Darrell Edward Thomas SOUTHAM

New South Wales Police Force

[alert_yellow]Regd. #   7603[/alert_yellow]

Rank:  Probationary Constable – appointed 10 August 1953

Senior Constable – appointed 10 August 1964

Sergeant 2/c – Retirement

Stations:  ?, Gundagai – Lockup Keeper ( early 1960’s – 1968 ), Bulli, Wollongong, Wollongong Court Constable

Service:  From  ? ?pre August 1953   to  ? ? ? = ? years Service

Awards:  No find on It’s An Honour

Born:  22 March 1928

Died on:  9 March 2003

Age:  74

Cause:  ?

Funeral date:  ? March 2003

Funeral location:  ?

Buried at:  Wollongong Memorial Gardens, Berkeley Rd, Berkeley

Comp Wk A Plot 19

 Memorial at:  ?

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Prior to Retirement, Darrell worked out of the Wollongong Police Station Prosecutors Office.

In those days, of the ” old ” Police station ( which was at the same location as the current station ) there were two buildings.  The Prosecutors building was on ground level next to the, then, main entry to the Court house – whereas the main Police station was below ground level as Church St sloped away.

The Prosecutors officer was on top of the Breath Analysis Room.  There was a wooden walkway from the Prosecutors door to the footpath and you would often find Darrell out there rolling a cigarette.

A bloody nice bloke.

May you forever Rest In Peace mate.

Cal

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Ruth Amy STYLES

at Yeoval Hospital – Dubbo, NSW, late of Bribie Island, Qld, formerly of Wollongong, NSW

NSW Redfern Police Academy Class “possibly” 041

New South Wales Police Force – Retired

Regd. #  P/W 0022

Rank:  Commenced Training on ? pre June 1955?

Special Constable – Probationary Constable – appointed 20 June 1955 ( aged 23 years, 10 months, 12 days )

Special Constable 1st Class ( 1962 )

Detective – Designated ? ? ? ( YES )

Detective Sergeant 3rd Class – appointed 1 June 1976

Detective Sergeant 2nd Class – appointed 10 October 1978

Inspector – appointed 22 October 1986

( 1986 – Ruth was the FIRST female Inspector in a ‘Country’ location – Warilla – Now Oak Flats )

Chief Inspector – retired

Appears in the 1988 Stud Book but does NOT appear in the 1989 Stud Book

Stations:  ?, Warilla ( O.I.C.  1984 – 1989 )

Service:  From  ?pre June 1955  to  ? ? 1989? = 34 years Service

Awards:  ? No Find on Australian Honours system

Born:  Saturday  8 August 1931

Died on:  Saturday 17 January 1998

Cause:  ?

Age:  66 years, 5 months, 9 days

Funeral date:  Wednesday 21 January 1998

Funeral location:  Dubbo, NSW

Memorial Service:  Saturday 31 January 1998

Location:  ?

Buried at: Cremated

RUTH is NOT mentioned on the Police Wall of Remembrance   * NEED MORE INFORMATION

Report of the Police Department for 1962    p 24

https://www.opengov.nsw.gov.au/viewer/5bd39fe4c5d5023bb6400878543a3998.pdf

Gary DUNNINGHAM

New South Wales Police Force

Regd. #  ?

Constable 1st Class – Resigned

Stations:  Last Stationed at Warilla HWP

Service:  From  ?  to  ?

Awards:  ?

Born:  6 May 1959

Died:  21 March 2000

Age:  40

Cause:  Suicide – hanging – at home

 Funeral:  27 March 2000 – Unanderra Crematorium

A good bloke and always a “funny bastard”.

Old Gaz was bit of a ‘lad’ and joker, always wearing his thongs, shorts and ‘T’ shirts, he was the last person who I thought would have taken his own life.

May you forever Rest In Peace mate.

Cal

Graham Allan REIHER

Late of ?

NSW Police Redfern Academy Class # 119

New South Wales Police Force

Regd. #  13674

Rank   Probationary Constable – appointed 23 June 1969

Stations: ?, Wollongong HWP

Service: From ? ? pre June 1969? to ? ? pre 1980? = 10? years Service

Awards: National Medal – granted 30 June 2000

Born: 14 October 1948

Died on: Saturday  20 December 2008

Age: 60

Cause: Brain tumour

Event location: ?

Event date: ?

Funeral date: ? ? ?

Funeral location:  St Mary’s Catholic Church, Berkeley

Funeral Parlour: ?

Buried at: ?

Memorial located at: ?

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

Funeral location: TBA

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Graham Reiher passed away on 20.12.08.  He had a huge funeral with a “Guard of Honour” made up of the guys and girls of the S.E.S. in their orange overalls and looked quite impressive.

Graham was a Policeman pre 1980 in the Illawarra and worked at the Wollongong HWP.

He later became a Ranger with the Wollongong Council and, in 2008, developed a tumour in the brain – which was diagnosed in South Australia whilst he was on holiday down there, forcing him home and back to N.S.W.

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Russell NIXON

New South Wales Police Force

Regd. # 6190

87 years

Died:  24 October 2013

Aldo LORENZUTTA

New South Wales Police Force

Regd. # 10989

73 years

Died:  8 December 2012

Keith PARKER

New South Wales Police Force

Regd. # 5948

85 years

Died:  9 January 2014

Richmond Charles TORNING

aka  Dick

Father to Peter TORNING – Regd. # 19576

Father to Richard TORNING – Regd. # ?

