Rank: Commenced Training as Police Cadet on 4 December 1972 ( aged 16 years, 4 months & 17 days )
Probationary Constable- appointed 17 July 1975 ( aged 19 years )
Constable – appointed 17 July 1976
Constable 1st Class – appointed ? ? ?
Senior Constable – appointed ? ? ?
Final Rank = Senior Constable
Stations: ?, Albury – Retirement
Service: From4 December 1972 to19 November 1996 = 23 years, 11 months & 15 days Service
Awards: National Medal – granted17 March 1992 ( SenCon )
1st Clasp to National Medal – granted28 August 1997 ( Sgt? )
Born: Tuesday 17 July 1956
Died on: Monday 3 August 2020
Age: 64 years & 7 days
Cause: ?
Event location: ?
Event date: ?
Funeral date: Monday 17 August 2020 @ 10.30am
Funeral location: Hume Chapel, John Hossack Funeral Services, 435 Wilson St, Albury, NSW
( Due to current Govt. restrictions of the 4 square metre rule at a Funeral due to the Cornona19 Virus Pandemic – you should phone first to ensure a place )
Future Wake location: ??? TBA
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Future Wake date: ???
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Funeral Parlour: John Hossack Funeral Services, Albury, NSW
Buried at: Cremated
Memorial / Plaque / Monument located at: ?
Dedication date of Memorial / Plaque / Monument: Nil – at this time ( August 2020 )
BARRY is NOT mentioned on the Police Wall of Remembrance *NEED MORE INFO
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( 1981 – 1983 ) Technical Support Branch – M.O. Unit ( Method of Operation ),
( 1983 – 1985 ) Darlinghurst ( SenCon ),
( 1985 – April 1992 ) Internal Affairs.
( 1987 ) – Sat for the Sgts Exam.,
( April 1992 – 2 August 1995 ) Parramatta GDs – Sgt ( 18 Division ),
( 3 August 1995 – 1997 ) Internal Affairs – South Region ( Inspector ),
( 1997 – Retirement ) Holroyd District – Merrylands ( 26 Division ) as a Duty Officer – Retirement
Service: From5 July 1971 to8 July 2005 = 34 years & 3 days Service
Awards: National Medal – granted 8 June 1988 ( SenCon )
1st Clasp to National Medal – granted 17 April 1997 ( SenCon )
Queen’s Commendation for Brave Conduct ( Imperial ) Medal – granted 27 July 1976 ( Constable ) – Rescue from a car crash fire
Commissioners Commendation given on 17 March 1996
NSW Police Medal with 4th Clasp – granted 4 June 2003
Born: Thursday 6 May 1954
Died on: Wednesday 29 July 2020
Age: 66 years, 2 months & 23 days
Cause: Parkinsons Disease
Event location: ?
Event date: ?
Funeral date: Friday 7 August 2020 @ 1.10pm
Funeral location: Northern Suburbs Memorial Gardens North Chapel, 199 Delhi Road, North Ryde, NSW
Funeral video available upon request
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Future Wake location: ??? TBA
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Future Wake date: ???
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Funeral Parlour: Liberty Funerals
Buried at: Cremated
Memorial / Plaque / Monument located at: ?
Dedication date of Memorial / Plaque / Monument: Nil – at this time ( August 2020 )
NORMAN is NOT mentioned on the Police Wall of Remembrance *NEED MORE INFO
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Awards to Police—Royal and Civilian
Royal and civilian awards and trophies were awarded to members of the Police Force and a member of the Police Cadet Corps as indicated hereunder—
Queen’s Gallantry Medal—
Detective Senior Constable Wilfred Tunstall;
Senior Constable John William Hayes;
Constable 1st Class Jan Krawczyk.
Queen’s Commendation for Brave Conduct—
Detective Sergeant 1st Class Reginald Hugh
Stevenson;
Detective Sergeant 3rd Class Ronald Charles Wilson;
Sergeant 3rd Class John Nelson Hobbs;
Detective Senior Constable Paul William McKinnon;
Detective Constable 1st Class Richard John Winston Barber;
Constable 1st Class Paul Owen Davison;
Constable Garry Brian Gilbert;
Probationary Constable Ernest Robert Gallaway;
Constable 1st Class Graham Leonard Pitt;
Sergeant 3rd Class Geoffrey Allan Kinney;
Senior Constable Neville Ronald Whalan;
Detective Senior Constable Aldo Lorenzutta;
Detective Senior Constable Geoffrey Neil McDowell; Sergeant 1st Class Richard Tinto Davidson; Constable Norman William Russell;
Constable Lindsay Reginald Basile;
Constable 1st Class Udo Starkis;
Constable Phillip Robert Baldwin;
Constable 1st Class Terrence Keith Manning;
Constable Michael William Donnelly;
Constable 1st Class Gordon Stewart Henderson;
Detective Senior Constable Michael Geoffrey Christopher Simmons;
Detective Senior Constable Graham Edward Rosetta;
Detective Sergeant 1st Class Ernest Ross Nixon;
Detective Sergeant 1st Class Ross Page Morrison;
Sergeant 3rd Class Rex Kevin Rees;
Constable 1st Class John Peter Sweeney;
Constable Raymond John Clement;
Senior Constable James Ewen Hunter Howatson;
Constable 1st Class Ian Robert Leven.
