, ▁John ▁Howard , ▁leader ▁of ▁the ▁opposition ▁Kim ▁Be az ley ▁and ▁former ▁prime ▁minister ▁Bob ▁Haw ke . ▁E ul og ies ▁were ▁given ▁by ▁Rich ie ▁B ena ud ▁and ▁Governor - General ▁Sir ▁William ▁De ane . ▁The ▁service ▁was ▁broadcast ▁live ▁on ▁ABC ▁Television ▁to ▁a ▁view ing ▁audience ▁of ▁ 1 . 4 5   mill ion . ▁A ▁private ▁service ▁for ▁family ▁and ▁friends ▁was ▁earlier ▁held ▁at ▁the ▁Cent enn ial ▁Park ▁C emetery ▁in ▁the ▁sub urb ▁of ▁Pas ad ena , ▁with ▁many ▁people ▁l ining ▁both ▁Green hill ▁and ▁Good wood ▁Ro ads ▁to ▁pay ▁their ▁respect s ▁as ▁his ▁fun eral ▁motor cade ▁passed ▁by . ▁ ▁Leg acy ▁Cr icket ▁writer ▁David ▁Fr ith ▁sum med ▁up ▁the ▁par ado x ▁of ▁the ▁continu ing ▁fasc ination ▁with ▁Brad man : ▁ ▁As ▁early ▁as ▁ 1 9 3 9 , ▁Brad man ▁had ▁a ▁Royal ▁Navy ▁ship ▁named ▁after ▁him . ▁Bu ilt ▁as ▁a ▁fish ing ▁tra w ler ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 6 , ▁ ▁was ▁taken ▁over ▁by ▁the ▁Admir alty ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 9 , ▁but ▁was ▁s unk ▁by ▁German ▁aircraft ▁the ▁following ▁year . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 3 ▁edition ▁of ▁Wis den ▁Cr ick eters ' ▁Al man ack , ▁Brad man ▁was ▁selected ▁by ▁Ne ville ▁Card us ▁as ▁one ▁the ▁Six ▁Gi ants ▁of ▁the ▁Wis den ▁Century . ▁This ▁was ▁a ▁special ▁comm