James Errol MADDEN

| 20/07/2023

James Errol MADDEN

AKA Jim MADDEN

* Nickname: Mad Dog

Late of ?

Relations in ‘the job’: ?, NSWPF ????? ( Daughter )

Brittany STOKER, NSWPF ????? ( Granddaughter)( Bankstown LAC )

“possible” relation in ‘the job‘: ?

NSW Police Training Centre – Redfern – Class # 124

New South Wales Police Force

Regd. # 14319

Rank: Commenced Training at Redfern Police Academy on Monday 3 August 1970 ( aged 25 years, 8 months, 12 days )

Probationary Constable- appointed Monday 14 September 1970 ( aged 25 years, 9 months, 23 days )

Constable – appointed 14 September 1971

Constable 1st Class – appointed 14 September 1975

Detective – appointed ? ? ?

Senior Constable – appointed ? ? ?

Leading Senior Constable – appointed ? ? ? ( N/A )

Sergeant 3rd Class – appointed 10 May 1986

Sergeant 2nd Class – appointed ? ? ?

Sergeant 1st Class – appointed ? ? ?

Final Rank: = Senior Sergeant

Stations: ?, Campsie ( 13 Division )( GDs )( 1970s ), ?, Liverpool ( 22 Division )( HWP ), ?, Kogarah ( 12 Division )( HWP ), ?, Campbelltown ( 35 Division ), ?, Macquarie Fields ( 35 Division ) – Retirement

Service: From 3 August 1970 to 7 October 1999 = 29 years, 2 month, 4 days Service

Retirement / Leaving age: = 54 years, 10 months, 15 days

Time in Retirement from Police: 23 years, 8 months, 21 days

Awards: National Medal – granted 8 June 1988 ( Sgt )

1st Clasp to National Medal – granted 27 September 1996 ( SenSgt )

James MADDEN Jim MADDEN James Errol MADDEN

Born: Wednesday 22 November 1944

Died on: Wednesday 28 June 2023

Age: 78 years, 7 months, 6 days

Organ Donor: Y / N / ?

Cause: Heart attack. Blood clot in the Aorta

Event location: Camden Hospital, NSW

Event / Diagnosis date: Wednesday 28 June 2023

Funeral date: Monday 10 July 2023 @ 11am

Funeral location: Gledswood Homestead, 900 Camden Valley Way, Catherine Field, NSW

Camden PAC provided the Official Police Guard of Honour

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Wake location: Gledswood Homestead, 900 Camden Valley Way, Catherine Field, NSW

Wake date: Monday 10 July 2023

Funeral Parlour: Beautiful Farewells 100 Concord Rd, North Strathfield, NSW

Buried at: Cremated

Grave Location: Section: Row: ? Plot: ?

Grave GPS: ?, ?

Memorial / Plaque / Monument located at: ?

Dedication date of Memorial / Plaque / Monument: Nil – at this time ( July 2023 )

JIM is NOT mentioned on the Police Wall of Remembrance * NOT JOB RELATED

FURTHER INFORMATION IS NEEDED ABOUT THIS PERSON, THEIR LIFE, THEIR CAREER AND THEIR DEATH.

PLEASE SEND PHOTOS AND INFORMATION TO Cal

May they forever Rest In Peace

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In loving memory

Jim’s (James’) family warmly invite you to attend the celebration of his life, to be held in the Gledswood Room, Gledswood Homestead & Winery, 900 Camden Valley Way, on Monday 10th July at 11am.
A private cremation will follow.

Burial Services provided to Sydney, Canterbury, Sutherland – Elite Funerals

* Story behind any Nickname:

(9) Ex Cops Who Want To Enjoy Their Time on Facebook. | Facebook

Dad returned back from orange yesterday complaining of back pain to go to sleep and wake up again with back pain for mum to drive him to Camden hospital for him to change for the worst and found to have died 10 mins later of a blood clot burst to his Aorta . No heart condition nothing ever known he was pretty healthy

Nothing further, than what is recorded above, is known about this person at the time of publication and further information and photos would be appreciated.

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Cal
20 July 2023

Updated 21 July 2023

To Do: Jim may also have Served in the Military ( Vietnam? ). Followup that Service.

Darren Ronald COONEY

| 20/07/2023

Darren Ronald COONEY

AKA Darren COONEY, Coon, Dazza

Late of Figtree Nursing Home, NSW

any “possible” relation in ‘the job’:

NSW Police Training Centre – Redfern – Class # 179

New South Wales Police Force

Regd. # 20161

Rank: Commenced Training at Redfern Police Academy “possibly ” on Monday 7 December 1981 ( aged 19 years, 8 months, 28 days )

Probationary Constable- appointed 5 March 1982 ( aged 19 years, 11 months, 24 days )

Constable – appointed ? ? ?

Constable 1st Class – appointed 7 April 1987

Detective – appointed ? ? ? ( NO )

Senior Constable – appointed ? ? ?

Final Rank: = Senior Constable

Stations: ?, Pt Kembla GDs, Sutherland GDs, Wollongong – Resignation

Service: From 7 December 1981 to ? ? post 1997? = ? years Service

Retirement / Leaving age: = ?

Time in Retirement from Police: ?

Awards: National Medal – granted 28 August 1997 ( SenCon )

Born: Friday 9 March 1962

Died on: Monday 7 March 2022 @ 3.15am

Age: 59 years, 11 months, 26 days ( two days short of his 60th )

Organ Donor: Y / N / ?

