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Ronald Alwyn GREY

| 24/01/2022

Ronald Alwyn GREY  AO DSO

AKA  ? 

Late of  ?  , Canberra, ACT, Australia

 

Australian Federal Police Force

 

Regd. #  ????? 

 

Rank:  Commissioner – appointed ? February 1983

 

Final Rank =  Commissioner 

 

Stations:  ?,

  

Service: From ? February 1983 to ? ? 1988 = 5 years Service

 

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AUSTRALIAN ARMY

Service name:             Ronald Alwyn GREY

Service number:         57011

Rank:                            Major General

Unit Name:                  7th Battalion. Royal Australian Regiment ( RAR )

                                       Australian Staff Corps.

Date of birth:               2 July 1930

Place of birth:              Subiaco, Perth, Western Australia

Date of intake:

Date of exit:

Total Days:

NS Training: ?

Conflicts:                      Indonesian Confrontation. 1962 – 1966

                                      Vietnam. 1962 – 1975

National Service:

Follow Up Training: ?

Basic Training: ?

Next of Kin: ?

Honours & Awards:   Unit:  Australian Staff Corps

Conflict:  Indonesian Confrontation, 1962 – 1966

Rank:  Major

London Gazette:  13 December 1966 – p 13461

 

Unit:  7th Battalion.  Royal Australian Regiment

Conflict:  Vietnam.  1962 – 1975

Rank:  Lieutenant Colonel

London Gazette:  21 December 1971, p 13968

 

Award:  Mention in Despatches.

London Gazette:  13 December 1966 p 13461

Conflict / Operation: Indonesian Confrontation    1962 – 1966

 

Medals: None for display

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Retirement / Leaving age: = ?

Time in Retirement from Police: ?

 

Awards:  Companion of the Distinguished Service Order ( Imperial ) – granted 21 December 1971 ( Lt Col )( 7 Royal Australian Regiment – Commanding in Vietnam )

National Medal – granted 14 July 1977 ( Brigadier )

1st Clasp to National Medal – granted 14 July 1977 ( Brigadier )

Officer of the Order of Australia ( AO ) – granted 26 January 1983 ( Major General )( for service to the Australian Army, particularly as Chief of Operations Army and as General Officer Commanding Field Force Command )

National Medal – granted 8 March 1984 ( Commissioner )

2nd Clasp to the National Medal – granted 8 March 1984 ( Commissioner )

1st Clasp to the National Medal – granted 14 December 1988 ( Commissioner )

2nd Clasp to the National Medal – granted 14 December 1988 ( Commissioner )

 

 Born:  Wednesday 2 July 1930

Died on:  Thursday 20 January 2022

Age:  91 years, 6 months, 18 days

 

Cause:  ?

Event location:   ? , Canberra, A.C.T., Australia

Event date:  ?

 

Funeral date:  ? ? ?

Funeral location:  ? 

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

any Future Wake location:  ??? TBA 

any Future Wake date:  ??? TBA

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Funeral Parlour: ?

Buried at: ?

 

Memorial / Plaque / Monument located at: ?

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

 

Ronald Alwyn GREY, Ron GREY

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

 

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Australian Police YouTube Channel 

 

Friday, 21 January 2022, Publish time: 4:22pm

 

The Australian Federal Police was today informed of the death of former Commissioner Major General Ronald Alwyn Grey AO DSO (Retd). Major General Grey was appointed as the second Commissioner of the AFP in February 1983 after a distinguished 35-year career in the Australian Defence Force.

Major General Grey played a significant role in expanding the AFP’s International Liaison Network from four to 12 countries during his tenure. The network now has AFP representatives in 33 countries and continues to play an important part in the AFP’s mission to combat serious organised crime.

Major General Grey endorsed a drive to modernise police methodology, with his term as Commissioner including the introduction of significant legislative reforms in the areas of telephone interceptions, proceeds of crime and cash transaction reports. The AFP undertook Operation Lavender during his tenure, a drug seizure that culminated in the arrest of 20 offenders in August 1985 and the dismantling of a major criminal enterprise involved in drug trafficking.

Major General Grey also led significant reforms in ACT Policing which resulted in reductions in property-related crime and the expansion of the Neighbourhood Watch program.

AFP Commissioner Reece Kershaw said Major General Grey was critical in leading the early development of the AFP into the world-leading law enforcement agency it is today. He served five years as Commissioner during the organisation’s formative years.

“It was during his tenure that the AFP significantly expanded the number of officers in offshore liaison roles to better combat the criminal threats targeting our country, and his emphasis on the value of criminal intelligence to target organised crime is a legacy that continues to this day.

“The AFP and Australia owes Major General Grey a great deal of thanks for ensuring the safety of the community we live and work in.

“I extend our condolences to Major General Grey’s family at this sad time, but also our appreciation for everything he did for this country throughout his accomplished career.”

https://www.afp.gov.au/news-media/media-releases/afp-honours-former-commissioner

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Ronald Alwyn Grey
Born 2 July 1930
Subiaco, Western Australia
Died 20 January 2022 (aged 91)
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory
Allegiance Australia
Service/branch Australian Army
Years of service 1949–1983
Rank Major General
Commands held Field Forces Command (1980–83)
7th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment (1968–71)
Battles/wars Korean War
Indonesia–Malaysia confrontation
Vietnam War
Awards Officer of the Order of Australia
Distinguished Service Order
Mentioned in Despatches
Cross of Gallantry (Vietnam)
Relations Jeffrey Grey (son)
Other work Commissioner of the Australian Federal Police (1983–88)

Major General Ronald Alwyn Grey, AO, DSO (2 July 1930 – 20 January 2022) was a senior Australian Army officer who served as Commissioner of the Australian Federal Police (1983–88).

Military career

Grey served in the Australian Army from 1950 to 1983, attaining the rank of major general in 1978. During his career he served in Borneo, Korea, and Vietnam.[1]

Grey was Mentioned in Despatches in recognition of gallant and distinguished conduct in the Borneo Territories during the period 24 December 1965 to 23 June 1966.[2]

He was awarded the Distinguished Service Order in 1971 for his role as the Commanding Officer of 7th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment in Vietnam,[3] and was also awarded the Vietnam Cross of Gallantry with Palm.[1]

He served as Chief of Operations – Army, and as General Officer Commanding Field Force Command in the early 1980s. For his service in these positions, Grey was appointed an Officer of the Order of Australia.[4]

Commissioner, Australian Federal Police

Grey was the Commissioner of the Australian Federal Police from 1983 to 1988.[1][5]

Later career and death

In 1988, Grey was commissioned to undertake a review of the rescue services in New South Wales. The recommendations of his review were implemented by the New South Wales government in 1989.[6]

Grey died on 20 January 2022, at the age of 91.[7]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ron_Grey

Gen R.A.Grey, DSO, MID

57011 Lieutenant Colonel Ronald Alwyn GREY

Distinguished Service Order (DSO)

Lieutenant Colonel Ronald Grey graduated from the Royal Military College on 12 December 1951 and was allotted to the Royal Australian Infantry. After a number of staff and regimental appointments both in Australia and overseas, he was appointed on 25 November 1968 as Commanding Officer, 7th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment and arrived in Vietnam on 23 February 1970.