NSW Police Department – 1976 Annual Report
Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales (Sydney, NSW : 1901 – 2001), Friday 18 August 1995 (No.99), page 4253
NEW SOUTH WALES POLICE SERVICE
Commissioned Officer Appointments
His Excellency the Governor, with the advice of the Executive Council, has approved of the undermentioned Commissioned Officer appointments, effective from the dates indicated:
Inspector Richard Raymond BAKER, Patrol Commander, Bondi—Chief Inspector, 3rd August, 1995.
Inspector Phillip Robert JONES, Assistant to the Executive Staff Officer, State Command—Chief Inspector, 3rd August, 1995.
Inspector Geoffrey Edwards HODGSON, Commander. Internal Affairs Unit, North Region — Chief Inspector, 3rd August, 1995.
Senior Sergeant Kevin Clive HAYWARD, Patrol Commander, West Wyalong — Inspector, 3rd August, 1995.
Sergeant Peter David DAWSON, Station Controller, Coffs Harbour — Inspector, 3rd August, 1995.
Sergeant John Peter SWEENEY, Patrol Tactician, Kogarah —Inspector, 3rd August, 1995.
Senior Sergeant Timothy John TARLINTON, Station Controller, Albury—Inspector, 3rd August, 1995.
Sergeant Norman William RUSSELL, Chief Investigator, Regional Internal Affairs Unit, South — Inspector, 3rd August, 1995.
Sergeant Arthur KOPSIAS, Commander, Investigation Projects Unit, Operations Support Group — Inspector, 3rd August, 1995.
Chief Inspector Alan Douglas LEEK, Patrol Commander, Newtown — Superintendent, 10th August, 1995.
Inspector Ronald Charles SHAW, Patrol Commander, Mascot—Chief Inspector, 10th August, 1995.
Senior Sergeant Brian John GARVEY, District Staff Officer, Personnel, Orana—Inspector, 10th August, 1995.
Senior Sergeant Dennis Peter O’TOOLE, Co-ordinator, Major Crime Squad, North Region — Inspector, 10th August, 1995.
Senior Sergeant John William WHITE, Commander, Confiscation Unit, Operations Support Section, Drug Enforcement Agency, Special Agencies — Inspector, 10th August, 1995.
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Buried at: ?
Memorial / Plaque / Monument located at: ?
Dedication date of Memorial / Plaque / Monument: Nil – at this time ( July 2020 )
KEN is NOT mentioned on the Police Wall of Remembrance *NEED MORE INFO
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Service: From28 May 1962 to? ? ? = ? years Service
Went on to be a Barrister & Counsel for 32 years
Awards: National Medal – granted 15 April 1981 ( SenCon )
Born: Wednesday 12 June 1946
Died on: 24? June 2020
Age: 74 years & 12 days old
Cause: ?
Event location: ?
Event date: ?
Funeral date: Monday 29 June 2020 @ ?
Funeral location: ?TBA
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Future Wake location: ???TBA
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Buried at: ?
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Dedication date of Memorial / Plaque / Monument: Nil – at this time ( June 2020 )
KEN is NOT mentioned on the Police Wall of Remembrance * NOT JOB RELATED
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This is a photo of members from my class 103 in 1965 who went from the Academy to Regent Street Police Station. TOP ROW left to right: Les GRAY, Bill OSBORNE, Don McMILLAN ( RIP ), Ken EARL # 11490 ( RIP – June 2020 ), Graham GUNN, Lindsay SPENCE, Graham SPRING. BOTTOM ROW left to right: Danny CUSACK, Don HAMILTON, ? , Ken ?, Bob SEPPING, and Robert WALKER.
Police Training Centre – Redfern Class 103 Attested on Monday, 10 May 1965 John Walker – top row – 2nd from right. ‘possibly’ Kenneth Owen EARL # 11490 – Back row – 9th from right
Congratulations to all the winner on #FoundersDay @stmichaels_golf.
The club could not have asked for a better day to host the Annual Founders Day. With only a small crowd attending the short service, it was still great to see the tradition is still alive and the club is hoping to attract a few more patrons to next years service. A big thank you to Fr Paul Foley for running the mass this mornings mass. Ken Earl (Club President) for enduring a day of waiting inside all day for everyone to finish (due to an injury) to present the winners of the day and Lyndell Undy (Lady President) for all her contributions in making the day run smoothly.
