Service: From 17 May 1971to? ? ? = ? Years Service
Appears in the 1975 & 1979 Stud Books
Does NOT appear in the 1985 Stud Book
Awards: No Find on Australian Honours system
Born: Friday 12 July 1946
Died on: Tuesday 19 May 2015 @ Cowra
Cause: Heart problem
Age: 68 years, 10 months, 7 days
Funeral date: ?
Funeral location: ?
Buried at: ?
Jeffrey Charles REYNOLDS – 25 December 2014
Jeff &Terri? REYNOLDS – Christmas Day – 25 December 2014
JEFF is NOT mentioned on the Police Wall of Remembrance *NEED MORE INFO
Funeral location: ?
NOTHING FURTHER IS KNOWN ABOUT THIS MAN OR HIS DEATH AT THIS STAGE
Condolences to his wife, Terri, friends and family.
Cal
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Jeffrey Charles REYNOLDS on a brand new R100TIC ( Boxer ) about 1983
Tara McLAUGHLIN ( TOBIN )
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Tara McLAUGHLIN ( TOBIN )
New South Wales Police Force
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Rank: Senior Constable – posthumously promoted to Sergeant 3rd Class
Stations: ?, Brisbane Water Local Area Command
Service: From? ? 1999to 21 May 2015 = 16+ years Service
Awards: No find on It’s An Honour
Born: ?
Died on: Thursday 21 May 2015 at Royal North Shore Hospital
Cause: Lung Cancer
Age: 39
Funeral date: Thursday 28 May 2015
Funeral location: Our Lady Star of the Sea Church, Terrigal
Buried at: ?
Memorial: NSW Police force Service Memorial Wall, Sydney Police Centre, Surry Hills, A7 ( right wall )
Tara McLAUGHLIN
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VALE SERGEANT TARA MCLAUGHLIN (TOBIN)
It was with heavy hearts we said farewell to our friend and colleague Sergeant Tara McLaughlin (Tobin).
It has been said that a candle can light a thousand more and not lose any of its brightness. Tara lit our hearts with the brightness of her spirit and made a difference to her community, as a police officer and Director of NSW Police Legacy.
Today ( 25 May 2015 ) we said farewell to Tara but she will not be forgotten. Not here on the Central Coast… not in the rest of the state … and not by generations to come.
Go gently from this place Tara, and know that the light you lit in our hearts will burn forever and your legacy will live on.
A loving wife and mother, a daughter and sister.
A prized friend and colleague.
A member of the New South Wales Police Force.
Our prayers are with you Tara. May you rest in peace
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Senior Constable Tara McLaughlin died from lung cancer in hospital, prompting tributes from comrades
21 May 2015
The Daily Telegraph
THE NSW police community is mourning the death of a senior constable who has succumbed to lung cancer, leaving a husband and two young boys.
Snr Const Tara McLaughlin died this morning at Royal North Shore Hospital and is survived by husband Sean and sons Harry and Flynn.
She was also a former director of the NSW Police Legacy charity, which supports past and present police and families in time of tragedy and need.
A post announcing her death on the NSW Police Legacy Facebook page garnered thousands of comments paying tribute to her life and her service.
Superintendent Commander Daniel Lewis of the Brisbane Water command area paid tribute on his Facebook page, describing Snr Const McLaughlin as a “huge influence” on the organisation and the Police Legacy movement.
“Sean and Tara’s two sons Harry and Flynn will directly benefit from the amazing work done by Tara and as they grow older will come to know just how incredible their mother was as they benefit from the work NSW Police Legacy,” he said.
Snr Const McLaughlin began her career with NSW Police in 1999.
Hi friends – Please read Tara’s story then make a generous donation. Thanks Darren
TARA’S STORY: My name is Tara Tobin and I am very blessed to be married and have two healthy and gorgeous boys. As most parents would attest, a three and four year old, keep us very busy and exhausted most days. So this was one of my symptoms in late 2012, but being a mum and working, I just thought being constantly tired and regularly short of breath was normal.
