Lindsay James FORSYTHE 

Victoria Police Force

Regd. #   15981

Rank:  Senior Constable

Stations:  ?, Essendon, Ascot Vale Crime Car Squad, OIC – Maldon Police Station

Service:  From  ? ? ?  to  22 June 1983 = ? years Service

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

Awarded the Victoria Police Star ( posthumously )

Born: 17 April 1950

Died on:  Wednesday  22 June 1983

Cause:  Murdered – shot ( shotgun )

Age:  33

Funeral date:  Monday  27 June 1983

Funeral location:  ?

Buried at:  Fawkner Memorial Park, Fawkner, Moreland City, Victoria

Grave location:  C of E Section C, Grave 1605

buried with Jean Sutherland FORSYTHE – aged 91, born: 27 Aug 1923 Died: 7 Oct 2014

 Memorial at:  ?

 

 

LINDSAY IS mentioned on the Police Wall of Remembrance

 

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 Funeral location:  ?

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Senior Constable Lindsay Forsythe was lured to a late night ambush at a secluded location in country Victoria in response to a false burglary report. When he arrived at the unoccupied residence he was fatally shot, but returned fire striking his assailant four times before he died.

The investigation resulted in the arrest of Constable Forsythe’s wife and a fellow police officer, Senior Constable Leigh Michael Lawson ( 27 ), who were having an affair.

Both were convicted and Lawson was sentenced to life imprisonment, while Gayle Forsythe received five years imprisonment on the lesser charge of manslaughter.

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http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/131851384?searchTerm=%22senior%20constable%20james%22&searchLimits=sortby=dateAsc|||l-decade=198

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http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/124997777?searchTerm=%22senior%20constable%20james%22&searchLimits=sortby=dateAsc|||l-decade=198

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http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/122500351?searchTerm=%22senior%20constable%20james%22&searchLimits=sortby=dateAsc|||l-decade=198

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David John MARANDA

father of Graham – Regd. # 16734

& grandfather to Leith – Regd #. ?????

New South Wales Police Force

Regd. #   7980

Rank:  Probationary Constable – appointed 12 April 1955 ( aged 28 years, 5 months, 18 days )

Constable 1st Class – appointed 24 September 1963 ( loss of 5.5 months Seniority )

Senior Constable – appointed 1 July 1968

Sergeant 3rd Class – appointed 1 September 1973

Sergeant 2nd Class – death

Stations:  Phillip St ( 4 Division ), Lithgow ( 1956 – 1961 ), Balranald ( 1961 – 1966 )( Cst – Cst 1/c ), North Coast District ( 1968, 1969 Stud Book ), Sawtell ( 1966 – 1973 ), Maitland ( 1973 – 1983 )

Service:  From  ? ? PRE April 1955?  to  30 October 1983 = 28+ years Service

Awards:  No find on It’s An Honour

Born:  Monday  25 October 1926, Gulgong, NSW

Died on:  Sunday  30 October 1983  –  5 days after his birthday

Age:  57 years, 5 days

Cause:  Heart attack

Funeral date:  Thursday  3 November 1983

Funeral location:  St Peter’s Church, Anglican Parish of East Maitland, NSW

Buried at:  East Maitland Cemetery, Raymond Terrace Rd, East Maitland, NSW

Plot: Church of England, Portion:  Anglican, Row 10, Plot  61 ( Double grave – with wife – Joyce )

 Memorial at:  ?