1st President’s Trophy Men’s – John Lee + 7
Runner Up Men’s – Ian Clark + 3 c/b
1st President’s Trophy Ladies – Sandy Dunn + 5
Runner Up Ladies – Lyndell Undy + 2 c/b
2B Winners – Alan & Carolyn Davis – + 11
Runners Up – Pat McKaig & Sandy Dunn + 10
Just a short note for those who knew Ken EARL. I was in the cadets with Ken in 1962. The 6 ft 9 in gentle giant became a very talented Police Prosecutor saving a lot of good cops and then a Barrister. He is presently experiencing ill health and has been on dialysis for some years. He is President of St Michael’s Golf Club and still reports in there. A call from those who knew him might cheer him up a bit. 0417 221 112.
Dept. records indicate he was attached to Hurstville at the time of Retirement. Other records indicate Sutherland.
Service: From3 June 1954 to28 October 1989 = 35 years, 4 months, 25 days Service
Awards: No Find on Australian Honours – although
NSW Police Imperial Service & Good Conduct medal – granted ? May 1971
NSW Police Long Service & Good Conduct Medal – granted 25 June 1980
Police Medal – with 35 year Clasp – granted 29 October 2008
National Police Service Medal – granted 22 December 2016
Born: Monday 9 August 1937 at Waverley, NSW
Died on: Tuesday 9 June 2020 at Sutherland, NSW
Age: 82 years, 10 months
Cause: Complained of headaches but wouldn’t go to Hospital until he suffered a Stroke where he suffered another Stroke. He had been diagnosed with Stage 4 Lung Cancer 2 months earlier.
Event location: Sutherland Hospital, NSW
Event date: ?
Funeral date: 17 June 2020
Funeral location: Woronora Memorial Park, Sutherland, NSW
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Future Wake location: ???Unknown
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Funeral Parlour: Olsens Funerals, Sutherland, NSW
Buried at: Cremated
Memorial / Plaque / Monument located at: Nil
Dedication date of Memorial / Plaque / Monument: Nil – at this time ( June 2020 )
KEVIN is NOT mentioned on the Police Wall of Remembrance *NEED MORE INFO
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Kev is remembered, by his many work mates, as having NSW Number plates KEV-000 displayed on his vehicle(s) – an old yellow Chrysler then a gold Holden Statesman at Hurstville.
He is also remembered as being a great bloke by his work mates.
He has been highly respect by all that have worked with him and is being greatly missed by his wife, children, grand children, sister & brother-in-law.
If everyone had Kevin’s integrity and loved and cared for their family and friends as Kevin did, the world would be a much better place.
Russell James COOK
| 13/08/2020
Russell James COOK APM
AKA Russ
Late of ?
NSW Redfern Police Academy Class # 022 – 033
NSW Police Cadet # 0916
New South Wales Police Force
Regd. # 7593
Rank: Commenced Training as Police Cadet on Monday, 12 February 1951 ( 16 years, 6 mths, 30 days old )
Probationary Constable- appointed 13 July 1953 ( 19 year old )
Constable – appointed ? ? ?
Constable 1st Class – appointed ? ? ?
Detective – appointed ? ? ?
Senior Constable – appointed 13 July 1964
Sergeant 3rd Class – appointed 24 September 1968
Sergeant 2nd Class – appointed 18 November 1976
Sergeant 1st Class – appointed ? ? ?
Inspector – appointed 31 December 1982
Chief Inspector – appointed ? ? 1985
Superintendent – appointed 12 November 1986
Chief Superintendent – appointed 27 July 1988
Assistant Commissioner – appointed ? ? ?
Final Rank = Assistant Commissioner
Stations: ?, Cowra ( Det )( July 1959 – Oct. 1968 ), Western District ( 1964 ), BCI – Bureau of Crime Intelligence ( 1980s ), ?, Internal Affairs – Sydney ( Det Insp 1980s ), Superintendent – Goulburn District ( 1986 ), District Commander – Newcastle ( 1988 ), Regional Commander – North ( 1991 ) ( A/Comm ), North West Region – Retirement
Service: From 12 February 1951 to 22 June 1994 = 43 years, 4 months, 10 days Service
Awards: National Medal – granted 2 November 1988 ( Supt )
Australian Police Medal ( APM ) – granted 11 June 1990 ( C/Supt )
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Dedication date of Memorial / Plaque / Monument: Nil – at this time ( May 2020 )
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SYDNEY: NSW’s third most senior policeman has been suspended amid allegations of a cover-up of drug theft by police.