Lieutenant Colonel Grey has commanded his Battalion with distinction during its tour of duty in Vietnam. His tactical application together with his personal knowledge of the capacity of his officers, junior leaders and his soldiers, have enabled him to gain the maximum result from his force at all times.

From 3 August 1970 until 10 September 1970, Lieutenant Colonel Grey’s Battalion was engaged in Operation Cung Chung II in Southern Phuoc Tuy Province. Lieutenant Colonel Grey’s skilful and tenacious handling of the force in all areas allotted to him caused the enemy to lose control of the population centres in the 7th Battalion area.

Following a sub?unit contact on 30 December 1970, Lieutenant Colonel Grey rapidly redeployed elements of his force to cover probable enemy withdrawal routes. This timely action together with his knowledge of the enemy, the terrain and his force’s capabilities subsequently caused a major defeat to be inflicted on an enemy unit from which it is unlikely to recover for some time.

His tireless energy, devotion to duty, personal courage and tactical skill have shown him to be an outstanding Commander and his leadership of the Battalion has been in the highest tradition of his Regiment and the Australian Army.

Gen R.A.Grey, DSO, MID

 

 

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

**********

 

 

Cal
24 January 2022

 

 



Terence Kevin PAFF

| 24/01/2022

Terence Kevin PAFF

AKA  Terry PAFF  

Late of Old Bar, NSW – Formerly of Canberra, ACT  

 

AFP Training Centre – Class #  ? ? ? 

 

Australian Federal Police Force

 

Regd. #  ????? 

 

Service:  From ? ? ?   to   ? ? ?  =  ? years Service 

 

Rank:  Commenced Training at AFP Academy Police Cadet on ? ? ?

Probationary Constable- appointed ? ? ?

Constable – appointed ? ? ?

Constable 1st Class – appointed ? ? ? 

Detective – appointed ? ? ?

Senior Constable – appointed ? ? ? 

Leading Senior Constable – appointed ? ? ?

Sergeant 3rd Class – appointed ? ? ? 

Sergeant 2nd Class – appointed ? ? ?

Sergeant 1st Class – appointed ? ? ? 

Inspector – appointed ? ? ? 

Chief Inspector – appointed ? ? ? 

Superintendent – appointed ? ? ? 

Chief Superintendent – appointed ? ? ?

 

Final Rank =  Superintendent 

 

Stations:  ?, Belconnen ( SenSgt )( 1981 ), ?

 

Retirement / Leaving age: = ?

Time in Retirement from Police: ?

 

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CYPRUS

Service number:

Rank:

Unit Name:                 Contingents 28 to 30 in 1988 – 1989

Date of intake:            1988

Date of exit:                1989

Total Days:

Medals:                        Police Overseas Service Medal – Clasp CYPRUS – granted 8 July 1992 ( Supt )

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Police Awards: Royal Humane Society Bronze Medal – awarded ? June 1983 ( SenSgt )

National Medal – granted 13 November 1984 ( SenSgt )

To be Awarded a Clasp to the National Medal – SenSgt Terence Kevin PAFF

Police Overseas Service Medal – Clasp CYPRUS – granted 8 July 1992 ( Supt )

1st Clasp to National Medal – granted 2 December 1994 ( Supt )

2nd Clasp to National Medal – granted ? ? ?

 

 Born:  Thursday 9 December 1948

Died on:  Tuesday 28 December 2021

Age:  73 years, 0 months, 19 days

 

Cause:  ?

Event location:   ?

Event date:  ?

 

Funeral date:  Thursday 6 January 2022 @ 1pm

Funeral location:  Manning Great Lakes Memorial Gardens Chapel, Pampoolah, NSW

 

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

 

any Future Wake location:  ??? TBA 

any Future Wake date:  ??? TBA

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

 

Funeral Parlour: WT Howard Funerals, 5 Flett St, Taree, NSW  02 65521057

Buried at: Manning Great Lakes Memorial Gardens Lawn Cemetery, 183 Pampoolah Rd, Pampoolah, NSW, 2430

 

Memorial / Plaque / Monument located at: ?

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

Terence Kevin PAFF, Terence PAFF, Terry PAFF

Terence Kevin PAFF, Terence PAFF, Terry PAFF

 TERRY 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.

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https://www.facebook.com/groups/AustralianPolice.com.au/ 

ACT Fallen Police

 

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Australian Police YouTube Channel 

 

Terence Kevin PAFF, Terence PAFF, Terry PAFF

https://www.facebook.com/page/284576851552698

 

The Royal Humane Society of Australasia announces the following awards for the year 1981 / 1982:

……. Terence Kevin PAFF ( A.C.T. ) – Bronze Medal

 

https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/240724717

 

Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 – 1995),

Tuesday 2 June 1987, page 4

Car vandals’ busy Sunday morning in the south

A series of about 20 automobile offences in Canberra’s south which were committed early on Sunday morning have prompted the Australian Federal Police to warn motorists to hide or remove any removable fixtures from their cars to discourage thieves.

In Waramanga early Sunday morning, 14 automobiles had windows smashed, and two had property stolen from inside.

During the same period, six vehicles had petrol syphoned from them in Wanniassa, and two cars were stolen from Oxley and later recovered in Isabella Plains. Both cars had been stripped and vandalised.

Acting Inspector Terry Paff said that the offenders were probably in their late teens, and were stealing items for their own use.

He said there had been 1063 car-related crimes in Canberra between July 1986 and February this year, and that the increase in car crime was a result of a shift in crime trends away from burglaries as a result of Neighbourhood Watch.

He said that a special effort in the form of extra manpower was being made by police in an attempt to discourage thefts, but that it was ultimately up to car owners to secure their vehicles.

People with confidential information regarding automobile offences were asked to contact police on 497444.

Acting Inspector Terry Paff with an unidentified glove and screwdriver found in one of the damaged cars.

https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/118295444

 

Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 – 1995),

Tuesday 12 January 1982, page 3

Certificates

The Australian Federal Police Commissioner, Sir Colin Woods, will present Certificates of Commendation to Constable Neil Palmer and Constable Terry Paff today in recognition of their rescuing a man from a burning house at Melba last October.

A woman died in the fire.

https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/126871116

 

Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 – 1995),

Monday 19 October 1981, page 1

 

One dead, one saved in fire

By JULIEANNE BASHAM

A woman died and a man was rescued by two policemen in a house fire in Melba yesterday.

The two policemen are to be recommended for a commendation.

Constable Terry Paff and Constable Neil Palmer, on the 10pm to 6am shift, were on patrol when, just after 5am, they noticed smoke billowing up from a high-density housing area in Melba.

” Terry notified Operations [ that ] we could see smoke and we headed in that direction “, Constable Palmer said yesterday. ” As we neared the area we could see clouds of black smoke issuing into the air.

” We arrived at the house in Boult Place and saw that the lounge-room area was gutted and we could hear the roof starting to collapse as we pulled up “.

They went to the front right-hand side of the house and smashed a window to get in. They went into what was the main bedroom of the house, which by then was full of thick, black smoke, forcing them to turn back.

