Vale David Birchall-Hunt (1939-2025)
Dave joined the PMG in the January intake of ‘The 56er’. He remained in the Telephony Group,
but after having spent some years in ‘Siberia’ (PMG Sydenham Workshops) in Sydney,
he left to join IBM, in 1962 as a Customer Engineer.
His first couple of years with IBM were spent working in Sydney,
then after being trained on the 1440 he transferred to Adelaide to specialise on Unit Record and other GS equipment.
He was respected by both his colleagues and customers, and it earned him a IBM CE Service Award.
Retiring from IBM after 30 plus years, he chose to remain in Adelaide.
He was in poor health in his final years, finally dying on the 17th June 2025, aged 85.
His funeral was on the 8th July 2025 leaving his wife, Carol, and family to mourn his passing.
