Scheyvillians

The State Funeral for the late Tim Fischer AC will be held at the Albury Entertainment Centre, Swift Street, Albury on Thursday 29 March at 1.00pm.
Being a State Funeral the service is controlled by the protocols and procedures controlled by the Protocol and International Visits Branch of the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet. statefuneral@pmc.gov.au

The Officer Training Unit Association has requested that the Chairman, Vice-Chairman and one member of the OTU-A National Executive represent the association. Good friend, and graduating classmate of Tim Fischer, Peter Whitelaw, and his wife Shay will also be in attendance.

Doors to the centre will open at 11.30am and all are requested to be seated by 12.15pm.
Any other Scheyvillians wishing to attend will be directed to the public seating area.

It is requested that all Scheyvillians attending the funeral contact Brian Cooper on 0418 373 874 prior to the service so that a gathering of all from the OTU-A in attendance can be arranged.

Neil Leckie

Editor

The Scheyvillian

SAVE THE DATE!

OTU ASSOCIATION VICTORIAN CHAPTER

ANNUAL DINNER

FRIDAY 11 OCTOBER 2019

WILLIAM ANGLISS INSTITUTE

Additional Information to follow in late August

Gentlemen,

The OTU Association has been advised of the passing of LTCOL Terry Hayes, DFC, at the Gold Coast on 25th July 2019 after a long illness.

Terry was a larger than life Army Aviator who served the Corps in a variety of locations and appointments. He served in South Vietnam as a rotary wing pilot with 161 (Indep) Recce Flight and was shot down while on a mission. He managed to land the aircraft without further injury to his wounded passenger and was awarded the DFC for his outstanding airmanship throughout his tour.

Terry also served in PNG and was instrumental in locating a crashed RAAF Caribou and assisting in the rescue of the survivors.

Other appointments included as Adjutant OCS, Portsea and as an Instructor at the Land Warfare Centre at Canungra. A genuinely funny individual, Terry brightened up the environment wherever he went.

A Celebration of the Life of the late Terry Hayes, DFC, will take place on Friday 9th August 2019 at the South Port Yacht Club, 1 MacArthur Parade, Main Beach, Gold Coast, commencing at 1400 hrs.

OTU members are invited to attend and it is expected to be a large gathering.

A private family cremation will take place this week.