (Rtd)

2008 LSCD John Branch, (Rtd)

2008 LCDR Russell Crawford, CSC RAN

2008 WOCD Paul Darcey, CSM

2008 CPOCD Anthony (Tony) Ey, (Rtd)

2008 LCDR Ian McConnochie, OAM, RAN (Rtd)

2008 CPOCD Eric McKenzie, (Rtd)

2008 WOCD Dale O'Halloran (Rtd)

2008 LCDR Paul (Taff) Sweeney, RAN

2008 LCDR Ian Wegener, AM, RAN (Rtd)

2009 VADM Russ Crane, AM, CSM, RAN

2009 PODVR Michael Kuipers RANR

2009 WOCD Larry Digney

2009 ABCD Bill Dunbar (Rtd)

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