Charles Albert DEIN

( late of Baulkam Hills )

New South Wales Police Force

Joined the New South Wales Police Force via the NSW Police Cadet System on 26 April 1949

Cadet # 808

Regd. # 7195

Rank:  Detective Sergeant 1st Class – retired

Stations:  ?, Parramatta – retirement

Service:  From  26 April 1949  to  6 February 1980 = 31+ years Service

Awards:  ?

Born:  ? ? abt 1933

Died on:  Tuesday  22 September 2015

Cause:  ?

Age:  82

Funeral date:  Monday  28 September 2015 @ 10.30am

Funeral location: East Chapel, Northern Suburbs Memorial Gardens and Crematorium, 199 Delhi Road, North Ryde

Buried at:  ?

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Frank Raymond SMITHERS

( late of Albion Park )

New South Wales Police Force

[alert_yellow]Regd. # 6967[/alert_yellow]

Rank: Probationary Constable – appointed 13 April 1951

Sergeant 2nd Class – appointed 1 April 1974

Stations:  ?, Wollongong ( 1969 ) – Rosters – retirement

Other:  Was Deputy Mayor of Shellharbour Council ( Labour ) x 2 terms & with Council for 23 years

Service:  From  ??Pre April 1951  to  28 November 1982 = 31+ years Service

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World War II

Australian Imperial Force

Regiment:                                 Australian Army

Enlisted:                                    31 August 1942 at Woonona

Service #                                   NX149974  (N105257)

Rank:                                         Sergeant

Embarkation:  ?

Next of kin:                             Eileen Smithers

Religion:  ?

Single / Married:  ?

Returned to Australia:  ?

Date of Discharge:              6 November 1945

Posting at discharge:         8 HVY A A BTY

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Awards:  No find on It’s An Honour

Born:  29 November 1922 – Wollongong, NSW

Died on:  Saturday  19 September 2015

Cause:  Illness

Age:  92

Funeral date:  Thursday  24 September 2015

Funeral location: H. Parsons, Warilla Chapel, 101 Woolworths Avenue, Warilla

Buried at:  Albion Park Cemetery, Croome Rd, Albion Park Rail

Memorial location:  Frank Smithers Park, 248 Tongarra Rd, Albion Pk – dedication ceremony – Tuesday 20 December 2016

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Frank was in the Shellharbour Hospital system in February 2015 for unknown problems.

Frank SMITHERS

NX149974, N105257

Albion Park RSL Sub Branch Members are requested to attend the service of their late esteemed comrade.

Frank Smithers at Parsons, Warilla on Thursday  24 September at 12 noon.  Blazers / medals to be worn.

Auth. D Hamilton

Hon. Sec.

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http://www.shellharbour.nsw.gov.au/getfile/2d60eb79-5055-40c9-ae27-9f9e5e544e1c/2016-07-19-ordinary-council-meeting-minutes.aspx?chset=0ee61ad5-8c3d-4107-897f-23f43ea54f63

• This park was to be ‘unveiled’ on Friday 16 December 2016 but due to poor weather, has been postponed.  The park was officially ‘unveiled’ on Tuesday 20 December 2016.

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Illawarra Mercury ( Wollongong )     Friday  22 November 1935   p11 of 14

 Robert John ROLFE

New South Wales Police Force

Regd. # 9640

Rank:  Inspector – retired

Stations:  ?, Central ( 1 Division ) Traffic early 1960’s, Ryde ( 17 Division Detective ), ( 8 Division ) Glebe – retirement

Service:  From  ?  to  31 May 1994 = 34 years Service

Awards:  National Medal – granted 15 September 1980

1st Clasp to National Medal – granted 22 September 1987

Member of:  Police Golf Club

Born:  ?

Died on:  Saturday  19 September 2015

Cause:  ?

Age:  79

Funeral date:  Thursday  24 September 2015 @ 10am

Funeral location:  Magnolia Chapel, Macquarie Park Cemetery and Crematorium, Cnr Delhi & Plassey Rds, Nth Ryde, NSW

Buried at:  ?