While Constable Paff went to the front door and kicked it in, Constable Palmer went to the rear of the house, pulled up a barbecue skew and smashed a window which led to the back bedroom.

Terence Kevin PAFF, Terence PAFF, Terry PAFF
Picture: Peter RAE. The main force of the fire was contained in the lounge room of the house. Constables Palmer and Paff heard the roof being to collapse when they arrived. The body of the woman was later found in a corner of the room.

The main force of the fire was contained in the lounge room of the house. Constables Palmer and Paff heard the roof begin to collapse when they arrived. The body of the woman was later found in a corner of the room.

” I jumped up on the window sill and through the smoke saw what appeared to be a form lying on the bed “, Constable Palmer said.

He yelled at the person that the house was on fire, and to ” get out ” but the person ” did not answer or move “.

” I picked up an object from a bench and threw it at the person and again yelled to get out.

” At this stage he said, ‘ What the hell is going on ‘ … as the man came towards me I pulled him through the window.

” As I was helping him through the window I heard the fire brigade start up “.

The man, Mr John Mordaunt, of Hackett, in his early 40s, had told him that there was a woman in the house.

” I went to the front of the house and saw that Terry was all right, but as we could not get into the main lounge room we had to give up our search for anyone else in the house “, he said.

” We think that the chap was only saved because the door to his bedroom had been closed and a vacuum had been created in the loungeroom. During the entire time we heard the sounds of the roof collapsing.

” The woman was later found in a corner of the loungeroom “.

Police will not issue the name of the woman, identified as Mr Mordaunt’s de-facto wife, until all relatives had been informed.

Constable Palmer had been taken to the Royal Canberra Hospital with a sprained ankle but was later allowed home. Constable Paff and Mr Mordaunt were not injured.

Chief Inspector Max Bradley, Officer in Charge of Belconnen police station, praised the action of his two officers. They had demonstrated outstanding dedication to duty, spotting the fire and responding to it.

” But for their courage in entering the blazing town house there could well have been another life lost “, he said.

” I will be recommending to the commissioner that they receive some appropriate commendation in recognition of their action “.

Belconnen detectives are carrying out an investigation into the fire, the cause of which is not yet known. Police said there were no suspicious

circumstances.

Firemen from the Charnwood and Belconnen brigades extinguished the fire in 15 minutes.

Two dogs also perished.

https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/126852584

https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/126852579

 

The Canberra Times ( ACT )

Monday 16 July 1979  p3

German shepherd befriends police

 

Terence Kevin PAFF, Terence PAFF, Terry PAFF
Senior Constable Terry PAFF in the radio room at ACT Police headquarters with a young German shepherd that wandered in yesterday. The dog was friendly and playful and stayed for most of the afternoon while policemen decided what to do. It was taken to the pound and can be claimed by telephoning the dog inspectors of the Department of the Capital Territory on 462157.

 

https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/110567782

 

The Canberra Times,

Wednesday 15 February 1978  P7

 

Where are you?

New Zealand Victoria Life Limited,

Chief Office for Australia, 151 Macquarie St, Sydney, NSW

We have lost contact with these policy holders, which may place policy benefits in jeopardy.

Name and last known addresses are:

……

Terence Kevin PAFF – Floor 9, Bk 8, Irving St, Watson, A.C.T.

https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/131716112

 

https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/122124140

 

I am attempting to get the PIN for his funeral so that the funeral service may be viewed by his mates who could not attend, or did not know, about his passing.  100122

 

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

 

Cal
10 January 2022

 

 

 



David ASKEW

| 24/01/2022

David ASKEW

AKA  BAM

Late of  ?

Tasmania Police Academy Class #  ? ? ?

Tasmania Police Force then

AFP

Regd. #  ?????

Rank:  Probationary Constable – appointed ???

Constable – appointed ???

Final Rank = Sergeant

Stations:  ?, Rosebery ( Tasmania ), AFP: Served all over the world as a Sgt with Special Operations.

Service:  From ? ? ?  to ? ? ? =  ? years Service

Awards: No Find on Australian Honours

Born: ? ? ?

Died on: Tuesday  5 November 2019

Age: 49

Cause: ?

Event location: Brisbane Hospital, Qld

Event date: ?

Funeral date: ? ? ?

Funeral location: ?

Wake location: ?

Funeral Parlour: ?

Buried at: ?

Memorial located at: ?

 

 

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David was a great guy. Very sad, thoughts are with his family and friends and the team in Honiara.

He was married with one son and two girls.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



Russell Joseph PERKINS

| 24/01/2022

Russell Joseph PERKINS

AKA Russ

Late of Woongarrah, NSW

 

ACT Academy Class #  3/1974

ACT Police Force

Regd. #  740

Rank:  Commenced Training with Class 3/1974 on 3 June 1974

Probationary Constable – appointed 29 November 1974

 

Foundation member of AFP – Commencing 19 October 1979

AFP Regd. # 968

 

Final Rank = Senior Constable – Retired – HOD ( Injuries )

 

Stations:  City, Belconnen, Woden, Process Section, Water Police & Operations, GDs & CIB

Informally recognised for his skills on the radio & managing in a crisis

Service:  From 3 June 1974 ( ACT) & 1979 ( AFP – Foundation Day )  to 19 July 1983 ( Retired HOD ) =  9+ years Service

Awards: National Medal – granted 5 February 1999 ( Senior Deputy Captain )

1st Clasp to National Medal – granted 24 October 2000 ( Volunteer Fire Fighter )

National Police Service Medal – granted 15 October 2015

Born: Tuesday  27 March 1951 at Parkes Hospital, NSW

Died on:  Tuesday 29 October 2019 @ 11.45am in Gosford Hospital, NSW

Age: 68yrs  7mths  2days

Cause:  Stroke ( on 121019 ) & Brain Haemorrhage ( on 251019 )

Event location: Wyong Hospital, NSW

Event date: Tuesday 29 October 2019 @ 9.30am

Funeral date: Monday 4 November 2019 @ 3pm

Funeral location: Lakes Anglican Church, 274 Wallarah Rd, Kanwal, NSW

Wake location:  Lakes Anglican Church

Funeral Parlour: Bowden Family Funerals,

Buried at: Cremated ( final resting place to be determined )

Memorial located at: ?

 

Robyn Perkins & Russell Joseph PERKINS National Police Service Medal - 15 November 2015
Robyn Perkins & Russell Joseph PERKINS National Police Service Medal – 15 November 2015

RUSSELL is NOT mentioned on the Police Wall of Remembrance  *NEED MORE INFO

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May they forever Rest In Peace

 

Our deepest condolences to Wife – Robyn, their two adult daughters and four grandchildren.

May Russell forever Rest In Peace.

