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David Roubin 1/65

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David John Roubin was born on 5th May 1945. He graduated from OTU with the first class and was posted to the RAAOC Centre. On 10th October 1967 David was posted to 2nd Composite Ordnance Depot (2 COD) in South Vietnam and from 1st January 1968 served with 2nd Advanced Ordnance Depot (2 AOD), returning to Australia on 25th February 1969. On 2nd July 1969 David joined the Australian Staff Corps and served in many RAAOC postings in his many years in the Regular Army retiring with the rank of Major. David was a Treasurer of the Brisbane Chevra Kaddisha and a long-time President of the Queensland Association of Jewish Ex-Servicemen and Women.
David passed away on 25th June 2015, aged 70 years. His funeral was held at the Jewish Chapel, Mt Gravatt Cemetery, Queensland on Friday, 26th June 2015 with a burial service at Mount Gravatt Cemetery, Macgregor. He is survived by his children Michael and Elizabeth and their children and brothers Gary (USA) and Loris (Melb) and sister Deborah (Melb).

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Philip Cogan 4/72

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Philip Michael Cogan (4/72)

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5719748 Philip Michael Cogan was born in Perth, WA, on 30th June 1952 and completed his secondary education at Aquinas College. Prior to commencing his National Service Philip worked for Western Australian Petroleum as an Acc. Pay and Rec. Clerk. Little did he know then that his NS would only last just nine weeks before all NS commitments were cancelled. However, Philip was one of twenty three Nashos who completed their Officer Training Course in April 1973 after NS had been cancelled.
Phil’s family and friends told of how Philip put to good use the skills he picked up at Scheyville during his short Army career. These skills were used during a varied work life that included running his own catering businesses (one of which catered for the America’s Cup Challenge in Fremantle in 1983), a Service Station (Denmark, WA) and the working fifteen years with Mitre 10. Workmates said that ‘just working with Phil made you want to be a    better person’.coog-1
As well as his work Phil was a good sportsman and also found time to be  involved with community projects including surf life-saving and men’s groups.
Phil married a long-time friend Nicki McCarthy (the best looking girl on the  school bus) and together they had Joanna (recently married to Bowman) and  Sarah.
Phil died suddenly on 9th June 2015. The test of how good a person is will be  shown by the number of people who attend their funeral. Over 1,000 people  attended the ceremony to celebrate Phil’s life held at the Denmark Sea Rescue  Club at Ocean Beach on 20th June. Surf Club members formed a Guard of Honour when the casket left the club for a private cremation.
Right: Phil and Nicki at Denmark on ANZAC Day ‘14

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Peter Peelgrane 3/69

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Los Angeles Times, 14 February 1992
Ft. Collins, Colorado. The pilot of a TV helicopter that crashed in icy waters was revived after his heart had stopped beating for up to 45 minutes, said doctors. Peter Peelgrane’s (3/69) body temperature was 71.6 degrees – normal 98.6 – when he was taken into the emergency room at Poudre Valley Hospital, spokesman Mike Vogal said. Doctors said the cold water probably saved his life by effectively refrigerating his body. ‘If this were a summer day and the water was warm, we wouldn’t even try.’ Dr. Mark Guadagnoli said. The 46 year-old pilot was in a critical condition Thursday but his heart was beating normally.
The Bell 206L-3 helicopter, owned by Denver station KUSA-TV, crashed Wednesday (13th February) into the ice-covered Horsetooth Reservoir, just west of Ft. Collins in heavy fog. The pilot was flying to Ft. Collins about 6 miles north of Denver, for scheduled maintenance, station officials said. Sonar located at least two bodies at the bottom of the reservoir. Authorities did not know whether there were two or three passengers aboard.

 

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Pittsburg Post-Gazette, 10th July 1995
Peter Peelgrane, an Australian pilot who flew helicopters for Denver TV stations before he was seriously injured in a 1992 crash into the ice-covered Horsetooth Reservoir, died on Friday of pneumonia. He was 49. Two photographers on board the KUSA-TV Channel 9 helicopter with Mr. Peelgrane when its engine quit were killed in the crash near Fort Collins. By the time Mr Peelgrane was pulled from the icy waters 40 minutes after the crash his heart had stopped. He was in a coma for a month and suffered memory and speech loss.
The Sydney native learned to fly with the Australian Army, going on a number of rescue missions into the outback and helping the government map unchartered parts of the New Zealand jungle. He came to the United States in 1977 on a pilot exchange program and settled in Denver after leaving the service two years later. He started flying news helicopters for KMGH-TV Channel 7 in 1979, moving to KUSA 10 years later. Mr. Peelgrane is survived by his wife and five children.