Dick,
I had the great pleasure of knowing Barry when I too was posted to Brunei on Loan Service. As I was a Pongo sergeant aircraft technician on the Bo 105s with No 2 Skn, we only got to mix occasionally. When we did though, copious amounts of beer were invariably involved, as this was in the '80s before Brunei went totally dry. Apart from the sergeants to the officer's mess and vice versa functions at Christmas and Hari Raya, we were both involved with BADS, Berekas Amateur Dramatic Society, and their production of, "Goldilocks and the three bears"! His depiction, along with another RAF Loan Service officer, Pete Hearn, as Ron & Ron the Crayfish twins was unforgettable.
Dick, you can be rest assured that Barry was highly respected by all in the RBAF and not only by the pilots who he had trained.
Please pass on our condolences to Anne and the family. Our thoughts and prays are with them at this sad time.
RIP Barry, you weren't too bad for a Crab officer!!
David & Sharon Airdrie.