Diarmid (Irish) Bevan

I never knew Irish but I herd lots of good thing about him and I am sure that he will be missed

Maggie McLeod

RIP Mate, You were one of the good ones, no matter what rank you were at the time! Hackneyed phase I know but the world will be a much quieter place without you, I’ll miss your laughter and excellent yarns not so much the wet my finger in my ear……

Noel Robinson

Irish was incredibly supportive to us during a very difficult time in our lives, and he will always be remembered as someone who was kind and funny, and always had a piece of advice or a joke to crack. I remember teaching him how to download music onto his computer,... Read more

Katrina and Ling Bevan

Irish was simply the best mate a bloke could have. John Burdett.

John Burdett

I worked with Irish back in the 1990's. He was always charming, witty and loved people and life to the max. He made the workplace fun. I will miss his wicked sense of humour. Irish made a difference to peoples lives if you were lucky enough to know him. R.I.P. old mate. Andy

Andrew Stibbard

I first met Irish when he joined HMAS OTWAY to begin his career in submarines. We remained close friends until his recent parting. Am am sure so many who knew Irish will miss his laughter, sense of humour and advice when things got tough. I know he loved his family... Read more

David Bryan

i don’t know how to begin, i was on HMAS Otama with Irish we commissioned her together, we were mess mates, and i was lucky enough to be a run ashore mate with him, i remember when we were in San diego , we went Christmas shopping for the kids... Read more

james mcmanimm

Irish and I served on Onslow in the early 80's, including when Onslow had a major incident. Irish was and remains a great mate and was always the life of the party. We were sent to be naturalised on the same day before we departed on a patrol somewhere. The... Read more

Terry (Bagsy) Baker

We were good mates since 1967, He was first on the scene when I was knocked unconscious by gunfire onboard HMAS Duchess. He followed into the Submarine Squadron. Meeting his lovely wife Edith on one of our trips to NZ, they would come and stay with us in Holbrook for Anzac days. He was always the life of... Read more

Roger Cooper

Dear Bevan family, I knew that I knew Irish but struggled to recall where from until I saw Darren's name on the obituary and a foggy memory came though. I believe he did some reserve days in the Submarine School at Platypus in the early nineties when I was the LSETSSM... Read more

Paul Green