Jez, what can I say...... I've known of you since you were 1 Platoon Sgt in the jam boys. I was a crow in 2 Platoon, and we never spoke. Roll on some 22 years, and our pathes crossed in the most unexpected way. I was standing at my coffee trailer in Blackpill, and you were walking up the cycle track. I soon recruited you as CQMS of CHAP-IN-THE-BOX coffee, you became the most loyal of friends, and even came with me on some of our coffee adventures. You were quite simply the truest of friends Jez, and I was privileged to have been able to be by your side during what must have been the most difficult of days for you. Letting go and giving up just weren't in your text book, and somehow you even managed to be you during those final weeks. You will be missed and never forgotten. Until we meet again, (Vortex) Mike.
Mike Chapman
14/09/2026
