Some sad news to share guys, Tom Kefecek better known as Capt Scarlett, died last Wednesday (Jan 12, 2022) after a short battle with an aggressive form of kidney cancer.

Tommy, aged 58, was diagnosed with the terminal illness last July with the hideous disease sending him to hospital on Christmas day.

He didn’t leave hospital and spent his final hours with wife Gabby by his side.

A memorial service will be held for Tommy at Fort Scratchley in Newcastle next Thursday evening.

Capt Scarlett was a regular member of the Aussie / NZ gaming community mostly playing WW2 era games, his favourite being the Red Orchestra series.

A colourful character known for his regular vocal encouragement of players in game, Scarlett was a polarising to many in the community but those that took the time to know the guy, quickly saw the different side to the man.

Well-read and with a knowledge of WW2 beyond the avid enthusiast, Scarlett could talk for hours about his passions. He was always up for a chat, and we spent many an hour talking about the machines of war or chatting through whatever he was up to in life at the time.

I also got to know Scarlett in the real world when he helped my business for a brief period around 2013. He would travel down to Sydney from Newcastle for a few days of work, staying at my place -always falling asleep in front of the TV. He and Gabby were also guests at our place in Sydney.

Business pressures, Covid-19 and less gaming in general did see me lose touch with Tommy recently. Something I regret.

Capt Scarlett, I hope you made it into the cap zone mate.

Rest in peace.

Matt Baxter
Cat in the Hat.

Gabby has asked if anyone has videos or content involving Tommy to post below. There were a bunch of troll vids from 2016 which Tom thought were classic. I will try to find them and post below.