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Raymond John REED

New South Wales Police Force

Regd. # 15462

Rank:  Sergeant – retired

Stations:  ?, Blue Mountains – retirement

Service:  From  ?  to  5 August 1999 = 27 years Service

Awards:  National Medal – granted 14 December 1988

1st Clasp to National Medal – granted 28 May 1999

Born:  ?

Died on:  Monday  14 September 2015

Cause:  ?

Age:  65

Funeral date:  Friday  25 September 2015 @ 2.30pm

Funeral location:  Chapel of Leura Memorial Gardens, Lot 1-17 Kitchener Road, Leura

Buried at:  ?

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James Alfred MORGAN

aka   Jim

( late of Glenfield, NSW )

New South Wales Police Force

Regd. # 7698

Rank:  Sergeant 1st Class

Stations:  Penrith Police College, Liverpool ( 22 Division ) General Duties, Public Safety Bureau ( P.S.B. ) – Solo Cyclist, Liverpool on PSB, Campbelltown PSB, Liverpool, No 3 Division – General Duties, Traffic Branch – Supervisor, 3 Division – Traffic Sgt, 22 Division ( Liverpool ) – Traffic Sgt, Liverpool – General Duties, Green Valley ( 22 Division ) O.I.C.

Service:  From  4 January 1954  to  ?

Promotions:  Trainee – 4 January 1954 – Penrith Police College

Probationary Constable – 25 January 1954

Constable – 4 January 1955

Constable 1st Class – 4 January 1960

Senior Constable – 4 January 1965

Sergeant 3rd Class – 7 March 1969

Sergeant 2nd Class – 26 March 1977

Sergeant 1st Class – 1 December 1979

Awards:  23 February 1960 – For duty performed in search for escapees Simmonds & Newcombe

24 January 1964 – for observations & good Policemanship in effecting the arrest of armed escapee Pat John HYNES

9 September 1965 – commended for actions during disasterous bush fire – Country Cumberland in 1965 – Appin Rd

Born:  27 March 1934

Died on:  7 September 2015

Cause:  ?

Age:  81

Funeral date: Tuesday  15 September 2015 @ 11am

Funeral location:  North Chapel of the Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Camden Valley Way, Leppington

Buried at:  ?

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Married Beryl on 26 March 1954.

Lived in Glenfield all his life except for a short period in 1953 when he lived at Cabramatta.

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Leon BOWRA

( late of Glenmore Park, NSW )

New South Wales Police Force

Regd. # 7136

Joined NSW Police Force via NSW Police Cadet system on 24 January 1949

Either Class # 025 at Penrith Police College or Class # 044 at Redfern Police Academy

Cadet # 790

Rank:  Commenced training at ? Academy on 24 January 1949 ( aged 16 years, 1 month, 29 days )

Probationary Constable – appointed 26 November 1951 ( aged 19 years )

Constable – appointed ? ? ?

Constable 1st Class – appointed ? ? ?

Senior Constable – appointed ? ? ?

Sergeant 3rd Class – appointed 25 October 1967

Sergeant 2nd Class – appointed 22 February 1975

Sergeant 1st Class – appointed 1 December 1978

Inspector – appointed ? ? ?

Chief Inspector – appointed 25 June 1986

Final Rank: Chief Inspector – retired

Stations:  ?, ‘R’ District ( Newcastle )( 1967 ), VKG1 ( 1986 – retirement)

Service:  From  24 January 1949  to  27 July 1988 = 39+ years Service

Awards:  National medal – granted 8 June 1988 ( C/Insp )

Born:  Saturday  26 November 1932

Died on:  Sunday  13 September 2015

Cause:  ?

Age:  82 years, 9 months, 18 days

Funeral date:  Friday  25 September 2015 @ 2.30pm

Funeral location:  South Chapel of Rookwood Crematorium, Lidcombe

Buried at:  Cremation

There will be no formal police involvement at the funeral service however the family do invite all friends and former colleagues to attend if they wish.