 

 

Cal

 

Robyn Perkins & Russell Joseph PERKINS Together 42 years
Robyn Perkins & Russell Joseph PERKINS Together 42 years

 

Russell Joseph PERKINS

Russell Joseph PERKINS
Russell Joseph PERKINS

 

 

Russell Joseph PERKINS
Photos courtesy of Robyn Perkins

 

Russell Joseph PERKINS

Russell Joseph PERKINS
Russell with his daughters – Deb & Karen ( 1974 )

 

Graduation Day - Class 3/1974
Graduation Day – Class 3/1974

 

Russ & Robyn with Deb & Karen ( 2019 )
Russ & Robyn with Deb & Karen ( 2019 )

 

Russ 'Kambag'

Robyn & Russ - Engagement - 1976
Robyn & Russ – Engagement – 1976

 

Robyn & Russ - Wedding - August 1976
Robyn & Russ – Wedding – August 1976

 

 

 

 

 

Russell was also one of the Foundation Members of the AFP Former Members Association and a foundation member of the ex AFP facebook Group.

 

 

 

 



Angela Vera BROWN

| 24/01/2022

Angela Vera BROWN

AKA  ?

Late of Woden, ACT

Australian Federal Police Force

Regd. #  ??????

Rank:  ?

Final Rank = ?

Stations:  ?

Service:  From ? ? 1976  to ? ? ? =  ? years Service

Awards: The Commissioners Commendation for Services to Police Training ( ACT )

Centenary Medal – granted 1 January 2001 – For Service to Victims of Crime

Born:  Friday 19 September 1941 in East London, England

Died on: Tuesday 22 October 2019 Canberra, ACT, Australia

Age: 78 yrs  1 mth  3 days

Cause: ?

Event location: ?

Event date: ?

Funeral date: Wednesday 30 October 2019 @ 2pm

Funeral location: Anglican Church of The Good Shepherd, Carruthers Street, Curtin, ACT

Wake location: ?

Funeral Parlour: White Lady Funerals, Kingston, ACT  02 6239 7023

Buried at: Woden Cemetery, Justinian Street, Phillip, ACT

Memorial located at: ?

Angela Vera BROWN

 

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ANGELA VERA BROWN

19-9-1941  –  22-10-2019

Born in East London – Died in Canberra.

Cherished by her siblings and their extended families in Essex and Leytonstone, England.

At 17 she joined the British Government as a shorthand typist leading to a Personal Assistant role with Senior Government Servants in White Hall.

In 1968 she was posted to Canberra for a 3 year tour of duty to the British High Commission.
She became Commandant of the Girls’ Brigade leading to her being presented to the Royal Family at a Garden Party at Government House.
In 1971 Angela returned to England and joined the London Metropolitan police force as a WPC.
She joined the AFP in 1976 when she returned to Canberra and later was awarded The Commissioners Commendation for Services to Police Training.
As the Welfare Officer for Police, Families and Civilian Staff she also assisted in setting up VOCAL, Victims of Crime Assistance League and received a medal for Services to Police Welfare.
In 2000 she received the Centenary Medal for Services to Violent Crime. In 2004 she joined The English in Australia and held many positions on the Committee, making an invaluable contribution.

Angela has been a volunteer, teaching English as a Second language.

The funeral service for Angela will be held in the Anglican Church of The Good Shepherd, Carruthers Street, Curtin on WEDNESDAY 30 October 2019, commencing at 2.00pm.

Burial will follow in the Woden Cemetery, Justinian Street, Phillip.

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Published in The Canberra Times on Oct. 26, 2019

https://tributes.canberratimes.com.au/obituaries/canberratimes-au/obituary

 

 

November 21, 2019
Wonderful memories of the fun times we shared with Angela on our farm and in Perth.
Even though the distance was huge we always had her in our thoughts.
Love from the Betts and McAullay families
Western Australia.
Sue McAullay,
Perth, Western Australia
November 5, 2019
Anthony Brown
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October 28, 2019
May Angela BROWN ( AFP ) Forever Rest In Peace: https://police.freom.com/angela-vera-brown/
Greg Callander, Goulburn, New South Wales

https://www.legacy.com/guestbooks/canberratimes-au/angela-brown-condolences/194262030?&eid=viewgb&page=4

 

 



Therese Christine CUBITT

| 24/01/2022

Therese Christine CUBITT

nee Williams, nee Hunt

AKA  Terri

Late of Cambridge Park – NSW, Canberra – ACT, Merrylands & Wollongong – NSW

New South Wales Police Force – Public Service

AFP Retired – Unsworn staff

Regd. #  ??????????

Rank:  Public Service

Final Rank = ?

Stations:  ?

Service:  From ? ? ?  to ? ? ? =  ? years Service

Awards: No Find on Australian Honours

Born: 12 January 1951, Crookwell, NSW

Died on: 25 September 2018, Bulahdelah, NSW

Age: 67

Cause: ?

Event location: ?

Event date: ?

Funeral date: 9 October 2018 @ 2.45pm

Funeral location: Chapel, Castlebrook memorial Park & Crematorium, Windsor Rd, Rouse Hill, NSW

Wake location: “Fiddler” corner of Commercial Road and Windsor Road, Rouse Hill NSW

Funeral Parlour: Supremacy Funerals, 44 Station Street Penrith NSW

Buried at: ?

Memorial located at: ?

 

Therese Christine CUBITT

Funeral location: TBA

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THERESE “TERRI” (WILLIAMS/HUNT) CUBITT
1951 – 2018
CUBITT (nee Williams, nee Hunt) Therese Christine “Terri”
12 January 1951 Crookwell NSW – 25 September 2018 Bulahdelah NSW
Late of Penrith, Canberra, Merrylands, and Wollongong.
Beloved partner of Paul.
Loving mother of baby Donna (dec), Vaughan, Renae and Gavin,
doting grandmother of Brittany, Chelsea, Brianna, Dominic, William, Alley and Alexander. Cherished aunt, cousin, godmother and friend to many.
Family and Friends of Terri are warmly invited to form a Funeral procession from Supremacy Funerals, 44 Station Street Penrith NSW, departing at 1:15 pm.
The Funeral and Memorial will take place on Tuesday 9 October 2018 at 2:45pm (arrival) at the Chapel of the Castlebrook Memorial Park and Crematorium, Windsor Road, Rouse Hill NSW.
Following the Service family and friends are welcome to join us for refreshments at the “Fiddler” corner of Commercial Road and Windsor Road, Rouse Hill NSW.

In the care of Supremacy Funerals (02) 4721 2020 PenrithPublished in The Canberra Times on Oct. 6, 2018.

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Unknown AFP member

| 24/01/2022

Unknown male AFP member

AKA  ?

Late of  ?

AFP Police Academy Class #  ? ? ?

Australian Federal Police Force – Air Security Officer ( ASO )

Regd. #  ?????

Rank:  ?

Final Rank = ?

Stations:  ?, Melbourne

Service:  From ? ? ?  to 2 July 2019 =  ? years Service

Awards: ?

Born: ? ? ?

Died on: Tuesday  2 July 2019

Age: ?

Cause: Depression – Suicide – Service weapon – Shot

Event location: a Canberra Motel

Event date: Tuesday  2 July 2019

Funeral date: ? ? ?TBA

Funeral location: ?TBA

Wake location: ?TBA

Funeral Parlour: ?TBA

Buried at: ?TBA

Memorial located at: ?TBA

 

UNKNOWN is NOT mentioned on the Police Wall of Remembrance  *NEED MORE INFO

Funeral location: TBA

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RIP Sir,
Thank you for your service ????
Please seek help

Thoughts to your loved ones, and the
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WARNING: Distressing content

An Australian Federal Police officer has died in shockingly similar circumstances to another four members who took their lives in the workplace over the last two years.

