Richmond Charles TORNING
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: ?
[alert_yellow]DICK is NOT mentioned on the Police Wall of Remembrance[/alert_yellow] *NEED MORE INFO
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May they forever Rest In Peace
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Upon joining the NSWPF, Richmond supplied the following details:
5′ 9.5″ tall, 12 stone 7 lb in weight, blue eyes with brown hair and fair complexion.
He was a native of Annandale, NSW and was married at the time of joining. He had previously been employed at an Electrical fitter for 12 years.
His Service # was 4638
He was a Trainee from 16 May 1966 until the 26 June 1966
For some reason, he was appointed a Constable 1 month earlier than his Seniority.
He passed his Constable 1st Class examination on the 27 August 1968 but lost 4 days Seniority by the time it came for this Rank to be effective.
He passed his Sergeant 3rd Class examination on the 16 May 1974.
He entered the Police with a private car drivers licence and was Certified to drive General Duty Cars and Utes ( Paddy Wagons ) on the 28 November 1966.
At completion of his Training Class, he obtained 84.25% in his examination and Passed his typing test at 21 w.p.m. on the 29 August 1966.
He completed a three day course in Civil Defence in May 1967.
He completed Methods of Instruction Course Class 81/42 in 1981.
He also completed the Sergeant’s Course, # 68 of 1982.
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No further information is known at this stage – April 2017.
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