SAFSRA First luncheon
18/08/2020
Hoodies For Sale
31/08/2020
Retired Station Officer Jimmy Shannon
29/08/1944 – 07/07/2026 Aged 81 years
??/02?1968 – ??/12/1996 – 28 Years Service
Retired Station officer Michael Pryor – Service Details
??/??/?? – 24/06/2026
??/??/?? – ??/??/????
Graeme Kevin Holbrook – Service Details
01/08/1947 – 04/06/2026 Aged 78 Years
??/??/1974 – ??/??/????
Rowena Ruby Payne – Wife of John Payne Port Pirie
04/06/1946 – 09/06/2026 – Aged 80 Years
Station Officer Anthony Craig Bell – Service Details
04/12/1962 – 15/05/2026 – Aged 63 years
31/08/1987 – 15/05/2026 38 Years 9 Months Service
Retired Fire Safety Engineer Roger Leslie Marchant
26/08/1944 – 13/05/2026 – Aged 81 years – Service Details
13/08/1984 – 31/12/2026 – 23years 4 Months Service
Vicki Rutschack – Wife retired Station Officer Malcolm Rutschack –
??/??/1953 – 10/05/2026 Aged 73 Years
Retired Firefighter Christopher Patrick Mooney Service Details
??/??/??- 02/05/2026 Aged 78 years
??/??/1978 – ??/??/1997
Retired Station Officer Brian John Sutherland 2301629 – Service Details
22/03/1951 – 18/03/2026 – Aged 74 years
Joined 03/10/1977 – 03/07/2018 – 40 years 9 months Service
Pat Turrell – Wife of Communications Officer Retired Arthur Turrell
??/??/???? – 14/03/2026
Graham John Noble
19/09/1946 – 12/03/2026 – Aged 79 years.
Joined ??/??/???? – ??/??/????
Gerard “Jack” Linnett
30/12/1948 – 15/03/2026 – Aged 78 years.
Joined ??/??/1977 – ??/??/????
Joan Mary Neil – Wife of Bill Neil (Dec)
03/02/1933 – 27/02/2026 – Aged 93 years.
Robert ” Bob” Russell – Service Details
21/11/1937 – 30/01/2026 – Aged 88 years
Joined 09/06/1958 – 18/07/1988- 30 years’ Service
Senior Firefighter Steven Wilkinson (Wilky Pilky) – Service Details
16/12/1945 – 29/01/2026 Aged 81 years
Joined 24/06/1968 – 07/03/2007
Station Officer Paul Edward Stein – Service Details
13/01/1945 – 19/01/2026 – Aged 81 years
Joined 1970 – 03/07/1995
Joycelyn May Bartholomaeus – Wife of Brian Bartholomaeus
10/10/1940 – 29/12/2025
District Officer Raymond Westcott
21/12/1943 – 18/12/2025
Jointed ??/??/???? – ??/??/???
Neil Arther Lethbridge – Service Details
13/12/1950 – 23/11/2025
Joined 18/08/2025 – ??/??/????
Bronte Wood – Service Details
09/05/1946 – 21/11/2025
Joined ??/??/???? – ??/??/????
Station office Grant Bevan Beinke – Service Details
17/12/1953 – 20/09/2025
Joined 18/08/1975 – 17/07/2016
Kevin Grocock
26/01/1944 – 14/08/2025
Joined 14/02/1966 – ??/??/2000
Commander Adrienne Clarke ID 2302098 – Service Details
25/04/1960 – 13/08/2025
Joined ??/??/1987 – 13/08/2025
Retired Senior Firefighter Kevin ” Sleepy” Sleep ID 1234 – Service Details
17/12/1944 – 20 July 2025 – Aged 81 Years – Picture
Joined 15/12/1966 – 04/08/1997 31 Years
Retired Senior Firefighter Christopher Bruce Fienemann – Service Details
05/11/1954 – 11/07/2025
Joined 04/01/1983 – 20/11/2018
John “Wormy” Wormald – Service Details
19/02/26/1948 – 26/06/2025
Joined 04/07/1977 – 20/11/2022
Retired A Grade Electrician Neil”Tosh” Ball ID 1183 – Service Details
06/03/1931 – 09/07/2025 Aged 94 Years
??/??/???? – ??/??/???? – 32 Years Service
District Officer Charles Alfred Amee – Service Details
22/01/1930 – 01/07/2025
Joined 20/01/1958 – 07/07/1987
Electronics Engineer Michael Jerard Armstrong – Service Details
11/05/1949 – 28/06/2025
Joined 04/01/1993 – 23/05/2005
Superintendent Desmond John Panizza – Service Details
13/01/1932 – 17/06/2025
Joined ???? – ?????