The man, from Melbourne, reportedly turned his service weapon on himself in a Canberra motel room overnight while on a work trip in the capital.

News.com.au understands his body was discovered by a colleague.

It brings the total number of AFP officers to have died by suicide at work using their firearms since February 2017, to five.

An AFP spokesperson told news.com.au it could “confirm that a member of the AFP appears to have taken their own life”.

“A brief is now being prepared for the ACT Coroner,” the spokesperson said.

“The AFP is providing support to the member’s family and colleagues.”

The AFP didn’t respond to further questions.

The man — who news.com.au has chosen to not yet identify — was an Air Security Officer (ASO) responsible for the containment or resolution of high-risk security incidents on domestic and international flights.

According to the AFP’s website, the main purpose of an ASO is to respond to threats or attempts of hijack by terrorists or other criminals.

ASO’s are extensively trained in many disciplines including negotiation, defensive tactics, specialist firearm handling and small team techniques,” it reads.

The latest apparent suicide death by a member comes amid an ongoing cultural crisis within the AFP.

The embattled organisation has made efforts to increase mental health support following the spate of workplace suicides but has grappled to tackle the problem. In January this year, AFP Commissioner Andrew Colvin revealed the force was restricting its officers’ access to firearms, in direct response to the suicides.

“There is no one thing that will solve what is a complex problem but we have made changes to our firearms access policies,” Mr Colvin told the ABC at the time.

As part of that new policy, members are now required to provide a reason to check out their weapons while off duty. But for those dying by suicide while on-duty — the tally continues to climb.

One AFP officer, who spoke to news.com.au on the condition of anonymity, described the man who died overnight as a “really good guy”.

The source said he saw his friend last week and that he had “seemed OK”.

“They need a Royal commission into what’s going on. So many members are stressed,” he said.

“In all my 20 years of policing, I have never felt so deflated by an organisation.”

The workplace suicide deaths, once unprecedented, have become a disturbingly frequent occurrence within the organisation in recent years.

AFP officer Sue Jones turned her service weapon on herself in the bathroom at the organisation’s Melbourne headquarters in February 2017.

Since Ms Jones’ death, almost 100 AFP whistleblowers have contacted news.com.au to report a severe mismanagement of widespread mental health issues and a disturbing internal bullying culture within the organisation.

Many of the past and present sworn members who came forward claimed the toxic culture had culminated in the workplace suicides and warned that more deaths were inevitable.

Among them was an agent who, following Ms Jones’ death, made a chilling prediction that has since become a reality.

“It’s like looking at a whole lot of ticking time bombs and wondering which one will go off,” he said of his colleagues. Another four AFP officers have since taken their lives at work.

An independent police advocacy spokesman, who asked not to be named, told news.com.au he was concerned officers might be trying to send a message by taking their lives in the workplace.

https://www.news.com.au/…/…/b1c77625cfc4964aff0421ebd614e03d

 

Fifth tragic workplace suicide of AFP officer

A fifth suicide has rocked the Australian Federal Police after another member took their life in the workplace. WARNING: Distressing

Megan Palin@megan_palin

news.com.au July 3, 2019  11:46am

 

WARNING: Distressing content

An Australian Federal Police officer has died in shockingly similar circumstances to another four members who took their lives in the workplace over the last two years.

The man, from Melbourne, reportedly turned his service weapon on himself in a Canberra motel room overnight while on a work trip in the capital.

News.com.au understands his body was discovered by a colleague.

It brings the total number of AFP officers to have died by suicide at work using their firearms since February 2017, to five.

An AFP spokesperson told news.com.au it could “confirm that a member of the AFP appears to have taken their own life”.

“A brief is now being prepared for the ACT Coroner,” the spokesperson said.

“The AFP is providing support to the member’s family and colleagues.”

The AFP didn’t respond to further questions.

The man — who news.com.au has chosen to not yet identify — was an Air Security Officer (ASO) responsible for the containment or resolution of high-risk security incidents on domestic and international flights.

According to the AFP’s website, the main purpose of an ASO is to respond to threats or attempts of hijack by terrorists or other criminals.

“ASOs are extensively trained in many disciplines including negotiation, defensive tactics, specialist firearm handling and small team techniques,” it reads.

The latest apparent suicide death by a member comes amid an ongoing cultural crisis within the AFP.

The embattled organisation has made efforts to increase mental health support following the spate of workplace suicides but has grappled to tackle the problem. In January this year, AFP Commissioner Andrew Colvin revealed the force was restricting its officers’ access to firearms, in direct response to the suicides.

“There is no one thing that will solve what is a complex problem but we have made changes to our firearms access policies,” Mr Colvin told the ABC at the time.

As part of that new policy, members are now required to provide a reason to check out their weapons while off duty. But for those dying by suicide while on-duty — the tally continues to climb.

 

RELATED: AFP’s history of ‘overreach’

RELATED: Internal investigations into whistleblowers a ‘necessary evil’

 

One AFP officer, who spoke to news.com.au on the condition of anonymity, described the man who died overnight as a “really good guy”.

The source said he saw his friend last week and that he had “seemed OK”.

“They need a Royal commission into what’s going on. So many members are stressed,” he said.

“In all my 20 years of policing, I have never felt so deflated by an organisation.”

The workplace suicide deaths, once unprecedented, have become a disturbingly frequent occurrence within the organisation in recent years.

AFP officer Sue Jones turned her service weapon on herself in the bathroom at the organisation’s Melbourne headquarters in February 2017.

Since Ms Jones’ death, almost 100 AFP whistleblowers have contacted news.com.au to report a severe mismanagement of widespread mental health issues and a disturbing internal bullying culture within the organisation.

Many of the past and present sworn members who came forward claimed the toxic culture had culminated in the workplace suicides and warned that more deaths were inevitable.

Among them was an agent who, following Ms Jones’ death, made a chilling prediction that has since become a reality.

“It’s like looking at a whole lot of ticking time bombs and wondering which one will go off,” he said of his colleagues. Another four AFP officers have since taken their lives at work.

An independent police advocacy spokesman, who asked not to be named, told news.com.au he was concerned officers might be trying to send a message by taking their lives in the workplace.

RELATED: AFP Commissioner’s vow

RELATED: AFP agent’s open letter

RELATED: Traumatised agent suing the AFP for huge sum

 

TRAGEDY IN THE WORKPLACE

In December last year, Sergeant Samantha Baglin, 44, died by suicide in the vault room at the Australian Federal Police national headquarters in Canberra.

Just six weeks earlier, Superintendent Richard Roberts also took his own life in the same place.

In November 2017, AFP member Malcolm Scott, 59, walked into the foyer of the organisation’s Melbourne headquarters and took his own life just before 9am on a Saturday.