Life for us changed on the 10th of January 2013, when I was hospitalised with a collapsed lung that had filled with fluid. Life for us changed forever on the 17th January 2013 when I was diagnosed with stage four non small cell Lung Cancer.
Hard to hear the “C” word, but hard to comprehend that it was Lung Cancer as I have never smoked.
So after 18 months of chemotherapy, the cancer HAD metastitised and moved to my liver.
After testing my tissue three times, it was identified that I have the Alk gene which can be treated via oral chemotherapy. This medication is called Crizotinib and is manufactured by Pfizer. Unfortunately at the time my result finally came back positive, the only option available to our family was to self fund this treatment as the drug has not been approved on the PBS. Currently this cost is $8000 inc gst per month.
Currently I have been on this medication for approximately 7 weeks and the scans have shown much improvement. The improvement has flowed on to my life, and my renewed ability to be part of my families life – and put a load of washing on!
Tributes flow for ‘courageous’ lung cancer victim Sergeant Tara McLaughlin
Flynn Tobin farewells his mum, Sergeant Tara McLaughlin (Tobin), during her funeral held at Our Lady Star of the Sea Church, Terrigal. Picture:Peter Clark
Geraldine Cardozo, Central Coast Gosford Express Advocate
Central Coast police officer Tara McLaughlin, who died of lung cancer last week, was farewelled by hundreds at a moving funeral on Thursday.
The mother-of-two, who helped countless police families through the loss of a loved one, was remembered for her own lasting legacy.
Members of the police community joined family and friends in Terrigal to farewell the 39-year-old who died from lung cancer leaving a husband and two boys.
The much-loved officer, who has been posthumously promoted to the rank of Sergeant, was attached to Brisbane Water LAC and was also a former director of the NSW Police Legacy charity, which supports past and present police and families in time of tragedy and need.
Proudly donning his mother’s police hat, three-year-old Flynn Tobin watched as hundreds of mourners, including more than 100 police, attended the police funeral with full honours in Terrigal.
Sergeant Tara McLaughlin with her sons Harry and Flynn. Picture: Facebook
Police pallbearers carry the casket of Senior Constable Tara Tobin, during the funeral held at Our Lady Star of the Sea Church, Terrigal. Picture:Peter Clark
Flanked by a sea of blue uniforms at Our Lady Star of the Sea Chapel at Terrigal Police Assistant Commissioner Max Mitchell gave the valedictory for his “caring, compassionate and courageous” friend and colleague.
“Tara was blessed with beautiful personality and had the ability to be admired by many,” he told the packed chapel.
He praised Sergeant McLaughlin’s “determined and honest” nature describing her as someone “who would listen to any problem and had a wonderful sense of humour”.
Hundreds attended the service for Sergeant Tara McLaughlin (Tobin). Picture:Peter Clark
Police legatees who met Sgt McLaughlin through her work with NSW Police Legacy after losing members of their own family when they were young, paid tribute to “a wonderful role model” with a “gorgeous smile and open generous heart”.
“Tara was not simply a police officer but a person who inspired me,” said one. “It is with irony that today we welcome you into our police legatee family.”
Family members farewell Sergeant Tara McLaughlin (Tobin), during her funeral held at Our Lady Star of the Sea Church, Terrigal. Picture:Peter Clark
Brisbane Water Commander Detective Superintendent Daniel Sullivan, who attended the funeral, said his colleague was a huge influence on the command would be forever remembered.
“Today we said farewell to Tara but she will not be forgotten. Not here on the Central Coast, not in the rest of the state, and not by generations to come,” he wrote on his Facebook page.
“Tara will leave behind a legacy that reaches far beyond the Brisbane Water LAC and into the Police Legacy family. Sean and Tara’s two sons Harry and Flynn will directly benefit from the amazing work done by Tara and as they grow older will come to know just how incredible their mother was as they benefit from the work of NSW Police Legacy.”
A friend speaking on behalf of Sgt McLaughlin’s husband Sean Tobin said she was his “best friend forever” while sister Melanie McLaughlin thanked everyone for the “amazing turnout”.