 

 

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

 

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May they forever Rest In Peace

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Other mentions:

17 Sep 1965 – APPOINTMENTS – Trove

08 Mar 1973 – TENNIS CLUB NOTES – Trove

16 Sep 1971 – SCHOOL TENNIS COACHING – Trove

17 May 1963 – APPOINTMENTS – Trove

07 Sep 1962 – APPOINTMENTS – Trove

 

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Michael John MIDDLETON

aka  Mike

( possibly late of Kings Langley )

‘possibly’ from Redfern Police Academy Class 107

New South Wales Police Force

Uniform #  ?698

[alert_yellow]Regd. #  12074[/alert_yellow]

Joined NSW Police Force via the NSW Police Cadet system on 13 May 1963

Cadet #  1847

Rank:  NSW Police Cadet – commenced 13 May 1963

Probationary Constable – appointed 5 July 1966

Constable – appointed 5 July 1967

Detective Senior Constable – appointed 31 August 1975

Detective Senior Constable – death

Stations:   ( Cadet ) – Redfern – 7 Division, (Uniform ) – Blacktown – 27 Division, Police Driver Training – St Ives, Surveillance Unit, Fairfield – Detective – ( 34 Division ) – Death

Service:  From  13 May 1963  to   7 April 1983 = 19+ years Service

Awards:  ? National Medal – granted 18 November 1982

Born:  Saturday  5 July 1947

Died on:   Thursday  7 April 1983

Cause:  Heart attack – whilst seated at his desk, Mick complained of pain in his jaw before having the heart attack

Event location:  Inside the Detectives office, the old Fairfield Police Stn, Smart St, Fairfield

Age:  35

Funeral date:  Monday  11 April 1983

Funeral location:  Pinegrove Cemetery

Buried at:  Cremated.  Mike’s Ashes are laid under a Memorial plaque at Pinegrove

 [alert_red]MICK is NOT mentioned on the Police Wall of Remembrance[/alert_red]  * BUT SHOULD BE

 

 

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The Detectives office being on the ground floor of the 3 storey building on the left – looking down the ( then ) driveway, from Smart St, which went between both buildings.

When Mick arrived at work in the morning, he complained of a tooth ache / pain in his jaw.  He was sitting at his desk and said he did not feel good and collapsed to the floor. His workmates were later told that he was gone before he hit the ground. He was survived by a wife and two young daughters.

Mick was a nice bloke and always approachable.

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John Benjamin HUTCHINS

AKA  ?

Late of  ?

 

NSW Redfern Police Academy Class #  130 

 

New South Wales Police Force

Regd. #  15???

 

Rank:  Commenced Training at Redfern Police Academy on ? ? ?

Probationary Constable – appointed 14 February 1972

Constable – appointed ? ? ?

Constable 1st Class – appointed ? ? ? 

Detective – appointed ? ? ?

Senior Constable – appointed ? ? ? 

Final Rank =  Senior Constable

 

Stations:  ?, Regents St Police Stn, Balmain, Five Dock, Police Communications Branch – VKG1

Service:  From ? ? pre 1972?   to   17 November 1983   =  11 years Service

 

Awards:  No Find on Australian Honours

 

Born:  ? ? 1951, Drummoyne, NSW

Died on:  17 November 1983

Age:  ?

Cause:  MVA – Rider – 

Event location:  Victoria Rd, Ryde, NSW

Event date:  17 November 1983 

 

Funeral date:  ? ? ?

Funeral location:  Northern Suburbs Crematorium, 199 Dehli Rd, North Ryde, NSW 

Funeral Parlour: ?

Buried at: Cremated at Northern Suburbs Crematorium, 199 Dehli Rd, North Ryde, NSW, and Ashes collected by family.

Memorial / Plaque / Monument located at: ?

Dedication date of Memorial / Plaque / Monument: Nil – at this time ( July 2020 )

 

JOHN IS mentioned on the Police Wall of Remembrance

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May they forever Rest In Peace

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About 12.25pm on 17 November, 1983 Senior Constable Hutchins was riding his motor cycle to work along Victoria Road, Ryde.

He failed to notice a vehicle that was stationary in front of him and collided with the rear of the vehicle.

Senior Constable Hutchins was conveyed to the Ryde Hospital where he was found to be dead on arrival.

 

The constable was born in 1951 and joined the New South Wales Police Force on 14 February, 1972. At the time of his death he was attached to the Police Communications Branch.

 

Source:  Beyond Courage

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