Mr Scott’s death followed that of colleague Sue Jones, 53, a mother-of-two who died in shockingly similar circumstances in the bathroom of the same building earlier that year. Mr Scott and Ms Jones had worked on the same team within the Melbourne branch, according to colleagues who spoke to news.com.au. Both deaths were later deemed to be non-suspicious.

In March last year, the high rate of suicide deaths and mental health conditions experienced by first responders — including emergency service workers and volunteers — prompted a federal Parliament committee to launch an inquiry into the role of the Commonwealth and the states to address the issues.

The Australian National Audit Office (ANAO) also announced an audit into the AFP’s management of mental health within the organisation. It was later revealed that two-thirds of men and women in the AFP experienced potentially traumatic events at some stage in their career.

 

RELATED: Inside the AFP

RELATED: Push for inquiry into the AFP

RELATED: AFP agents’ harrowing stories

 

The ANAO made six recommendations, which the AFP agreed to implement as part of its “new Health and Wellbeing Strategy for the organisation”.

The AFP also engaged the Phoenix Australia Centre to conduct an independent mental health review into the organisation and made 37 recommendations to be implemented over five years.

While the AFP has recently made efforts to improve its mental health support services for staff, many officers want more outside support.

Commissioner Colvin in May last year laid out the increasing workload on the force. The number of crimes involving victims, who might be children, had gone up 200 per cent, while cyber and corruption investigations were also on the rise.

“The demand side is increasing, there’s no question on that,” he said.

But police resources had not increased and this has added to pressure on the force.

In March this year, the AFP announced it had started a partnership with Lifeline, and would roll out a Road to Mental Readiness course over two years in a bid to equip officers with coping strategies and tools to encourage­ them to address mental­ health concerns earlier.

At the time, Mr Colvin said a critical element of addressing mental health in the organisation was cultural change.

“We still have a long way to go but if we keep implementing these positive initiatives with partners who are experts in the field we know we will make ground,” he told The Australian at the time.

AFP chief medical officer Katrina Sanders said the AFP’s 6641 members would be asked to use their imagination to prepare for stressful events, taught coping strategies such as how to use breathing to calm down and reduce stress, and given a self-assessment tool to consider their own mental fitness.

“Will it prevent further suicides? That’s also hard to say, we hope so,” she said in March.

“But certainly the research and the evidence around it is it does improve resilience and we know that’s critical to health protection.”

One AFP source, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, previously told news.com.au that the organisation “needs intense scrutiny that the agencies can’t cover up”.

“We have an expression in our job: TJF — this job’s f***ed,” the source said.

“Morale is in the toilet. We know we have no support and no backing from most of the management.”

AFPA president Angela Smith said the matters raised by the whistleblowers were of “significant public interest” and that members had gone public because they were “at their wits end”.

In a previous statement, an AFP spokesman said the commissioner had “made it clear that the health and wellbeing of our people is his and the organisation’s highest priority”.

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Jeremy ALDERSON

| 24/01/2022

Jeremy ALDERSON 

AKA  ?
Late of  ?

Australian Federal Police Academy Class #  ? ? ?

Australian Federal Police Force

Regd. #  ?????

Rank:  ?

Final Rank = ?

Stations:  ?, Sydney based.

Service:  From  ? ? ?  to ? ? 2018 =  ? years Service

Awards:   No Find on It’s An Honour

Born:   ? ? ?

Died on:   Tuesday  9 April 2019

Age:  ?

Cause:   ?

Event location:   ?

Event date:  Tuesday  9 April 2019

Funeral date:   ? ? ?TBA

Funeral location:   ?TBA

Wake location:  ?TBA

Funeral Parlour:  ?TBA

Buried at:   ?TBA

 Memorial located at:   ?

 

 

 

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 Funeral location:  TBA

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We would like to offer our sincere condolences and sympathies to members and colleagues following the sudden loss of former AFP member, Jeremy Alderson yesterday.

Jeremy was a Sydney-based member who left the AFP in early 2018. We know there will be a myriad of emotions and some difficult times being felt by many of you who knew Jeremy. We are thinking of you in these difficult times.

Please let us know if there is anything that we can do to assist you during this trying time. We are always available for a chat and are committed to supporting you. Also please look after yourselves and each other.

Angela, the AFPA staff and members



Thomas Ernest WAIBEL

| 24/01/2022

Thomas Ernest WAIBEL 

AKA  TOMMY

Late of Dubbo, formerly of Goulburn

Husband to Sgt Mandy Trindall # ?????

NSW Goulburn Police Academy Class #  ? ? ?

New South Wales Police Force

Original NSWPF  Regd. #  ?????

AFP Regd. #  ?????

Rejoinee  Regd. #  35490

NSWPF Rank 1st time:  Probationary Constable – appointed ???

NSW Constable – appointed ???

NSW Constable 1st Class – appointed ???

NSW Senior Constable – appointed ???

Final Rank = NSW Senior Constable

AFP Rank:  ???

Also Served, for a short time, with AFP, Canberra

Apparently Tommy left NSWPF around the 1990’s and joined the AFP ( Australian Federal Police ).

He apparently spent a few years stationed at Canberra City Police Station on GD’s and also as an Intelligence Officer.

Tommy enjoyed his time with the AFP and it is believed he was commended by his superior officers due to implementing new systems to combat stolen goods being sold in Pawnbrokers stores within the ACT.

Tom left the AFP due to personal reasons and rejoined the NSWPF

NSWPF Rank 2nd time:  ???

Stations:  ?, Canberra City Police Station – AFP – ACT, Liverpool GD’s, Goulburn HWP, Tarago GD’s ( one manner ), Police Academy ( Weapons Instructor, Police Rescue Squad, Goolgowi, Leeton, Griffith, Dubbo – Traffic and Highway Patrol Command – Death

Service 1 – NSWPF:  From  ? ? ?  to  ? ? ? =  ? years Service

Service 2 – AFP:  From  ? ? 1990’s?  to  ? ? 1990’s? =  ? years Service

Service 3 – NSWPF:  From  ? ? ?  to  13 January 2019 =  ? years Service

 

Awards:  No find on It’s An Honour

Born:   ? ? 1958 – 59

Died on:   Sunday  13 January 2019 @ 6pm

Age:  59

Cause:   Cancer – Prostate

Event location:  Dubbo Base Hospital

Event date:   ?

Funeral date:   Friday  25 January 2019 @noon

Funeral location:   St Peter & Pauls Old Cathedral, cnr Verner & Bourke St, Goulburn

Wake location:  Goulburn Workers Club

Funeral Parlour:  R J Sydney Craig, Goulburn  48212122

Buried at:  Goulburn Lawn Cemetery, Sydney Road, Goulburn

 Memorial located at:   ?

