James Cecil BURGESS

AKA Jim BURGESS

Late of Dubbo, NSW

NSW Redfern or Penrith Police Academy Class # 046

New South Wales Police Force

Regd. # 8471

Rank: Commenced Training 31 May 1956?

Probationary Constable – appointed 9 July 1956 ( aged 28 years, 8 months, 28 days )

Senior Constable – appointed 9 July 1967

appears in the 1979 Stud Book as a SenCon. Doesn’t appear in the 1984 edition

Final Rank ?

Stations: ?, Orange, ?

Service: From 31 May 1956? to ? ? ? = 23+ years Service

Awards: No Find on Australian Honours

Born: Tuesday 11 October 1927

Died on: Saturday 5 October 2019 ( 6 days short of his 92nd birthday )

Age: 91 yrs, 11 mths, 24 days

Cause: Heart attack

Event location: Parkes, NSW

Event date: ?

Funeral date: Tuesday 15 October 2019 @ 2pm

Funeral location: Western Districts Memorial Park Crematorium, Boothenba Rd, Dubbo, NSW

Wake location: Western Star Hotel, Dubbo, NSW

Funeral Parlour: ?

Buried at: Cremated. Ashes interred Narromine cemetery, 94 Tomingley Rd, Narromine, NSW ( Alongside of his beloved wife – Joyce )

Niche location: New Monumental Wall of Memory ( W ) – Row J – Niche 2 ( Joyce is Niche 1 )

GPS: -32.2478361 148.2425944

Memorial located at: ?

JAMES 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.

PLEASE SEND PHOTOS AND INFORMATION TO Cal

May they forever Rest In Peace

Information to hand is that there was a Jim BURGESS, back in the early 1970s to early 1980s stationed at Orange.

He was on permanent Light Duties and maintained the police vehicle fleet at Orange.

It is believed that he had a neck injury and have previously been stationed at 4 Wheels, Sydney.

After his ‘stint’ at 4 Wheels, he transferred to Orange.

The mentioned Jim Burgess “might” be identical to the above James Burgess ~~BUT is NOT confirmed~~. ( Now confirmed to be true – Jan 2024 )

For information only.

Nothing further, than what is published above, is known of this man, his life, career or death.

Cal

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Updated 18 Jan 2024 with Niche photo and Niche location.