Retired Senior Firefighter Geoffrey Maxwell Elverd ID 1219 – Service Details
30/12/1945 – 15/06/2025 – 79 Years
Joined 02/05/1966 – ????
Firefighter Donal Brian Fergusson ID 1323 – Service Details
24/11/1942 – 07/03/2025 – 82 Years
Joined 09/03/1993 – 27/09/1993
Retained Station Officer John Hamilton Elliot OAM AFSM ID 9011 –Service Details
15/02/1941 – 30/10/2024 – 83 Years
Joined 15/01/1960 – 16/01/210 – 50 Years Service J Elliott 50 Years Story
Retired Communication Officer John Alexander White (Charley) ID 1263 –Service Details
02/10/1942 – 28/10/2024 -82 years
Joined 07/11/1966 – 01/07/1998 – 31 Years
Retired District Officer Mark Heinze – Service Details
08/04/1954 – 19/10/2024 – Aged 70 Years
Joined 10/05/1976 – 29/04/2005 – 28yrs
Retired Marine Firefighter William John (Bill) SHEA – Service Details
24/07/1936 – 16/10/2024 Aged 88 Years
Joined 28/07/1958 – 20/07/1991 -33 years service
Retired Firefighter Michael O’CONNELL ID 1460 – Service Details
11/06/1952 – 12/08/2024 – Aged 72 years
Joined 22/09/1974 – 04/07/2007 – 32 years service
Pauline Goverdina Pearl (Nee Konnings) – Wife of Retired Station Officer Trevor Pearl
17/07/1951 – 11/08/2024 – Aged 73 years.
Retired Firefighter Neil Dennis Mills ID 1134 – Service Details
19/09/1940 – 31 July 2024
Joined 12/04/1960 – 22/09/1995
Retired Retained Station Officer Raymond George Owen ID 1979 – Service Details
08/03/1941 – 16/04/2024
Joined 01/06/1982- 13/09/2004
Yvonne May Vanstone – Wife of Allen Vanstone
08/08/1940 – 22/02/2024
Retired Firefighter Brian (Scorcher) Rutgers – Service Details
17/02/1932 – 06/01/2024 – 92 Years
Joined ??/??/?? – ??/??/??
Retired Station Officer Clifford John Edmonds ID 1275 Service Details
09/02/1948 – 25/12/2023
Joined 12/02/1968 – 15/12/1996 – 28 Years Service
Retired Retained Senior Firefighter Bevan Francis (Ninga) Thackeray ID 9589 Service Details
26/06/1964 – 22/12/2023
Joined 01/05/1995 – 01/01/2016 – 21 Years Service
Firefighter Dennis King Service Details
??/??/?? – 21/12/2023 – Aged 76 Years
Joined ??/??/?? – ??/??/??
Senior Firefighter Gordon Robert Lawn “Grassy” Service Details
04/03/1944 – 04/12/2023
Joined ??/??/?? – ??/??/??