Sgt McLaughlin joined the NSW Police in 1999 and came to Brisbane Water command 10 years ago.
NSW Police officers march at the Terrigal service. Picture:Peter Clark
Published: 17:20 +11:00, 19 February 2016 | Updated: 20:00 +11:00, 19 February 2016
Channel 10 journalist Mel McLaughlin has revealed that the controversy that raged after her memorable interview with cricketer Chris Gayle was nothing compared to the personal tragedy she has had to cope with.
The Herald Sun reports that the reporter had more serious issues on her mind at the time, as she was still coming to terms with the death of her older sister Tara, 39, to a rare lung cancer in May last year, despite the fact she was not a smoker. Tara was a senior constable with the New South Wales Police.
‘I find it very hard to talk about,’ McLaughlin said. ‘The cancer she had has such a disgusting rate of death.’
She admitted though that it put the whole debate about her interview with Gayle in perspective.
In a live post-match interview with Gayle in January, the cricketer faced a widespread backlash for his ‘inappropriate’ remarks to McLaughlin, telling her she had beautiful eyes and famously quipping ‘don’t blush, baby’.
‘It was just an interview. I can handle myself, I’m fine. Everyone seemed to have an opinion so I just went the other way,’ she said.
‘I know I’m on TV but I’m not about that at all. I’m not in it to be famous and the extra attention horrified me. I love what I do and I’m passionate about it and that’s what’s important. I’ll come across (Gayle) again. It’s work. There’s no problem.’
The Channel 10 reporter was still coming to terms with her sister’s death when the Chris Gayle controversy erupted in January
In January, Gayle (right) faced a widespread backlash for his ‘inappropriate’ remarks to McLaughlin (left), telling her she had beautiful eyes and famously quipping ‘don’t blush, baby’
Gayle later apologised for his remarks and was fined $10,000 by his Big Bash League club, the Melbourne Renegades, for ‘inappropriate conduct’.
However, the story didn’t end there. In the aftermath the sports journalist was thrust into the spotlight once again after offering to buy a former cricketer a drink after she got his name wrong on live TV.
During a post-match segment after the Big Bash clash between the Melbourne Renegades and the Adelaide Strikers last month McLaughlin slipped up and called Mark Waugh by Damien Fleming’s name.
The Channel 10 reporter, Waugh, and fellow panel guest Kevin Pietersen all dissolved into laughter with McLaughlin apologising and joking: ‘I’ll buy you a drink’.
Social media was quick to respond to McLaughlin’s comments, drawing parallels between her remarks and Gayle’s ‘don’t blush baby’, gaffe.
Service: From pre 18 February 1946to 7 October 1968 = 22+ years Service
Awards: ?
Born: 15 April 1925
Died on: 13 February 2004
Cause: Dementia
Age: 78
Funeral date: 17 February 2004
Funeral location: Cowra Anglican Church, Cowra
Buried at: Cowra Lawn Cemetery, Doncaster Dve – now laying with Olive
Husband to Olive, father to Graeme ( # 16712 ) & Darrell
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RONALD ALEXANDER CORCORAN
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John FELTON
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John FELTON
aka Felto
( late of Seven Hills )
New South Wales Police Force
Regd. # 17164
Rank: Sergeant – retired
Stations: ?, Blacktown GD’s & Rescue Squad ( 27 Division ), Wetherill Park, Green Valley
Service: From 7 October 1975 to 9 July 2010 = 34+ years Service
Awards: National Medal – granted 17 March 1992
1st Clasp to the National Medal – granted 4 September 2001
Born: 9 October 1953
Died on: Wednesday 20 May 2015 about 5pm
Cause: Liver Cancer
Age: 61
Funeral date: Monday 25 May 2015 @ 9am
Funeral location: Pinegrove Crematorium, North Chapel, Great Western Hwy, Minchinbury
Buried at: Cremated
John Felton on the left
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FELTON, John
9.10.1953 – 20.05.2015
Formerly of Seven Hills
Loving husband of Stacey. Much loved father & father-in-law of Courtney & Adam and Ashley & Kirstie.