The Minister for Police, Terry Griffiths, announced yesterday that Assistant Commissioner Col Cole had been suspended after allegations that four constables at Frenchs Forrest, on Sydney’s north shore, had stolen small quantities of cannabis from drug exhibits for their own use.
Three of the four constables, a sergeant and an inspector, had also been suspended on full pay and would face disciplinary charges including misconduct, disobedience and neglect of duties.
Similar action against a fourth constable was being considered.
“It will not be swept under the rug, be assured of that,” Mr Griffiths said.
Mr Cole, the commander of the branch of professional responsibility and effective head of police internal affairs, is one of nine Assistant Commissioners in NSW, the third rank after Deputy Commissioner Lance Stirton and Commissioner Tony Lauer.
Mr Griffiths, who last week described the failure by Mr Cole and other senior officers to properly inform Mr Lauer, himself and the Independent Commission Against Corruption of the incident as a “cover-up”, was speaking after a meeting of the Police Board in Sydney.
He said the evidence was uncovered during a State Crimes Commission inquiry into the shooting ofConstable Andrew Bourke by an unknown assailant at Frenchs Forest police station last year.
“The board has decided to suspend the assistant commissioner / commander professional responsibility from his post until he is able to respond to [ the board’s ] concerns,” he said.
Assistant Commissioner Russell Cook, the incumbent commander of the north region, had been appointed acting commander of professional responsibility.
Mr Griffiths said the board had directed Mr Lauer to make further inquiries in relation to the Crime Commission findings on other senior officers.
“Given the sensitive nature of these allegations and the need to ensure natural justice is granted to the officers concerned, I’ll be making no further comment on this matter to day.”
The ICAC heard yesterday that Mr Cole’s to meet two men with criminal links over lunch was “most imprudent”.
The ICAC is investigating the propriety of a meeting between Mr Cole, the president of the NSW Police Association, Tony Day, criminal identity Tom Domican and nightclub owner Louis Bayeh, at Sydney’s Southern Cross Hotel last December 23.
Counsel Assisting the ICAC, Peter Neil, said it was a serious error of judgement by Mr Cole to agree to meet Domican. He emphasised, however, there was no suggestion that Mr Cole acted corruptly in any way.
SYDNEY: A senior NSW police detective had influenced young officers under his command to behave corruptly, the Independent Commission Against Corruption heard yesterday.
A police prosecutor, who can only be identified as Sergeant A from the North Region, said he believed a then Detective Senior Sergeant, Ron Daly, had influenced his subordinates to produce false evidence, but acknowledged he had no evidence to support his belief.
Sergeant A told the ICAC he had had fears for his safety and for that of his family after he had submitted a report claiming three officers had fabricated the confession of a man arrested for an alleged break and enter offence in 1991.
He said his fears had been of Mr Daly.
Earlier this week Mr Daly repeatedly denied he had been a corrupt officer, or that it had been his voice on a taped telephone conversation in which two men, one of them the notorious criminal Arthur “Neddy” Smith, discussed bribing police to have an investigation dropped.
Sergeant A has previously claimed he was harassed and sent to a training unit as punishment after he submitted the report in February last year to his senior officer, Chief Inspector Colin Wedderburn.
He said he feared that his chief inspector and his assistant commissioner, Russ Cook, had conspired to pervert the course of justice by burying the report.
He said yesterday he now believed his concerns regarding Mr Cook were wrong, but he still had reservations about Inspector Wedderburn.
Inspector Wedderburn has denied “burying” the evidence documents said to have been attached to the sergeant’s report.
Sergeant A said Inspector Wedderburn had told him, “I’ll have to think about tactics. These kids [junior officers] have been stood over by Daly.”
He said Inspector Wedderburn had told him during a later discussion, “You’ll never get him [Daly]… you’ll only get the young kids.”
Inspector Wedderburn has denied making either comment.
Asked yesterday if he believed Mr Daly had been corrupt, Sergeant A said, “I thought he was leading the kids [junior officers] down the wrong path, and if that’s corruption, yes.”
Commissioner Ian Temby, QC, then asked, “He wasn’t just a corrupt officer, he was a corrupting officer?”
“Absolutely,” replied Sergeant A.
A colleague of Sergeant A‘s has told the ICAC that evidence briefs supplied by officers under Mr Daly’s command had regularly been “too good to believe”.
Hearing on wife-murder charge told of missing-person inquiry
Inspector recalls 1960 in Cowra
From SIMON KAYE, in Cowra
A 67-year-old man who allegedly murdered his first wife more than 23 years ago appeared in Cowra Petty Sessions yesterday for the resumption of committal proceedings.
Mr Alfred Colin Chambers, retired farmer, of Kibbler Street, Cowra, is charged with having murdered Mrs lsa Muriel Chambers on or about June 1, 1960, at Holmwood, NSW.