 

 

Thomas Ernest WAIBEL AKA TOMMY

Wayne FRIEND # 18288, Tommy WAIBEL, Bill WHITE, Howard JONES, Michelle HOBBINS nee LANGEREIS # 22169 Goulburn Police Academy
Wayne FRIEND # 18288, Tommy WAIBEL, Bill WHITE, Howard JONES, Michelle HOBBINS nee LANGEREIS # 22169 Goulburn Police Academy

Funeral announcement - Tommy WAIBEL 

[alert_yellow] TOMMY is NOT mentioned on the Police Wall of Remembrance[/alert_yellow]  *NEED MORE INFO

 

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WAIBEL, Thomas Ernest (Tom) – 13th January 2019, at Dubbo Hospital.
Late of Dubbo, formerly of Goulburn.
Loved partner of Amanda.
Sadly missed by his children, grandchildren and his many friends.
Aged 59 years.
‘Loved And Remembered Always’
Tom’s family and friends are invited to attend his Prayers of Christian Burial commencing at 12-00 noon Friday, 25th January 2019 at S.S Peter And Paul’s Cathedral, Bourke Street, Goulburn.
Interment will follow at he Goulburn Lawn Cemetery, Gorman Road, Goulburn.
298 Sloane St.,

Goulburn Phone (02) 4821 2122

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January 25, 2019
It was my privilege to know you and call you my friend. I will never forget the time we travelled to Darwin to say goodbye to “Merro” – another good bloke taken from us too soon. The period we worked together at OSTU are amongst the happiest memories of my life and I thank you for sharing it with me.
My heart goes out to your family you all had so much more to look forward to in the years ahead.
Goodbye my friend.
Laurence Barlow
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January 24, 2019
Always in my thoughts my friend you will be dearly missed I know where you are going you will be surrounded by former brothers in blue. Another angel to protect us.
Garry Morgan, North Ryde, New South Wales

Published in Goulburn Post on Jan. 21, 2019

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On the 13th of January, surrounded by the ones he loved, the world lost a gentleman. A kind soul that filled everyone who ever had the honour of meeting him with happiness. His infectious laugh and his mischievous pranks were like no other. The way he would jump around the room, wake us up with a cup of ice then run away giggling… it’s a memory I will never forget.

His dedication to his job, and his unwavering loyalty to his colleagues, who he considered family, earned him the respect of hundreds of people across the world.

The love he shares with his partner will last until the end of time. An unbreakable bond between two of the kindest souls that gave me hope for the future. A woman I respect and will forever be grateful to for everything she ever did for him and for loving him so deeply.

I had the honour of calling this man my Dad. My hero. My protector. There was nothing he wouldn’t do for me or my siblings. His gentle voice, his patience, the way he protected us so fiercely.

My children and my nieces and nephews had the honour of calling him Poppy Tom. He was always wrestling with them, laughing with them, watching cartoons and laughing harder than anyone else in the room. Watching his strength and love while he carried my baby boy in his coffin had me in awe.

Fly high Dad, and watch over my boy.

Until I see you again. I love you.

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Samantha Jane BAGLIN-LIMU

| 24/01/2022

Samantha Jane BAGLIN-LIMU 

AKA BAGGERS & SAMMY

Late of  ?

Police Academy Class #  ? ? ?

Australian Federal Police Force

Regd. #  10496

Rank:  ?

Final Rank = Sergeant

Stations:  ?, IDG ( International Deployment Group ),

Service:  From  ? ? ?  to  9 December 2018 =  15 years Service

Awards:   No find on It’s An Honour – but

National Medal – granted ???

Born:   ? ? ?

Died on:   Sunday 9 December 2018 a.m.

Age:  44

Cause:   Depression – Suicide – Service weapon – shot

Event location:  vault room of the AFP National Headquarters, Edmund Barton building, Canberra

Event date:  Sunday 9 December 2018

Funeral date:   Tuesday  18 December 2018 @ 2pm

Funeral location:   Victoria Police Academy Chapel, 1 View Mount Rd, Glen Waverley, Melbourne

Wake location:  ?

Funeral Parlour:  White Lady Funerals, Essendon  93510788

Buried at:   Cremated

 Memorial located at:   ?

Samantha Jane BAGLIN

 SAMMY is NOT mentioned on the Police Wall of Remembrance  * BUT SHOULD BE

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

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May they forever Rest In Peace

Post Traumatic Stress Education and Awareness – Picking Up The Peaces

December 18, 2018 at 8:22 AM

Today we farewell our friend Sam Baglin-Limu aka “Baggers”.
There are still answers sought and comprehending how this all happened.

But today is not for that, today is to remember our friend, work mate, AFP agent in different roles, wife, daughter, sister, advocate, carer, support officer for others trauma, many, many roles she did.

Sam you will be missed, you will always be loved. We will continue through our work to give you a voice. You’ve left us too soon, our hearts broken, as yours must have been to for this to happen.

Sammy’s funeral is today at 2pm, in Melbourne.
An AFP remembrance service was also held at the AFP national headquarters in Canberra at the same time.

Rest now Sammy, your shift is over, your duty done.
❤

BAGLIN-LIMU, Samantha Jane

BAGLIN-LIMU.

The Funeral Service to Celebrate the Life of Samantha Jane Baglin-Limu will be held at the Victoria Police Academy Chapel, 1 View Mount Road, Glen Waverley on TUESDAY (Dec 18, 2018) commencing at 2.00 p.m.

Private Cremation will follow.

No flowers by request.

In lieu, donations to Beyond Blue would be appreciated.

Envelopes will be available at the Service or donate online to www.beyondblue.org.au

AFP has ‘blood on its hands’ over agent’s death

EXCLUSIVE

WARNING: Distressing.

A FEDERAL agent who provided crucial support to family members of flight MH17 victims has died in an apparent workplace suicide at the Australian Federal Police national headquarters.

Sergeant Samantha Baglin, 44, was found dead in the vault room at the Edmund Barton building in Canberra on Sunday morning. It comes just six weeks after Superintendent Richard Roberts also took his own life in the same place and less than two years after another two AFP agents separately died by suicide at the Melbourne headquarters.

Friends of Sgt Baglin told news.com.au that the AFP “has blood on its hands” over its alleged failure to provide adequate support for members suffering from mental health issues.

An AFP spokesperson confirmed in a statement to news.com.au “that on Sunday, 9 December 2018, a member of the AFP appears to have taken her own life”.

“A brief is now being prepared for the ACT coroner,” the spokesperson said.

The AFP did not respond to further questions regarding the matter.

Several AFP sources told news.com.au that Sgt Baglin was involved in the organisation’s Safe Place – a cultural reform initiative led by AFP commissioner Andrew Colvin amid widespread revelations of internal bullying and a spate of workplace suicides.

Those who knew Sgt Baglin described her as kind, with “a heart of gold”, and said she would make others “laugh to the point where we would suffer cramps”.

Samantha Jane BAGLIN
Sgt Baglin married just over a year ago but battled with work-related PTSD.

Former AFP agent and Australian of the Year finalist Katie Tonacia told news.com.au she was “shocked” and “devastated” over the loss of her close friend.

The pair met through Ms Tonacia’s organisation Picking up the Peaces, which provides support to uniformed service personnel struggling with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), almost a decade ago.

“None of us saw this coming,” Ms Tonacia said.

“But she was upset in terms of a few things occurring in the workplace, and the fact she did this at work is such a statement to all of us.”

According to Ms Tonacia, Sgt Baglin was “desperate to see change within the organisation and wanted to see mental health education implemented”.