Adored Poppy-Chicken of Riley & Madeline.
Family and friends of JOHN are invited to attend his Funeral Service on Monday, May 25, 2015, to be held in the North Chapel of Pinegrove Crematorium on the grounds of Pinegrove Memorial Park, Great Western Highway, Minchinbury at 9:00am.
The Rocks, Riverina area. 1920’s – 30’s in Crookwell, West Wyalong, Baradine, Urana, O.I.C. – Singleton
Service: From ? ? 1919 or 1920 to ? ? 1951 = 31+ years Service
Awards: Imperial Service Medal – granted 25 August 1953
Born: ?
Died on: ? January 1960
Cause: cancer
Age: ?
Funeral date: ? ? 1960
Funeral location: ?
Buried at: ?
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The Tumut Advocate and Farmers & Settler’s Adviser Tuesday 23 September 1924 page 4 of 6
A very pretty but quiet wedding was celebrated at the Sacred Heart Church on Thursday, when Neil Gordon Featherstone was united in holy bonds with Emily Olive Granland. The bride’s parents recently resided at Bongongo, but for some time past have been living in Cootamundra. The bridegroom is in the police force, and stationed at Crookwell.
The Lockhart Review & Oaklands Advertiser ( NSW ) Tuesday 10 September 1946 page 2 of 6
THE LOST BOY FOUND
Sergeant Featherstone, of Urana, and Senior Constable Spence, of Albudy, were engaged, during the week, in searching for a youth named Russell Binns, who is employed at Coonong Station. He was missing for several days, and the police officers were more than pleased to have found the youth safe and well after their intensive search.
The Lockhart Review & Oaklands Advertiser ( NSW ) Tuesday 19 October 1948 page 1 of 8
LICENSING COURT
To-day a Licensing Court was held at Lockhart, Mr. J. A. Scobie Licensing Magistrate presiding.
The next matter was an application by Albert G. Ziebell, licensee of the Railway Hotel, seeking the withdrawal of an order for the demolition of the premises.
Mr. Smithers, solicitor for the owners, Tooth & Co. Ltd, pointed out that, because of present building restrictions, the application had been placed before the Court. His clients, realizing that renovations were necessary, had planned to spend £1000 on renovations and he tendered the plan and specifications to the Court.
There was, no doubt, that demolition of the premises would have to be carried out later on.
The Court agreed to the withdrawal of the demolition order, but the owners must send the District Licensing Inspector (Sergt. Featherstone ) a copy of the plans and specifications so that he could certify in due course that the renovations were carried out.
Singleton Argus ( NSW ) Friday 16 September 1949 page 4 of 8
NEW SERGEANT KEEN ON SPORT
Sergeant Neil Featherstone, who took up duty this week as officer in charge and prosecutor for Singleton Police, is a keen sportsman. Since he joined the force 24 years ago, he has mainly been appointed to Western N.S.W. districts, including Broken Hill, where he played A grade tennis. Mrs. Featherstone who is also a keen tennis player, has not turned her attention as actively towards golf as her husband has. Since taking up the game Sgt. Featherstone has reduced his handicap to 20 and is looking forward, he said, to playing on the inviting Singleton course.
Only one of the three Featherstone children, four-year-old daughter, Julia, accompanied them to Singleton. An elder daughter, Eula, is nursing at Wagga Base Hospital and a son, Maurice is in the Railway Department in Sydney.
Sgt. and Mrs. Featherstone are looking forward to long and happy associations in Singleton.
BERNARD is NOT mentioned on the Police Wall of Remembrance *BUT SHOULD BE
Bernie was apparently being ‘interviewed’ inside Collaroy Police Station and when he was left alone in the room, with a loaded gun in a drawer, Bernie has committed suicide with the use of the Service weapon.