During the proceedings, which were first heard from July 5 to 8 and were resumed on Monday, police have alleged that Mr Chambers murdered his wife and buried her on his property, ‘Glenville‘, at Holmwood.
The charge followed the discovery in July, 1981, of a human skull and arm bone in a paddock at ‘Glenville‘. After the discovery, by the property’s then owner, Mr Keith Kimmorley, police searched the immediate area and found more bones, pieces of clothing and shoes.
Detective Inspector Russell James Cook, internal-affairs branch, Sydney, told the court yesterday that he had been stationed at Cowra as a detective from July, 1959, to October, 1968.
In October, 1960, Mr Chambers had come to the station and reported his 39-year-old wife as missing.
Mr Chambers had said his wife had left him on Wednesday, June 1, after he had driven her into town. They had parked outside Cowra post office about 9.30am on June 1 and he had arranged to meet her about noon, but she had not returned to the car.
He had said that before the disappearance he and his wife had argued about their son, Robert, because she had wanted him to serve a mechanic’s apprenticeship while he, Mr Chambers, had wanted him to farm.
Mr Chambers had said that he had not thought his wife had had much money when she left because her bankbooks had remained at home.
Inspector Cook said he had later made inquiries at Cowra Commonwealth Bank about Mrs Chambers’ account. He had observed only one entry ( a child-endowment payment ), made after June 1, in the account. No withdrawals had been recorded after June 1, he said.
He and another officer had inspected the ‘Glenville‘ property at this stage, and while there Inspector Cook had spoken to Robert Chambers, who had then been about 15.
Mr Chambers, according to Inspector Cook, had told Robert he had taken his wife to the Holmwood railway station, and not the Cowra township, before she disappeared.
In November, 1960, at Cowra police station, Mr Chambers, when told this by Inspector Cook had said his son must have been mistaken. Mr Chambers had said that he had told his son, as he had all others, that he had taken his wife to Cowra before her disappearance.
Inspector Cook also had told Mr Chambers that he had spoken to a friend of Mrs Chambers, Mrs Evelyn Blair. Mrs Blair had told Inspector Cook that she had arranged with Mrs Chambers to visit the Cowra theatre on the afternoon of June 1.
[ Mrs Blair told the court on Monday that she had asked Mrs Chambers on the weekend before June 1 to drive her to Cowra on the afternoon of June 1 so that they could watch a film of Princess Margaret’s wedding at the theatre. How ever, Mrs Chambers had not shown up and Mrs Blair had never seen her again. ]
Inspector Cook said he had also told Mr Chambers he had checked at the airport and railway stations in the area to find whether any of their staff had seen Mrs Chambers. None of them had, he had said.
He had told Mr Chambers he was not satisfied with his explanation and had suggested that Mr Chambers had murdered his wife and buried her on his property. Mr Chambers had denied this, adding that he had nothing further to add to his explanation.
Inspector Cook said he had taken a statement from Mr Chambers in 1961 and had initiated a missing-person file in relation to Mrs Chambers. And in 1962 he had circulated a number of information forms, also pertaining to Mrs Chambers, for publication in the NSW Police Gazette.
The court was told yesterday that Mrs Chambers’ missing-person file had not been seen since 1980. An extensive search of Sydney files had been made last July, but it had not been found.
Inspector Cook said yesterday, in reply to questioning by Mr Chambers’ counsel, Mr Peter Coleman, QC. that his police notebooks pertaining to the case had been destroyed about 1965.
He said he had put the notebooks aside for safekeeping when the “normal clean-up” was made at Cowra police station, but they had been mistakenly regarded by another officer as unwanted and had been burnt.
Inspector Cook said it had been regular practice to destroy unwanted records periodically.
He also said that the occurrence pad, in which he would have noted the time and date of his interview with Mr Chambers at the police station, had mistakenly been destroyed.
He agreed with Mr Coleman that he would not therefore have seen his notebooks for at least 18 years. He had last seen his “comprehensive report” on the case, contained in the missing person file, about 1975.
He said he had compiled his notes for the present proceedings in February this year, and he agreed with Mr Coleman that he had not had any official records to which to refer.
Inspector Cook‘s evidence brought the prosecution case to a close. Mr Smith, SM, adjourned the proceedings to 10am tomorrow, when addresses will be made by Mr Coleman and the prosecutor, Sergeant John Taylor.
The LONGEST SERVING Member of NSWPF RETIRES 15 MAY 2020
John Ross THOMPSON
Great Grandfather of – Sub Inspector John CARROLL # ???
Son of Ross THOMPSON ( 21 Division ) # ????
Nephew of Jack ? ( Parramatta – 18 Division Dets ) # ????