Late of  ?

New South Wales Police Force

Academy Class 107

[alert_yellow]Regd. #  11979[/alert_yellow]

Rank:  Trainee – commenced 16 May 1966 until 26 June 1966

Probationary Constable – appointed 27 June 1966

Constable – appointed 27 May 1967 ( 1 Month early )

Constable 1st Class – appointed  1 July 1971 but Seniority date was 27 June 1971 ( lost 4 days Seniority )

Senior Constable – appointed 27 June 1975

Sergeant 3rd Class – appointed  6 May 1982

Discharged – Medically unfit – January 1988

Around the 2000 era, Dick was working for a Real Estate Agency in the Penrith area

Stations:  Academy,  Liverpool ( 27 June 1966 – 30 May 1981 ), Academy – Instructional Duty ( 31 May 1981 – 27 February 1982 ), Liverpool ( 22 Division, ‘I’ District ) – General Duties ( 28 February 1982 – ? )

Service:  From  16 May 1966  to  ? January 1988 = 21+ years Service

Awards:  National Medal – granted 18 November 1982

Born:  9 March 1937

Died on:  Thursday  9 January 2014

Age:  76

Cause:  ?

Event location:   ?

Funeral date:  21 July 2014????

Funeral location:  Northern Suburbs Memorial Gardens, 199 Delhi Rd, Nth Ryde

Buried at:  ?

 Memorial located at:  ?

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Graham John WRIGHT

New South Wales Police Force

43 years

Suicide due to depression

Died:  December 2009

Funeral:  16 December 2009   Innes Gardens Memorial Park & Crematorium – Cremated

AS A police officer, his compassion for and dedication to road accident victims and their families was universally admired.

Those men and women touched by former Senior Constable Graham John Wright in life, lined up to honour him in death yesterday.

Graham, who passed away at age 43, was a devoted husband, father, grandfather and a friend to many.

Until two years ago, he also was one of the NSW Police Force’s finest, following in his father Geoff’s footsteps.

More than 250 mourners attended his full police funeral at the Innes Gardens Memorial Park and Crematorium.

All of Graham’s former commanders, a retired assistant police commissioner and members of the NSW Fire Brigades and NSW Ambulance Service, farewelled their friend and colleague.

Graham spent his early years growing up in the NSW central-western town of Parkes, before his dad’s promotion prompted a move to Sydney, which is where he finished his schooling.

He had wanted to enlist in the Royal Australian Air Force but changed his mind and joined the police instead.

After a posting in Lake Cargelligo, in far-western NSW, Graham moved back to the central west, this time to the town of Forbes.

It was there he fell in love with Teresa and her daughter Naomi.

The couple was married in 1994.

Seven years later, Graham moved his family to Port Macquarie.

Senior Constable Jason Bentley, Graham’s partner until he left the force, admired the officer and the man.

“My world professionally and emotionally made a huge turn for the better when Graham Wright of Bathurst accident squad arrived in Port Macquarie to start work with me,” Sen Cnst Bentley said.

“Within an hour or so, I learnt of Graham’s other trait that we loved: his dark and measured sense of humour.

“Suddenly, and fortunately, I had a bloke who cared about me, cared about our work and would keep us laughing.”

Colleagues and friends identified this sense of humour and compassion as indicative qualities of Graham.

“Graham was continually praised by those he worked for: coroners, prosecutors, families and their victims,” he said.

“Those professionals were also regarded by Graham as mates.”

His work with victims and their families will be most remembered.

“Graham’s greatest talent was the humility and dignity he offered to the victims and their families,” Sen Const Bentley said.

For a long time, Graham fought depression. Those close to him knew the terrible battles he had with demons within.

Detective Inspector Paul Fehon, a friend of Graham’s and his most recent boss in Port Macquarie, said everything he did was for his family.

“He adored his granddaughter, Annalise, and wanted everything just right for us and her,’’ Det Insp Fehon said.

“His love, tenderness, strength of character and support can never be replaced .

“So many people feel his loss already. We will miss him terribly.”

Graham leaves behind his wife Teresa, daughter Naomi, granddaughter Annalise, parents Geoff and Dianne Wright, and his sister Tracey.

His family urged others living with depression, or who have family members who suffer from depression to phone the following agencies: beyondblue on 1300 22 46 36, Suicide Intervention Network and Lifeline on 13 11 14.

http://www.portnews.com.au/story/1013549/force-unites-to-honour-graham-wright/

Graham suicided by use of a firearm after he left the NSW Police Force and was last with the Crash Investigation Squad at Port Macquarie, NSW.

Alexander ‘Jock’ FRASER

New South Wales Police Force

Regd. # 7901

Died:  24 February 2014

Funeral:  27 February 2014

With regret I advise the death of Alexander ‘Jock’ FRASER, 89 old, former Regd. No. 7901, a Veteran Member of the South Coast Branch of the RPA.

Jock passed away on 24/02/2014 and his funeral was held at 3pm on the 27/2/14 at Worrigee Crematorium, NOWRA.