FURTHER INFORMATION IS REQUIRED ABOUT THIS MAN AND INCIDENT AT THE COLLAROY POLICE STATION
Mark Stephen COPPING
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Mark Stephen COPPING
New South Wales Police Force
Regd. # 22472
Rank: Senior Constable
Stations: ?, Chatswood, Dog Squad
Service: From ? to ?
Awards: ?
Born: 21 September 1964
Died on: Sunday 19 April 2015
Location of death: Philippines
Cause: stomach cancer
Age: 51
Funeral date: Saturday 9 May 2015
Funeral location: ?
Buried at: ?
Mark Stephen COPPING
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RIP
Your prayers are asked for Old Boy Mark Copping and the Copping family. Mark lived in the Philippines and had been suffering with cancer for some time.
Mark’s brothers, also Old Boys, David and Michael, were at Mark’s bedside at the time of his death.
May the Lord welcome Mark into his kingdom of peace.
1989 commendation for his devoted duty during the Newcastle earthquake.
Born: Sunday 13 March 1949
Died on: Monday 25 October 1999
Cause: Fatal heart attack in the meal room of Cessnock Police Station
Age: 50 years, 7 months, 12 days
Funeral date: Thursday 28 October 1999
Funeral location: the church his father helped build in Mayfield.
Buried at: Cremated at Beresfield Crematorium, NSW
Memorial location:
Unknown with David Bell
Memorial stone for David Bell at Beresfield Crematorium
DAVE is NOT mentioned on the Police Wall of Remembrance * BUT SHOULD BE
As of May 2021, Dave Bell is still NOT Mentioned on the National Police Wall of Remembrance, Canberra.
Senior Sergeant Dave Bell was the Sector Supervisor at Cessnock Police Station.
On Monday 25 October 1999 he suffered a fatal heart attack in the meal room while he, Senior Constable Mick Wood & Constable Tracey Ward were having morning tea together.
Dave is still not on the list for remembrance day, despite numerous requests/inquiries with Northern Region.
Handshake At End Of Long Arm Of The Law
Newcastle Herald
Thursday April 6, 2000
Andrew Kelly
FIFTY Lower Hunter police and community members were honoured yesterday in a ceremony at Maitland Town Hall.
Awards were presented to several officers for bravery and outstanding policing, and to members of the community who have given up their time to help the police.
Hunter Region police commander Terry Collins presented six officers with the first clasp to the National Medal, recognising 25 years service, including a posthumous honour to Senior Sergeant Dave Bell, who died on duty at Cessnock last October.
Mr HICKEY (Cessnock) [11.45 a.m.]: I bring to the attention of honourable members the death of Senior Sergeant Dave BellatCessnock police station on Monday 25 October. I extend my sincere sympathies to his wife, Noelene, and their four daughters. The Cessnock community has lost a truly remarkable police officer who was extremely dedicated to his position as team co-ordinator and worked very hard building up the morale of the men around him. I first met Dave Bell at the Cessnock police station in early April and was impressed by his positive attitude to his team and his devotion to the community. He was quick to point out that if any problems existed with manning levels, as had been constantly heralded by the former Mayor of Cessnock, Merv Pine, those problems lay with District Inspector Phelps for not allocating the necessary manpower to Cessnock.
Merv Pine’s continued concern in itself had placed pressure upon those at the Cessnock police station to perform above and beyond the normal benchmark, first to appease the mayor and, second, to avoid pressure being applied to the men at the station. Dave Bell raised the issues that I had referred to him: the manning of the station and police carrying out the duties of corrective services officers during court sitting days. He suggested that it would be more beneficial for front-line policing if those duties were returned to corrective services officers.
While being shown around the station by Dave I asked him about the job of escorting prisoners from the holding bays to the court, which I considered left the police in a dangerous situation. Dave was concerned about the safety of the officers but suggested that I should raise the matter with the Minister and the department. Dave Bell’s record shows clearly what the community knew already: that he was a dedicated officer.
