Alex
John
ABSTD John was part of a group who cared for the local children
and kept them occupied with games such as soccer and cricket.
“I was a part of operation Kindergarten Cop … Basically we were
babysitters for a day.”
ABSTD John said. “We took over Easter eggs and thousands of lollies
from the canteen and handed them all out.” ‘... we were babysitters
for a day.’
The local kids weren’t sure what to make of the Australians at
first, “…but when the stumps and cricket bat were set up that
was it – we were surrounded.” ABSTD John said.
Bryan
Webb
As the victims of the earthquake were brought onboard Kanimbla,
naturally they had to be fed. ‘... we tried to get our food as
close as we could to what they eat ... they ate everything, almost
the plate!’
ABCK Webb helped prepare literally hundreds of extra meals in
addition to feeding the crew.
“We tried to get our food as close to what they eat … things like
rice and curry,” “They ate everything, almost the plate!” ABCK
Webb said..
Roland
Biswas
CPO Biswas helped provide much needed medical assistance for earthquake
victims on Amandraya.
“I’ve achieved my objective as an ADF member with the aid I’ve
provided,” CPOMED Biswas said. “I missed my son’s birthday and
our wedding anniversary.”
‘I’ve achieved my objective as an ADF member ...’ CPO Biswas,
originally from Frankston in Victoria was reunited with his family
in Sydney as Kanimbla came alongside.
Jake
Van Lloy
ABMTE Van Lloy, who learnt to speak Indonesian at school, was
an integral part of a six-person team tasked with repairing a
water pump and relocating it to a weir.
“Well, it was more of a creek than a weir,” ABMTE Van Lloy said.
‘... I translated some of the technical terms.’
ABMTE Van Lloy was charged with the hazardous task of ensuring
that the power supply was working and the wiring was correct,
all in heavy rain.
“It took us about six days from when we got the parts to fix it,”
ABMTE Van Lloy recalls. The pump now feeds water to seven villages.
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REFLECTION:
HMAS Kanimbla conducts an Anzac Day dawn service off the
coast of north Queensland
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Photo:
ABPH Bradley Darvill
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