Received this email forwarded from Colin Fizzell by Ted Lewis;

Dear Charlie, I have had the depressing message from Bill Charlton who is in Tasmania. Bill informs me that Barry ‘Bones’ Keogh who had the good fortune to farewell 2RAR from Malaysia and welcome 3,hand served with The Battalion in Borneo has been admitted to the Palliative Care Centre Hobart with Motor Neurone Disease and the prognosis is not good. Barry can’t talk but would like calls and visits from his mates; his telephone number is 03 6220 2400. Barry was one of those who left The Battalion to form 7RAR and served with 7 in SVN.