Senior Sergeant David Bell joined the New South Wales Police Service on 31 July 1972. After attending the Redfern academy he was stationed at No. 24 division and later worked at Miranda, where he performed highway patrol and general duties. He was promoted to the rank of constable on 11 September 1973. On 28 July 1974 Senior Sergeant Bell was transferred to duty on the metropolitan special traffic patrol car crew, and performed duties in that role until 30 September 1975, when he accepted a transfer to Maitland highway patrol. In 1977 he was promoted to the rank of constable first-class, and he devoted 11 years to this specialist class of duty. In 1981 he was promoted to the rank of senior constable.
Senior Sergeant Bell transferred to East Maitland police station in a general duties role, and in the same year achieved the rank of sergeant third-class. On 25 June 1988 he was transferred to Maitland station, where he served the community for eight years. On 14 December 1988 he received the National Medal, which rewarded him for 15 years of police service. The following year he received a commendation for his devoted duty during the Newcastle earthquake. On 28 August 1996 Sergeant Bell was promoted to the rank of senior sergeant when he took up the position of patrol tactician at Cessnock police station. He later performed general duties.
At the time of his passing Senior Sergeant David Bell was stationed at Cessnock station as the team co-ordinator for all staff at Cessnock and outlying stations. Affectionately referred to by police and colleagues as “Dave“, Senior Sergeant Bell had a unique form of respect from police of all ranks. He was a great believer in preserving the traditional ideals, attitudes and respect instilled in police during their early police days. He shared a concern for each and every person at the station, as well as the community in general. His workmates have described him as a true gentleman and scholar.
In the short time I knew Dave, I realised that was completely true. He expected from his troops a high standard of professionalism but showed equal fairness in his discipline. Nothing was a problem to him, especially when it came to his men. His door was open at all times to anyone with a concern or problem, and his confidentiality was always assured to all. I believe that, because of Dave Bell’s service to the Cessnock community, his memory should be highlighted.
Mr WHELAN (Strathfield – Minister for Police) [11.50 a.m.]: The untimely passing of Sergeant David Bell at the age of 50 is tragic. It is, indeed, a great tragedy for his wife, Noelene, and his four daughters and granddaughter. David was much loved, not only by his family but by everyone who serves in the Police Service in the area in which he worked. He was a great and strong member of the community. Yesterday I spoke to his widow and expressed sympathy for the untimely loss of such a dedicated officer. It appears to be true that the harder one works the more dedicated one becomes and that often leads to an early and untimely death. That seems to be what happened in this case.
Dave worked very hard in both the community and the Police Service. He was well respected and revered by other police for the work he did. This is a sad time. Such is the depth of feeling in the community about the untimely passing of such a wonderful police officer who was dedicated to law enforcement in New South Wales and spent so much time looking after the community that I have asked the Deputy-Speaker to represent me at Dave’s funeral today. He will be sadly missed by everyone in the New South Wales Police Service.
On Tuesday the 7th May 2013 Leading Senior Constable Chris Plummer, from Bankstown Local Area Command, lost his battle with an extremely aggressive form of cancer.
He was diagnosed only seven weeks before his death.
Chris was married to Juliet and they have four daughters, all under the age of 12.
The NSW Police Force is asking for the public to donate money to help support Chris’ wife and their children.
Funds can be donated to the following account:
POLICE BANK
ACCOUNT NAME: CHRIS AND JULIET PLUMMER
BSB: 815000
ACCOUNT No: 274618
TRIBUTES AND TEARS FOR OFFICER AND LOVED DAD
LEADING Senior-Constable Christopher Otis Plummer was remembered as a loving husband, proud father and outstanding policeman at his funeral service at St Paul’s Catholic Church, Camden, on Monday.
Sen-Constable Christopher Plummer with his wife, Juliet, and four daughters before his illness.
Tears flowed as the community and NSW Police farewelled the beloved family man, friend and colleague who died last Tuesday aged 43.
Sen-Constable Plummer’s death came as a shock after he was diagnosed with cancer just seven weeks ago. He is survived by wife Juliet and four children.
Supt David Eardley, of Bankstown police, said SenConstable Plummer, of Currans Hill, was a role model.