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Much loved husband of Marilyn, devoted father of Tracey, Leon and Craig. Father-in-law to Tony and Sue. Grandfather to Chris and Kate.

Aged 82 years

LEON’S family and friends are warmly invited to attend his Funeral Service to be held in the South Chapel of Rookwood Crematorium, Lidcombe on FRIDAY (September 25, 2015) commencing at 2:30 pm.

NOTHING FURTHER IS KNOWN ABOUT THIS MAN OR HIS DEATH.

HIS SON, CRAIG, USED TO WORK AT VKG1 ( SYDNEY )

Frank Walter MATTHEWS

New South Wales Police Force

Regd. #  ?

Rank:  Mounted Constable

Stations:  ?, Barmedman Police Stn

Service:  From  ?  to  ?

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Australian Imperial Force

Regiment:  2nd Light Horse Brigade, A Squadron, 6th Light Horse Regiment

Enlisted:  18 September 1914 ( Rank: Private ) ( 26yrs 6mths old )

Service #  153

Rank:  Lance Corporal

Embarkation:  21 December 1914 aboard HMAT Suevic A29

Next of kin:  Mrs. Elizabeth. Kearney, mother, Tullamore, NSW & Sarah Gertrude MATTHEWS – wife, Church St, Gloucester.

Religion:  C of E

Single / Married:  Single

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Awards:  1914/15 Star,  British Ware Medal, Victoria Medal

Born:  ? ? 1888 at Barmedman, NSW

Died on:  17 September 1915

Place of death:  ANZAC Cove, Gallipoli Peninsular

Cause:  Killed in Action

Age:  ?

Funeral date:  ?

Funeral location:  ?

Buried at:  No.1 Shell Green Cemetery, Plot 1, Row B, Grave 9, Gallipoli Peninsular.

Memorial at:  ?

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2nd Lieutenant Alexander Frank BUSKIN, 6th LHR. Killed in action at Bolton’s Ridge, 17/09/1915.
Trooper William Bradley INGRAM, 6th LHR. Killed in action 17/09/1915.
Trooper Frank Walter MATTHEWS, 6th LHR. Killed in action 17/09/1915.
Trooper Lyle Hugh Florian O’NEILL, 6th LHR. Killed in action 17/09/1915.
Captain Rupert Noel RICHARDSON, 6th LHR. Killed in action 17/09/1915.
Trooper David Matthew JACOMBS, 7th LHR. Killed in action 17/09/1915.
Trooper Ernest Ambrose ROBERTS, 7th LHR. Killed in action 17/09/1915.

http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/64423/20090520-1059/www.lighthorse.org.au/forum/postfaa8.html

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Just as an aside, his wife applied for a pension in 1918 and was granted a pension for herself and their son, also named Frank Walter Mathews. Frank (Jr) was born in 1915 in the East Maitland District (NSW BDM). At this stage there is no death record of Frank (Jr).

Frank (Sr) enlisted 18/09/1914, killed 17/09/1915 – 364 days. Without getting a birth certificate for Frank (Jr) it is not known whether he was born just before or after Frank (Sr) was killed.

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NSW Government Employees Granted Military Leave, 1914-1918

The below link, from the NSW Government Employees Granted Military Leave, 1914 – 1918 has F. W. MATTHEWS, Ordinary Constable of Gloucester; North Eastern District, Gloucester Station, being KILLED in Action at Gallipoli on the 6 September 1915 – being a conflicting date of death from that of the Light Horse.org.au website.

The below Citation comes from NRS 4481 Glass negatives ( NRS4481_ST6724P ), plus NRS 10946 Police salary registers [3/2995], SR Reel 1974, plus Police Department Annual Report for the year 1915, in Parliamentary Papers 1915-16, Vol.4, p.635, plus Police Department Annual Report for the year 1918, in NSW Parliamentary Papers 1919, Vol.3, p.603, plus Police Department Annual Report for the year ended 1917, in NSW Parliamentary Papers 1918, Vol.3, p.665.