Cause: Sepsis – stemming from blood clots in both legs – stemming from a stroke around 10 years earlier

Event location: Port Kembla Palliative Care Unit, Old Pt Kembla Hospital, NSW

Event date: ? ? 2012

Funeral date: Wednesday 16 March 2022 @ noon

Funeral location: Hansen & Cole, 634 Northcliffe Drive, Kembla Grange, NSW

LIVE STREAM PIN: ATYZN6 Email: HansencoleKG

( click here to see Cornona19 Virus Pandemic rules – this will be a limited numbers Funeral )

any Future Wake location: ??? TBA

any Future Wake date: ??? TBA

( Due to current Govt. restrictions on ‘Gatherings’ due to Corona19 Virus Pandemic, some families may wish to have a Memorial Service / Wake with friends and family at a later date )

Funeral Parlour: Hansen & Cole, Northcliffe Dve, Kembla Grange, NSW ADMIN@HANSENANDCOLEFUNERALS.COM.AU

Buried at: ? TBA

Memorial / Plaque / Monument located at: ?

Dedication date of Memorial / Plaque / Monument: Nil – at this time ( March 2022 )

DARREN is NOT mentioned on the Police Wall of Remembrance * NOT JOB RELATED

FURTHER INFORMATION IS NEEDED ABOUT THIS PERSON, THEIR LIFE, THEIR CAREER AND THEIR DEATH.

PLEASE SEND PHOTOS AND INFORMATION TO Cal

May they forever Rest In Peace

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Our deepest condolences to the family of Coons. He was a bloody good bloke.

Cal

Darren COONEY Darren COONEY, Liam COONEY

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Cal
7 March 2022

Robert Edgar LAYTON

| 20/07/2023

Robert Edgar LAYTON

AKA Bob

Late of Warilla

Father of Robert Samuel LAYTON ( civilian – died Nov 2018 ) & Husband to Marian ( civilian )( R.I.P. 2020? )

NSW Redfern Police Academy Class # 095

New South Wales Police Force

Regd. # 10692

Rank: Probationary Constable – appointed 13 May 1963 ( aged 25 years, 11 months, 16 days )

Constable 1st Class – appointed 13 May 1968

Senior Constable – appointed 13 May 1972

Sergeant 3rd Class – appointed 17 August 1979

Final Rank = Sergeant ( 2nd Class ? )

Stations: ?, South Coast, Pt Kembla, Warilla ( Sgt ),

Service: From ? ? pre May 1963? to ? ? ? = ? years Service

Awards: *National Medal – granted 17 March 1989 ( Sgt ) or – granted 20 January 1981 ( Det Sgt )

1st Clasp to National Medal – granted 17 March 1989

* most probably the 17 March 1989 refers to ‘our’ Robert Edgar LAYTON. There was no other R.E. Layton in NSWPF

Born: Thursday 27 May 1937

Died on: Sunday 12 May 2019 at 3am in hospital ( 2 weeks prior to his 83rd b/day )

Age: 81 years, 11 months, 15 days

Cause: Fall – striking his head – leading to his death ( suspected blood clot )

Event location: Home

Event date: Saturday 11 May 2019 during the morning

Funeral date: Friday 17 May 2019 @ noon

Funeral location: Parsons Funeral Home, 10 Woolworths Ave, Warilla ( same location as his son’s funeral )

*Family would like Medals to be worn

Wake location: ?TBA

Funeral Parlour: Parsons, Warilla

Buried at: Cremated

Memorial located at: ?

THURSDAY **6 SEPTEMBER 2012**
THE INAUGURAL RETIRED POLICE PIN CEREMONY AT OAK FLATS ( WARILLA ) ( LAKE ILLAWARRA ) POLICE STATION.
RETIRED POLICE RECEIVING THEIR PINS AS A MARK OF RESPECT FOR THE COMMITMENT TO POLICING SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY OF NSW.

Retired Sgt Robert Edgar LAYTON ( Bob LAYTON ) # 10692 & Supt. Wayne Starling. Thursday 6 September 2012

BOB is NOT mentioned on the Police Wall of Remembrance * NOT JOB RELATED

Funeral location:

FURTHER INFORMATION IS NEEDED ABOUT THIS PERSON, THEIR LIFE, THEIR CAREER AND THEIR DEATH.

PLEASE SEND PHOTOS AND INFORMATION TO Cal

May they forever Rest In Peace

Marian LAYTON, thanks all members/workmates that attended Bob LAYTON’s Funeral on 17 May 201 and wishes you all, the very best.

Bob was a Sergeant at the old ( now decommissioned ) Warilla Police Station, 15 Lake Entrance Rd, Warilla, for many years.

His wife, Marian, was also a long time Cleaner at the Police Station and VKG2 ( Warilla ).

May Bob, and his son, Bob, forever Rest In Peace.

Funeral details to be announced.

Please revisit this page in order to find out about the funeral details.

Cal

130519

1968 – 1969

Parliament of NSW

Report of the Police Department

p23

BRIEF FACTS OF ACTS OF BRAVERY BY POLICE

The facts, briefly, associated with acts of bravery performed by Police during the year 1967 are as set out hereunder.

8. On 27th March, 1967, Senior-Constable Ronald John Foster and Constable Robert Edgar Layton rescued three youths from a cliff face at Macquarie Pass and recovered the body of a fourth who had suffered fatal injuries in a fall from the cliff.

annual_report_archive_1967-1 – document.pdf