Phillip Thomas King 1098 Service Details
02/08/1932 – 21/11/2023 – 91 Years
Joined 07/07/1955 – 09/07/1988 – 33 Years Service
Retired Superintendent Jeffrey Walter Turner Service Details
??/??/1938 – 11/11/2023 – 85 Years
Joined 03/01/1967 – Retired 08/01/1993 – 26 Years Service
Retained Forman Norman Haylock ID 9034 Service Details
08/11/1927 – 26/07/2023
Joined (circa) ??/??/1953 – ??/??/19912
James “Jim” Hebbard Service Details
03/03/1949 -17/07/2023
Joined 04/04/1977 – Retired 31/08/2001
Station Officer David White 2301867
??/??/?? -05/07/23
Joined 27/08/1960 – Retired 05/07/2023
Station Officer John Bertram 1503 Service Details
01/05/1948 – 30/06/2023
Joined 18/08/2003 – Retired 19/08/2003
Fire Service Fund Manager Barry Hughes Service Details
??/??/2005 -??/02/2013
Joined 14/02/1943 – Retired 12/06/2023
Martin Reeves Service Details
02/06/1944 – 24/05/2023
Joined ??/??/1996 – Retired ??/??/2001
Superintendent Kevin Merritt 1145 Service Details
25/08/1934 – 16/05/2023
Joined 15/10/1963 – Retired 04/07/1990 – 26 years 9 months
Firefighter Peter William Vertudaches “Pepe” ID 1169 Service Details
29/10/1941 – 04/05/2023
Joined 22/06/1964 – Retired 13/12/2005 – 41 years’ Service
Marine Officer Brian Elsegood Service Details
15/08/1945 – 11/03/2023
Joined SAMFS – 12/01/1976 – Retired 03/06/2023
Senior Firefighter Thomas William Errol Johnson Service Details
06/06/1945 – 29/01/2023 aged 77 years
Joined 14/04/1969 – Retired 21/02/1996
Station Officer Edward “Ted” Crowley Service Details
03/03/1927 – 12/01/2023
Joined ???? – Retired ????
Senior Firefighter Desmond Wayne Creek Service Details
20/03/1951 – 01/01/2023
Joined 22/01/1973 – Retired 10/09/2018
District Officer Clyde Buttery Service Details
08/12/1936 – 30/12/2022
Joined 06/01/58 – Retired 23/12/88
Fire Commander John Tich Freeman Service Details
03/09/1947 -19/12/2022
Joined 18/02/1974 – Retired 10/12/2002
Communications Officer Denis Hepworth Service Details
??/??/1944 – 03/12/2022 aged 78 Years
Joined ???? – Retired ????
Pat Glenie – Wife of Station Officer Brian Glenie (Deceased) Service Details
??/???/ 1938 – 19/11/2022 aged 84 Years
Communications Officer Michael Milburn Service Details
01/12/1943 – 19/11/2022
Joined ???? – Retired ????
Divisional Superintendent George Graham Wright Service Details
03/01/1928 – 03/11/2022 aged 95. 03/01/1928 – 03/11/2022
Joined ??/??/1948 – Retired ??/??/1983
Firefighter Garry Anthony Howell Service Details
07/07/1944 – 13/08/2022
Joined 09/03/1971 – Retired 30/01/1997
Communications Officer Kevin Schimleck Service Details
11/09/1928 – 15/06/2022
Joined ??/??/?? – Retired ??/??/??
Station Officer Simon “Buggie” Burke Service Details
15/01/1952- 04/06/2022
Joined 13/09/1976 – Retired 24/05/2004
Retained Station Officer Anthony Richardson Service Details
12/12/1942 – 19/05/2022
Joined 04/03/1965 – Retired 03/09/1999
Firefighter Colin Ray Mattiske Service Details
11/11/1934 – 16/04/2022
Joined ??/??/?? – Retired Circa 1960 – before going Aviation Fire Service
Firefighter Robert Hugall Overall Service Details
14/06/1937 – 04/11/2021
Joined 24/04/1967 – Retired 22/08/1974
Firefighter Edmund Oliver Service Details
NA – 06/12/2021
Joined ??/??/?? – Retired ??/??/??