http://srwww.records.nsw.gov.au/indexes/searchhits_nocopy.aspx?table=NSW+Government+Employees+Granted+Military+Leave%2c+1914-1918&id=82&frm=1&query=Department%3apolice

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 Gerard John ROWAN

( late of Hursltone Park )

New South Wales Police Force

Regd. # 11016

Rank:  Sergeant – retired

Stations:  ?, Business & Technology Services – retirement

Service:  From  ?  to  13 July 2002 = 38 years Service

Awards:  National Medal – granted 20 January 1981

1st Clasp to National Medal – granted 27 November 1990

2nd Clasp to National medal – granted 24 March 2000

Born:  10 July 1942 in Nth Sydney

Died on:  Saturday  12 September 2015

Cause:  ?

Age:  73

Funeral date:  Friday  18 September 2015 @ 10.30am

Funeral location:  St Patrick’s Catholic Church, 5 Drynan Street, Summer Hill

Buried at:  Rookwood Cemetery

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Requiem Mass for the eternal repose of the soul of Gerard Rowan will be celebrated at 10.30am Friday 18th September 2015 at St Patrick’s Catholic Church, 5 Drynan Street Summer Hill. Following Mass, the cortege will proceed to Rookwood Catholic Cemetery.

Geoffrey WILLIAMSON

aka  Blinky Bill

New South Wales Police Force

[alert_yellow]Regd. # 5237[/alert_yellow]

Rank: Probationary Constable – appointed 13 May 1946

Inspector

Stations:  ?, Fairfield, 34 Division,  O.I.C. – Parramatta District

Service:  From  ?pre 13 May 1946  to  ? ? ?

Awards:  ?

Born:  10 July 1923 in Sydney, NSW

Died on:  17 September 2009 at Longueville Private Hospital

Cause:  ?

Age:  86

Funeral date:  Thursday  24 September 2009 @ 10.30am

Funeral location:  St Charles Catholic Church, Cnr Charles & Victoria Rd, Ryde, NSW

Buried at:  ?

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It is with the deepest regret that we wish to advise the peaceful passing of Geoff Williamson, former Olympian and Leichhardt’s Vice President, passed away peacefully in Longueville Private Hospital late yesterday the 17th September ( 2009 ) aged 86 years.

Geoffrey joined Leichhardt Rowing Club as a coxswain before the Second World War.

After active War service, Geoff returned to Rowing as an oarsman and became part of Professor Frank Cotton’s contribution to Sports Science in the 1950’s.

Apart from many State Championship wins, Geoff represented New South Wales in the Kings Cup in 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955 and 1956.

He represented Australia in the Olympic Men’s Eight in 1952 (Helsinki) and 1956 (Melbourne) in the Coxed Four. Geoff also represented Australia in the Eights at the Vancouver Empire Games in 1954.

He continued to be a strong supporter of Club rowing and will be fondly remembered as a much respected Life member and Vice President of the Leichhardt Rowing Club.

His career as a Police Officer saw him move through the ranks to “Officer in Charge of the Parramatta District until his retirement many years ago.

Always the gentleman, Geoff worked continuously for Leichhardt Rowing Club and will be sadly missed.

The funeral for Geoff will take place at 10.30am on Thursday, 24th September at St Charles Catholic Church, Corner Charles and Victoria Road Ryde.

The funeral notice will be in the papers on 22nd September.

May Geoff rest in peace

Rowing NSW

http://www.rowingnsw.asn.au/files/09-10/VALE%20Geoff%20Williamson.pdf

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Ron EVANS

( pre deceased by his wife & son )

aka  Good

New South Wales Police Force

Regd. # ?

Rank:  Sergeant

Stations:  ?, Sutherland G.D’s, Cronulla Rescue Squad ( 24 Division )

Service:  From  ?  to  ?

Awards:  ?

Born:  ?

Died on:  ?

Cause:  ?

Age:  ?

Funeral date:  ? HELD within the past two weeks ( as of 140915 )

Funeral location:  ? Tweed Heads area

Buried at:  ?

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Ron was with the Cronulla Rescue Squad.  He later worked at Conrad Jupiters Security.

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