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RIP Dave Brown
Just a message to those who knew Dave Brown. During the night he passed away after a long term illness.
He is well known for his knowledge on Land Rovers and Ferrets and was a founding member of the Australian Ex-Military Vehicle Collectors Society (AMVCS) in New South Wales, Australia. He attended the majority of the Corowa Swim-In events since 1980 and was one of the organisers of Back To The Track in 1995. He attended some of the early Normandy rallies with Peter Gray. There are many funny stories involving Dave within the military vehicle scene and his time in the Army. Funeral details will be posted shortly.
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Jan Thompson Sydney, NSW, Australia ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Research & Development THE COROWA YEAR 30 PROJECT |
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Sad news........the first time I saw Dave was at the D-Day show, Southsea in 1984, when a group of Australian enthusiasts came over for the Normandy tour. It was not until 1995 that I got to know him, when he invited me to join him on the Back To The Track convoy event in Australia, after that I came over on quite few more occasions to join him on the journey to Corowa. We had some good times, and visited a fair number of pubs across the country
As Jan has said, I am sure those that knew Dave, have some good stories to tell. It was good to know you, Dave, old mate.
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Richard 1943 Bedford QLD lorry - 1941 BSA WM20 m/cycle - 1943 Daimler Scout Car Mk2 Member of MVT, IMPS, MVG of NSW, KVE and AMVCS KVE President & KVE News Editor |
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The Members of KVE Inc. send their sympathies to Daves family and to those who knew him.
Have a beer for us Dave. Rick Cove - President KVE Inc
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Here are couple of photos of Dave, enjoying the Back To The Track event in Darwin, 1995
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Richard 1943 Bedford QLD lorry - 1941 BSA WM20 m/cycle - 1943 Daimler Scout Car Mk2 Member of MVT, IMPS, MVG of NSW, KVE and AMVCS KVE President & KVE News Editor |
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Sad news in deed
Had the pleasure of meeting David at the CMP 84 Conference which he stopped on his way home from an event in England. He had a wonderful slide show of military vehicle collecting in Australia which he shared with the group one evening. If I remember correctly David, Bart Vanderveen and myself were the only non-Canadians attending the conference and I think we all felt privileged to take part in that bit of CMP history.
David is at Left between Bill Gregg and Peter Ford Cheers and Best Wishes to David's friends and family
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Phil Waterman `41 C60L Pattern 12 `42 C60S Radio Pattern 13 `45 HUP http://canadianmilitarypattern.com/ New e-mail Philip@canadianmilitarypattern.com |
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You were in good company, but not many of those men in the picture are still among us. . . RIP, Mr. Brown. Hanno
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That hit me too
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That fact hit me when I looked at the picture, and caused me to do a web search on then Col. James Hanson who if I have the correct person is now Retired Brigadier-General James I. Hanson who is still active in Canadian Military History.
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Phil Waterman `41 C60L Pattern 12 `42 C60S Radio Pattern 13 `45 HUP http://canadianmilitarypattern.com/ New e-mail Philip@canadianmilitarypattern.com |
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Jan has just asked me to post up the details for Dave's funeral........
It is on this coming Friday 27th Feb at 2.30pm, at St. Clements Church, Raglan Street, Mosman. It will be followed by a wake at the Mosman RSL club
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Richard 1943 Bedford QLD lorry - 1941 BSA WM20 m/cycle - 1943 Daimler Scout Car Mk2 Member of MVT, IMPS, MVG of NSW, KVE and AMVCS KVE President & KVE News Editor |
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First of all it is great you are still going strong Secondly it is good to hear an Canadian soldier actually made a career studying CMPs! Hanno
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