NSW Police Cadet # 1735
Redfern Police Academy Class # 95A
New South Wales Police Force
Regd. # 10718
Rank: Commenced Training at Redfern Police Academy, as a Cadet, on 8 January 1962 ( aged 17 years, 5 months, 4 days )
Probationary Constable – appointed 5 August 1963 ( aged 19 years )
Constable – appointed 6 August 1964
Constable 1st Class – appointed 6 August 1968
Senior Constable – appointed 6 August 1972
Sergeant 3rd Class – appointed ???
Sergeant 2nd Class – appointed ???
Senior Sergeant – appointed 18 January 1988 – *15 May 2020 – 8 January 2023
*( Friday 15 May 2020 – John’s last physical Duty BUT with NSWPF.
8 January 2023 will be John’s last Actual Employmentdate with NSWPF. ( He has 2+ years Long Service Leave to take ).
By leaving on the 15 May 2020 – he has Served 58 years, 4 months, 7 days.
By the time his Long Service Leave has ended on 8 January 2023 – he will have been in the employ of NSWPF for exactly 61 years.
Retired age 1 = 75
Retired age 2 = 78
Stations: ?, Parramatta ( 18 Division ), Chatswood, 21 Division, Eastwood – Licencing, Surry Hills – ‘A’ District, City of Sydney – Transit Unit, State Planning Unit ( last 20 years until retirement )
Service: From 8 January 1962 to 8 January 2023 = 61 years Service
Awards: National Medal – granted 11 December 1980 ( SenSgt )
1st Clasp to National Medal – granted 15 December 1989 ( SenSgt )
2nd Clasp to National Medal – granted 24 March 2000 ( SenSgt )
3rd Clasp to National Medal – granted ? ? ? ( SenSgt )
NSW Police Medal – granted ? ? ?
National Police Service Medal – granted ? ? ?
150th NSW Police Force Anniversary Medal – granted ? ? ?
Glenn Stan Cam StanleyHe is 13,000 registered numbers senior to the current commissioner ( # 24552 ) and 50,000 police have signed up since he started and retired.
Great service to NSW and much good kudos for you SSgt Thomo
I remember John when he was a Cadet and his father worked at the Fingerprints Section which was then located at the Police Training Centre at Redfern.
John’s Dad rode a motor cycle outfit to and from work and John would arrive at the PTC of a morning sitting up very proudly in the sidecar.
After nearly 60 years of service with the NSW Police Force, Senior Sergeant John Thompson is ready to call time on his distinguished career.
The decorated officer – who began as a 17-year-old police cadet in Redfern in 1962 before being officially sworn in on his 19th birthday – started his long service leave on Friday (15 May 2020) and will officially retire from the force in January 2023.
Senior Sergeant Thompson will retire after 61 years; making him the longest-serving police officer in NSW.
But his connection with the NSW Police Force started well before that – he was born at Gulargambone Police Station in 1944.
His father, uncle and great-grandfather also served as police officers – his great-grandfather, Sub Inspector John Carroll, arrested Andrew George Scott (also known as Captain Moonlight the Bushranger) in Gundagai back in 1879.
Snr Sgt Thompson started as a probationary constable at Parramatta Police Station and has worked in various commands across the force, including Chatswood, Surry Hills, and Police Transport Branch.
He also worked the 21 Division, where he served with his father, Senior Sergeant Ross Thompson. The 21 Division was the training ground for the Criminal Investigations Branch for many years until its disbandment.
During his career, he has been awarded the NSW Police medal, the National Police Service Medal, the National Medal as well as clasps, and the 150th NSW Police Force Anniversary medal.
He also received a letter of thanks for his service from the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge following their visit to Australia in 2014.
For the last 20 years of his career, Snr Sgt Thompson has worked in the State Planning Unit at major events across the state, including New Year’s Eve, Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras, Bathurst 1000, and the Tamworth Country Music Festival.
His last arrest was three years ago while working at the New Year’s Eve celebrations for an alleged aggravated robbery.
NSW Police Commissioner, Mick FULLER # 24552 presenting the Certificate of Service to retiring Senior Sergeant John THOMPSON # 10718 at the Planning Unit, Parramatta, on Friday 15 May 2020.
To hear more of Snr Sgt Thompson’s interview, please visit
Service: From20 February 1961 to? ? ? = ? years Service
Awards: National Medal – granted 20 January 1981 ( Sgt 3/c )
1st Clasp to National Medal – granted 7 October 1991 ( Sgt 3/c )
2nd Clasp to National Medal – granted 8 March 1997 ( Sgt )
Born: Friday 1 June 1945
Died on: Monday 11 May 2020
Age: 74 years, 11 months, 10 days
Cause: Cancer – ? Type
Event location: ?