Station Officer Colin Arthur Alderman Service Details
09/04/1938 -18/10/2021
Joined ??/??/?? – Retired ??/??/??
Firefighter James Hewitt Service Details
30/03/1944 – 12/10/2021
SAMFS 18/10/1980 – 11/04/1980
District Officer Patrick Francis Wilson Service Details
23/05/1936 – 30/08/2021
SAMFS 16/01/1958 – 19/11/1996
Technical Support Officer Ronald Henrey Riessen Service Details
08/011/1923 – 15/07/2021
SAMFS 18/02/1963 – 20/07/1988
Firefighter Graham John Reid (Reidy) Service Details
10/10/1944 – 06/07/2021
Joined ??/??/?? – Retired ??/??/??
District Officer Terrance John Grocock Service Details
15/10/1954 – 18/06/2021
Joined 22/01/1973 – Retired 08/11/2006
Firefighter Ronald John (Porky) Brown Service Details
06/12/1935 – 14/06/2021
Joined ??/??/ 1956 – Retired ??/??/1990
Station Officer Wayne Ronal Haynes Service Details
23/03/1949 – 01/06/2021
Joined 22/10/1973 – Retired 29/07/2007
Firefighter Patrick Joseph Goddard Service Details
09/12/1937 – 11/03/2021
Joined 29/08/1966 – Retired 11/12/1992
Former Retained Senior Firefighter Steven James Lawrie Service Details
06/04/1974 – 11/02/2021
Joined 15/08/2005 – Retired 30/03/2020
Retired Station Officer Hans Nieuwenhoven Service Details
27/07/1949 – 08/02/2021
Joined 03/07/1978 – Retired 03/07/2010
General Hand Engineering Garry Ralph McLean Service Details
29/10/1954 – 28/01/2021
Joined 30/10/2003 – Retired 28/01/2021
Retired SAMFS Seamstress Robyn Dawn Shelley Service Details
16/01/1956 – 27/01/2021
Joined 02/07/2011 – Retired 31/07/2015
Retired Station Officer Kenneth Frank Parker “Joe/Nosey” Service Details
21/12/1923 – 24/06/2020
Joined 19/01/1949 – Retired 27/07/1988
Retired Senior Firefighter Mark Shields Service Details
30/08/1959 – 19/06/2020
Joined 15/06/1998 – Retired 16/07/2018
Retired Firefighter Kenneth Stanley Gully Service Details
28/06/1943 – 16/02/2020
Joined 02/05/1966 – Retired 04/07/1997.
Senior Firefighter Jamie Paul Williams Service Details
01/02/1971 – 15/06/2020
Joined ??/??/?? – Retired 04/09/2006
Retired Station Officer Robert John Harris “bob” Service Details
10/02/1945 – 15/06/2020
Joined 31/10/1973 – Retired 03/07/2001
Retired Station Officer Maxwell Lincoln Hammill “Maxi” Service Details
01/01/1936 – 06/05/2020
Joined 28/01/1964 – Retired 13/12/1996
Retired firefighter Michael John Sandley “Mick”
31/12/1934 – 02/06/2020
Joined 27/11/1967 – Retired 04/07/1990
Retired Superintendent Ronald Oliver Partington “SOS” Service Details
05/11/1928 – 30/04/2020
Joined 28/07/1950 – Retired 02/08/1985
Station Officer Andrew Timothy Eckert Service Details
20/10/1963 – 02/04/2020
Joined ??/??/?? – Retired 11/03/1985
Retired Superintendent Trevor John Clayton Service Details
07/06/1938 – 10/03/2020
Joined 07/01/1966 – Resigned 26/06/1971 & Joined 13/12/1971 – Retired 13/07/1994
Retired Station Officer Jeffrey Deane Mckinnon Service Details
23/11/1947 – 29/01/2020
SAMFS 17/03/1969 – 08/07/2009
Retired Station Officer Arthur (Jock) NICHOLL Service Details
16/10/1926 – 25/07/2018
Joined 28/05/1951 – Retired 19/07/1989
