Commander Peter PAFFARD Royal Navy

Eternal Patrol – CMDR Peter Paffard RN, RAN
Roger Cooper reports that we have lost a fine submariner, CMDR Peter Paffard RN, RAN (Rtd)

He joined the RN, Dartmouth, in 1952 and served in HMS Scotsman,  HMS Telemachus, HMS Porpoise, HMS Trump (Australia)  and HMS Oberon.  He resigned from the RN and joined the RAN in 1967. He did five trips on the Sydney Vung Tau ferry and was Executive Officer and CO HMAS Kuttabul, CO HMAS Basilisk in Port Moresby, Director Defence Cooperation – RAN and CO HMAS Harman.

He met his wife Anne in Australia.  He retired in 1985 and bought a property just outside Holbrook “Bilanudgel” raised cattle and grew grapes.
 
Roger said “I took over from Peter in 2005 as Chairperson Submarine Museum, he was my mentor and good friend, highly intelligent well spoken and always as Submarine CO’s are cool calm and collected.  He was a much travelled yachtsman sailing in all the world’s long distance sea races including the Sydney to Hobart.
 
His funeral was held at BILANUDGEL which is accessed by crossing Lankeys Creek, the hearse couldn’t get across so Peter’s coffin was put on a 4wd Cruiser and taken to his place.  He will be cremated and his ashes scattered at sea.