‘‘Chris was important to everyone, whether it was his colleagues, people at the gym or his friends in the Army Reserves,’’ he said.
‘‘Today we farewell a much loved member of the police force, and on behalf of the NSW Police, I offer our deepest condolences.’’
From his homeland of Jamaica, Sen- Constable Plummer’s sister, Anona Griffith, said her brother was a talented athlete who loved Liverpool Football Club. ‘‘He was always determined to be a good husband and father and I admired his strength of character,’’ she said.
In a statement on behalf of Juliet, sister-in-law Shannon Jansen said SenConstable Plummer was a great friend to many people.
‘‘It became apparent just how loved he was with the number of people who came to visit him in hospital,’’ she said. ‘‘Being a police officer wasn’t just his job, it was who he was.
‘‘Our four beautiful girls will remind me every day of the great man he was.’’
Police across southwestern Sydney have started an appeal for the Plummers.
Bankstown police have opened a bank account to help the family with expenses and the NSW Police Rugby League competition is also raising money.
Macarthur Bulls president Sgt Rod Sheraton said the police rugby league competition raised more than $3800 last Wednesday night.
‘‘ We all wore black armbands to mark Chris’s passing,’’ Sgt Sheraton said. ‘‘We’re hoping to raise more at future events.’’
Police officers, family and friends farewelled Currans Hill police officer Constable Christopher Plummer in Camden on Monday. Picture:Jeff de Pasquale
Police officers, family and friends farewelled Currans Hill police officer Constable Christopher Plummer in Camden on Monday. Picture:Jeff de Pasquale
Police officers, family and friends farewelled Currans Hill police officer Constable Christopher Plummer in Camden on Monday. Picture:Jeff de Pasquale
Police officers, family and friends farewelled Currans Hill police officer Constable Christopher Plummer in Camden on Monday. Picture:Jeff de Pasquale
Police officers, family and friends farewelled Currans Hill police officer Constable Christopher Plummer in Camden on Monday. Picture:Jeff de Pasquale
A POLICE helicopter flew low over the heads of more than 100 police officers in three long ranks on John Street, Camden, on Monday.
The officers formed a guard of honour for Leading Senior Constable Christopher Plummer, 42, who died on May 7 after a short battle with cancer.
Hundreds of family, friends and colleagues filled St Paul’s Catholic Church, Camden, on Monday including a representative of the Australia Army Reserves, politicians and Assistant Commissioner of Police Frank Minnelli — evidence of the high regard in which Leading Senior Constable Plummer was held.
The mourners heard how Leading Senior Constable Plummer had always worked for others, joining the London Metropolitan Police Force at the age of 23.
He moved to Australia after meeting his wife Juliet and after a brief period in The Oaks, settled in Currans Hill.
Leading Senior Constable Plummer joined the NSW Police Force in 2001 followed by the Australian Army Reserves in 2004.
He started his career at Campbelltown police station before moving to Bass Hill and Green Valley commands before settling in the Bankstown local area command.
He was awarded two Commissioner’s Unit Citations for outstanding bravery and dedication to duty.
Superintendent David Eardley from the Bankstown local area command spoke with an emotion-filled voice of farewelling “a much-loved member of the force”.
“It is with profound sorrow that I offer, on behalf of the police force, to Chris’s family our deepest sympathies on the loss of a very fine son, brother, husband and father and an outstanding police officer,” Superintendent Eardley said.
A eulogy read on behalf of Juliet Plummer spoke of her husband’s passion for his family, for health and fitness and his love of people.
“I always knew Chris was an amazing man, but when I saw how much he meant to so many people it really hit me,” she said.
“I want to thank everyone for letting Chris know how special he was in those last seven weeks.
“To me Chris was my world. He was my strength, the one who always seemed to know just what to do when I was at a loss.
“I have four beautiful little girls who will always remind me of the great man he was.”
Leading Senior Constable Plummer is survived by Juliet and his daughters Olympia, Amalia, Gypsy and Aliyah.