Event date: ?
Funeral date: ? ? ?
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Future Wake location: ?TBA ( Due to current Govt. restrictions of 10 persons only at ‘Gatherings’, there won’t be an immediate Wake )
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Buried at: ?
Memorial / Plaque / Monument located at: ?
Dedication date of Memorial / Plaque / Monument: Nil – at this time ( May 2020 )
A newspaper cutting of Gary Page, cropped from a group photo taken in the early seventies.
GARY is NOT mentioned on the Police Wall of Remembrance *NEED MORE INFO
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Anthony Bede MADIGAN
| 13/08/2020
Anthony Bede MADIGAN APM
AKA Tony
Late of Wagga Wagga, NSW
NSW Redfern Academy Class # Started with 081 – Ended with 087
NSW Police Cadet # 1426
New South Wales Police Force
Regd. # 10067
Rank: Commenced Training as Police Cadet on 28 January 1958
Probationary Constable- appointed 15 June 1961
Constable – appointed ? ? ?
Constable 1st Class – appointed 1 April 1967
Detective – appointed ? ? ?
Senior Constable – appointed ? ? ?
Sergeant 3rd Class – appointed 2 December 1977
Sergeant 2nd Class – appointed ? ? ?
Sergeant 1st Class – appointed ? March 1986
Inspector – appointed 14 October 1987
Chief Inspector – appointed ? September 1989
Final Rank = Chief Inspector
Stations: As a Cadet: Kogarah Traffic Office, Kogarah Charge Room and School Crossings.
Once Confirmed as ProCst: South District ( 1967 ), Regent St Police Stn – GDs ( 16 June 1961 – 2 August 1962 ), Rockdale GDs ( 3 August 1962 – ? ? 1962 ), Bourke ( Inspectors Clerk & GDs – 1962 ), Young – Lock Up Keeper ( 1970s – SenCon ), Warren ( Sgt – OIC 1978 ), Wagga Wagga ( 1981 – GDs ), Inspector – Team Leader – Management Review Branch ( 1987 ), Senior Service Delivery Assessor – Service Delivery Assessment Branch – Police HQ – College St Sydney ( 1989 – 19 May 1994) – Retirement
Service: From28 January 1958 to19 May 1994 = 36+ years Service
Awards: National Medal – granted 11 December 1980 ( SenCon )
1st Clasp to National Medal – granted 8 June 1988 ( SenSgt )
Australian Police Medal with 5th Clasp( APM ) – granted 14 June 1993 ( SenCon ? )
National Police Service Medal – granted 10 February 2016 ( 22 yearsafter he Retired )
BornMonday 15 June 1942 in Tumut, NSW
Died on: Tuesday 5 May 2020
Age: 77 years 10 months 20 days
Cause: ?
Event location: ?, Wagga Wagga, NSW
Event date: ?
Funeral date: Friday 8 May 2020 @ 9.30am
Funeral location: ?, Wagga Wagga ( Due to current Govt. restrictions of 10 persons at a Funeral due to the Cornona19 Virus Pandemic – this will be a Private Funeral )
Future Wake location: ?TBA ( Due to current Govt. restrictions of 2 persons only at ‘Gatherings’, there won’t be an immediate Wake )
Future Wake date: ( 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 )
Today our city has lost one of natures true gentleman. A man who served to protect our community with integrity, loyalty and commitment for 37 years. It is with deep sadness that we announce the death of Tony Bede Madigan APM.
Class Stud Book entry commencing with Warren Taylor (ex Prosecutor) 9999 and finishing with Brian Warwick 10062 (HWP). Class 87A from 29 May 1961
The reunion photo identified as follows: Left to right – back row – Mike Stephens, Rod Fulham, Paul McGowan, John Imeson, Merv Braithwaite, Kevin Mongton, Barry Luckie, Brian Rowley, John Baker, Brian Borthwick, Barry Cooper, John Hayes, Tony Madigan, Bruce Spencer, Barry Lawson, Bernie Lee, Roy Fry (partly obscured by Ian Robb standing at end of middle row), Roy Leabeater (Instructor). Middle row – Ross Goodwin, Brian McIlvenna, Leo Gately, Gordon Doyle, Harvey Juergens, Wally Lark, Helen Clark (later Magnus), Ida Luke, Fred Sewell, Ron Blake, Terry Lester, Tom Powick, Ian Robb (standing). Front row – Trevor Neill, Les Wyatt, Bob Drooger, Warren Taylor, Brian Johnson, Brian Warwick, Les Miller, Bill Dent, Clem Long, Lloyd Taylor, Len DeAudney, Col Bell. We held a 45 year reunion at the same venue 2006.
