Alan Wayne THOMPSON
Alan Wayne THOMPSON
Late of ?
Double Police Fatality
Relations in ‘The Job’: Craig THOMPSON, NSWPF # ????? ( ? – July 2022 )( Son )( Newcastle PAC )
New South Wales Police Force
Redfern Police Academy Class 110
Regd. # 12415
Rank: Commenced training at Redfern Police Academy on Monday 20 February 1967 ( Aged 20 years, 1 month, 19 days )
Probationary Constable – appointed 3 April 1967 ( Aged 20 years, 3 months, 2 days )
Constable – appointed 3 April 1968
Constable 1st Class – appointed 3 April 1972
Senior Constable – appointed 3 April 1976
Stations: ?, Cessnock – Death
Service: From 20 February 1967 to 3 May 1977 = 10 years, 1 month, 0 days Service
Awards: No Find on Australian Honours system
Born: Wednesday 1 January 1947
Died on: Tuesday 3 May 1977
Age: 30 years, 4 months, 2 days
Cause: Motor Vehicle Collision – Driver – Police vehicle – On Duty
Event location: John Renshaw Drive near Buttai, NSW
Event date: Tuesday 3 May 1977
Funeral date: ? ? ?
Funeral location: ?
Buried at: ?
Memorial located at: 227 Maitland Rd, Cessnock, NSW ( Cessnock Police Stn )
ALAN is mentioned on the National Police Wall of Remembrance
Funeral location: TBA
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About 6.50pm on 3 May, 1977 both senior constables were returning from the Beresfield Crematorium following a funeral service for Senior Constable Douglas Eaton who had been murdered on 30 April.
As they were travelling along John Renshaw Drive near Buttai, Senior Constable Thompson swerved to avoid a horse on the road. The vehicle left the roadway and overturned several times. Senior Constable Scorer was killed instantly and Senior Constable Thompson died a short time later in the Royal Newcastle Hospital.
Senior Constable Thompson was born in 1947 and joined the New South Wales Police Force on 3 April, 1967. At the time of his death he was stationed at Cessnock.
Senior Constable Scorer was born in Hamilton in 1945 and joined the New South Wales Police Force on 14 April, 1966. At the time of his death he was stationed at Cessnock.
One of the other 3 passengers, in the vehicle at the time, was Len FAIRHALL # 9029 who also suffered injuries
Source: Beyond Courage
Class 110 – All the Police cyclist’s from that Class. Sworn in 3 April 1967.Back Row ( L – R ):
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Front Row:
?, ?, ?, Ron SADLER, ?, ‘the Black Prince’ Roger DeLivera ( born in Sri Lanka )
160 members in the Class who were Sworn In on 3 April 1967.
Back Row ( L – R )
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4th Row:
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3rd Row:
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2nd Row:
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Front Row:
?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, Ron SADLER # 12529, ?, Jan SHAW ( Female ), ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, Roger DeLivera # 12493, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ? ( 31 )
Total = 153
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Dedicated on the 24 November 2005 and placed outside of Cessnock Police Station.
Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 – 1995),
Thursday 5 May 1977, page 15
Crash kills two policemen
SYDNEY: Two policemen were fatally injured on Tuesday night in a car crash near Newcastle while returning from the funeral of a colleague who was shot dead on Saturday.
Police said a car carrying five’ policemen from Cessnock, overturned after apparently failing to negotiate a bend near Kurri Kurri.
Those killed were Senior-Constable Raymond Scorer, 31, of Aberdare, and Senior-Constable Alan Thompson, 30, of Cessnock. Each was married, with two children.
They had attended the funeral of Senior-Constable Doug Eaton, who was shot dead at a golf club at the weekend.
The three other policemen are in a satisfactory condition in Cessnock Hospital.
Cal
7 July 2024