“If she’d identified as mentally unwell to the AFP it would have gone against her in her career and she loved her career,” she said.

“The stigma and lack of education about mental health at the top level of management just below the commissioner is rife and that’s why she came to us in 2009.”

Ms Tonacia’s husband David is medically retired from the AFP. He told news.com.au that the organisation “has blood on its hands” over its alleged failure to provide adequate support for members suffering from mental health issues.

Sgt Baglin had an extensive policing career both in Australia and as part of the AFP’s International Deployment Group in which she served on overseas missions. She had also operated as a family liaison officer for the AFP and worked closely in Perth with the Maslin family, who lost their three children and their grandfather, in the flight MH17 disaster in 2014.

One close friend of Sgt Baglin’s, who spoke to news.com.au on the condition of anonymity, said she was “such a big-hearted and sensitive person” who “loved being a cop and loved helping people”.

“It was like a therapy for her to help other people in dealing with trauma,” he said. “She was especially good at it.”

Samantha Jane BAGLIN-LIMU
Samantha Jane BAGLIN-LIMU

Ms Tonacia told news.com.au that Sgt Baglin had recently expressed frustrations to her about the AFP having only two in-house qualified psychologists for the entire organisation of some 6000 members, as previously revealed by news.com.au.

“Wherever there’s smoke, there’s fire and by God it is blazing at that building right now,” Ms Tonacia said.

“The AFP has failed (Sgt Baglin) and so many others because they don’t trust the system.

“There needs to be a royal commission so we can get to the bottom of it and get all of those responsible out. We won’t let her death be in vain.”

RELATED: Another AFP officer found dead at work

RELATED: Second tragic death at AFP Melbourne headquarters

Another AFP whistle-blower said it was “petty managerial and micro-managerial bulls**t breaking people devoted to their jobs” in the AFP.

“We can’t attribute all bad things to the AFP’s culture but one thing is for certain, had (Sgt Baglin) been a kindergarten teacher, or run her own business, we wouldn’t be talking about this,” he said.

“There is nothing worse than coming back to the office after a day of dealing with death or whatever, only to be counselled for not ticking the correct box in a case report, or something similar that is easily corrected and carries no operational consequence.”

One AFP source told news.com.au he was a friend and former colleague of Sgt Baglin’s and that “she didn’t deserve this”.

“They failed her,” he said.

RELATED: Internal investigations into whistle-blowers a ‘necessary evil’

RELATED: AFP Commissioner’s vow

Six weeks prior to Sgt Baglin’s death, Superintendent Richard Roberts also walked into the AFP national headquarters and didn’t come out alive.

The Australian Federal Police Association revealed Supt Roberts “appears to have taken his own life” on October 27.

An AFP spokesman also confirmed at the time that “a member of the AFP” had died, in a statement to news.com.au. The AFP did not respond to further questions.

News.com.au understands Commissioner Colvin “spoke to troops” to inform them of Supt Roberts’ death in an email and video to colleagues nationwide. It’s a process he is likely to repeat sometime today.

The latest AFP workplace suicide is the fourth incident in which an officer appeared to take their own life inside one of the organisation’s buildings since the start of last year.

In November 2017, AFP member Malcolm Scott, 59, walked into the foyer of the organisation’s Melbourne building and took his own life just before 9am on a Saturday.

RELATED: AFP agent’s open letter

RELATED: Traumatised agent suing the AFP for huge sum

Mr Colvin said at the time that it was “with great sadness I can confirm one of our police officers has died in Melbourne”.

“The male officer was found by colleagues in the AFP’s Melbourne Headquarters in La Trobe Street,” he said.

Mr Scott’s death followed that of colleague Sue Jones, 53, a mother-of-two who died in shockingly similar circumstances in the same building earlier that year. Mr Scott and Ms Jones had worked on the same team within the Melbourne branch, according to colleagues who spoke to news.com.au. Both deaths were later deemed to be non-suspicious.

An independent police advocacy spokesman, who asked not to be named, previously told news.com.au he was concerned officers might be trying to send a message by taking their lives in the workplace.

‘THIS JOB’S F***ED’

One AFP source, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, previously told news.com.au that the organisation “needs intense scrutiny that the agencies can’t cover up”.

“We have an expression in our job: TJF – this job’s f***ed,” the source said.

“Morale is in the toilet. We know we have no support and no backing from most of the management.”

The source described the company’s external Employee Assistance Program as inadequate.

“If the Employee Assistance Program they always reference was adequate we wouldn’t have members falling like flies.”

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There are more than 6000 AFP members – 3481 of those are in sworn roles – nationwide.

An AFP spokesperson previously said the organisation “acknowledges first responders are at higher risk of trauma-caused mental injury than almost any other profession”.

According to the AFP in 2017, the organisation employs two social workers, “5.6 full-time equivalent” psychologists and “4.4 full-time equivalent nurses” – all based in Canberra.

But AFP members outside of Canberra do not have face-to-face access to qualified psychologists through the organisation. They are instead given a number for an employee assistance program with over-the-phone support from any one of 658 outsourced psychologists and 132 registered social workers through Davidson Trahaire.

A Confidant Network made up of volunteers and AFP members is also in place to “provide guidance to staff on options for professional support if needed”. According to the AFP, it also employs seven chaplains across the country.

“There is also one part-time family support officer based in Canberra, who is available for families of members deployed with International Operations and ad hoc government response to large-scale disasters such as the downing of MH17,” an AFP statement read.

But many AFP agents have criticised the services, labelling them ineffective and impersonal. They say they need face-to-face access to qualified psychologists so they don’t have to “retell (their) stories to a different person every time (they) call”.

“We need someone to talk to in person who is qualified in psychology and who understands the nature of issues AFP agents deal with … it’s not that complicated,” a sworn member said.

In March this year, the high rate of suicide deaths and mental health conditions experienced by first responders – including emergency service workers and volunteers – prompted a federal Parliament committee to launch an inquiry into the role of the Commonwealth and the states to address the issues.

The inquiry is expected to release its report on the matter in February 2019.

It came after almost 100 past and present AFP agents contacted news.com.au to report widespread mental health issues among first responders within the organisation, mismanagement of the issue and a disturbing internal bullying culture.

News.com.au exposed the issues in an investigative series, which prompted the Australian National Audit Office (ANAO) to audit the AFP’s management of mental health within the organisation.

The report, released on March 7 this year, found that the “AFP lacks a comprehensive and consolidated organisational health and wellbeing framework to enable effective management and support of employee mental health”.

“While the AFP offers a variety of mental health support services, there is no evidence that these services are effective and they are not supported by sound governance, risk management, evaluation or an articulated business rationale,” the report read.

“The AFP does not currently have in place mechanisms or sufficient data to appropriately align resources with key mental health risks.”

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The ANAO made six recommendations, which the AFP agreed to implement as part of its “new Health and Wellbeing Strategy for the organisation” by mid-May this year.

The AFP also engaged the Phoenix Australia Centre to conduct an independent mental health review into the organisation. It released its report earlier this year and made 37 recommendations to be implemented over five years.

But for some, it’s already proven too little, too late.

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