Class Stud Book entry commencing with Warren Taylor (ex Prosecutor) 9999 and finishing with Brian Warwick 10062 (HWP). Class 87A from 29 May 1961
Wagga Police mourn death of Chief Inspector Anthony (Tony) Madigan
Police officers came to honour the memory of chief inspector Anthony Madigan, who died on Tuesday after a long and decorated career in the force.
He will be remembered for his unwavering work ethic and dedication to his community, evidenced by the vast collection of medals that were on display at his funeral on Friday.
During his career he was awarded some of the highest honours a police officer can receive, including the Australia Police Medal and National Police Service Medal for his lifetime’s accomplishments.
The medals were distributed among his family members, who will be keeping them to remember the long-lasting impact he made on the community.
His wife Wendy Madigan will be remember him as a dutiful family man who always found ways to make time for his five children and five grandchildren.
“He was a loving husband, an amazing father, and a really amazing grandfather,” Mrs Madigan said.
“He was also a very humble man; he never bragged about anything.”
Mrs Madigan was married to Mr Madigan for 58 years, but she still remembers the first time they met as though it were yesterday.
The two of them first locked eyes on each other in Sydney when they were only 19 and 20 years old, and they would quickly fall in love and end up sharing lifetime together.
“I was introduced to him by a friend of mine who was a police officer and, as they say in the classics, the rest is history,” Mrs Madigan said.
“The 58 years went in a heartbeat.”
Mr Madigan’s son Brendan Madigan he took some consolation knowing that his dad lived a good life right up until the very end.
“Mum and dad had a love of travel over the last 25 years, so they enjoyed a lot of overseas travel together and they shared a lot of memories,” Brendan said.
“He was a great father.”
Chief Inspector Paul Smith said Mr Madigan was “a policeman through and through”, and that his death was a loss to the entire NSW Police Force.
“Tony approached life and his career as a police officer with determination, confidence, and enthusiasm,” Inspector Smith said.
“At the end of his career Sergeant Tony Madigan had provided over 36 years of outstanding service to the NSW Police Force and the community of NSW.”
Wagga Police mourn death of Chief Inspector Anthony (Tony) Madigan Police officers came to honour the memory of chief…
Rank: Commenced Training as Police Cadet on 27 March 1950 ( aged 15 years, 2 months, 22 days )
Probationary Constable- appointed 4 April 1960 ( aged 25 years, 2 month, 30 days old )( Leap Year )
Assuming that the date of commencing training and the date of being ‘Sworn In’ are both correct – it seems strange that he was not ‘Sworn In’ at the age of 19 unless he had left the Cadets at some stage and rejoined as a Trainee around the age of 24.
Constable – appointed ? ? ?
Constable 1st Class – appointed 1 March 1966
Senior Constable – appointed ? ? ?
Sergeant 3rd Class – appointed ? ? ?
Sergeant 2nd Class – appointed ? ? ?
Final Rank = Sergeant 2nd Class
Stations: ?, Missing Persons Unit – Retirement 11 July 1985
Service: From ( 27 March 1950 ) ? ? 1960 to11 July 1985 = 25* years Service
*the NSWPF has William Serving for 25 years – which would suggest that he did not complete his Cadet Training from 1950 but came back as a Trainee around the age of 24
Awards: National Medal – granted 22 September 1987 ( Sgt 2/c ) * I would suggest Australian Honours has recorded this information incorrectly, again, and this would possibly be Williams 2nd Clasp to the National Medal. In the Commonwealth Gazette S 215 – dated 24 Sept 1980 – they have him listed as Sgt 3/c )
1st Clasp to the National Medal – granted 22 September 1987 ( Sgt 2/c )
National Medal – granted 15 September 1980 ( Sgt 3/c )
Medal of the Order of Australia ( OAM ) – granted 10 June 1985 – for public service with the NSW Police Force ( Sgt 2/c )
Born: Saturday 5 January 1935
Died on: Wednesday 8 April 2020
Age: 85 years, 3 months, 3 days
Cause: ?
Event location: ?
Event date: ?
Funeral date: ? ? ?
Funeral location: ? ( Due to current Govt. restrictions of 10 persons at a Funeral due to the Cornona19 Virus Pandemic – this will be a Private Funeral )
Future Wake location: ?TBA ( Due to current Govt. restrictions of 2 persons only at ‘Gatherings’, there won’t be an immediate Wake )
Future Wake date: ( 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: ?
Buried at: ?
Memorial / Plaque / Monument located at: ?
Dedication date of Memorial / Plaque / Monument: Nil – at this time ( April 2020 )
WILLIAM is NOT mentioned on the Police Wall of Remembrance *NEED MORE INFO
FURTHER INFORMATION IS NEEDED ABOUT THIS PERSON, THEIR LIFE, THEIR CAREER AND THEIR DEATH.
