Themelis Arthur MACAROUNAS

aka  Tim MACAROUNAS

Maybe related to Lisa Macarounas – NSWPF # 44834

NSW Police Academy, Goulburn – Class # 225

New South Wales Police Force

Regd. # 23???

Rank:  Commenced Training at Goulburn Police Academy on Monday 5 January 1987 ( aged 21 years, 11 months, 8 days )

Probationary Constable – appointed Friday 27 March 1987 ( 22 years, 1 month, 27 days )

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Final Rank:  Probationary Constable

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Service:  From  5 January 1987  to  20 October 1987 = 9 months, 15 days Service

Age at Leaving NSWPF: 22 years, 8 months, 22 days

Time in Retirement:  Zero

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Stations:  Paddington – Death

Event date: Monday 12 October 1987 about 3.35am

Event location:  Oxford St, near Oatley Rd, Paddington, NSW

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Death date:  Tuesday 20 October 1987 @ 4pm in St Vincent’s Hospital

Born:  Thursday 28 January 1965

Age:  22 years, 8 months, 22 days

Cause of death:  Motor vehicle collision – Pursuit – Driver

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Funeral date:  Friday 23 October 1987

Funeral location: ?

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Buried at:  Eastern Suburbs Memorial Park, 12 Military Rd, Matraville, NSW

Grave Location: General FM 32, G32, Plot 1435

GPS of Grave:  ????????????

TIM IS Mentioned on the National Police Wall of Remembrance, Canberra

About 3.35am on 12 October, 1987 the constable was driving a police vehicle along Oxford Street, Paddington assisting a Rose Bay Police vehicle in the pursuit of a stolen car.

As the constable’s vehicle travelled around a sweeping left hand bend, the stolen vehicle, followed by the Rose Bay Police vehicle, was attempting a U turn at the intersection of Oatley Road.

Constable Macarounas applied the brakes however the wheels of his vehicle locked and the vehicle spun around before colliding with a light pole.

After being trapped in the damaged vehicle for about forty minutes, Constable Macarounas was conveyed to St Vincent’s Hospital suffering severe head, chest and internal injuries.

He died on 20 October, 1987 @ 4pm.

The constable was born in 1965 and joined the New South Wales Police Force on 5 January, 1987. At the time of his death he was stationed at Paddington.

Deadly toll

Alone in his patrol car, Chris Thornton had the police siren flashing as he chased a white sedan through Woy Woy.

Thornton, 35, a highway patrolman, had been in the force for 15 years. He was, his mother says, “the best driver I have ever seen”.

The reason for the chase that night in April 2002 is unknown. Both cars were seen travelling at high speed. Thornton was about 50 metres behind.

Meanwhile, Leonard Rowley, 56, an unlicensed driver, was driving to his local KFC to pick up dinner. He saw the first car flash past and judged – wrongly – that he had time to turn out in front of the patrol car. Thornton tried to avoid Rowley’s car but clipped the back, veered onto the wrong side of the road and hit a power pole.

Thornton died on the spot, which is marked by a permanent stainless-steel cross. Rowley later received a suspended two-year sentence.

“His life from the age of 12 was about helping people,” says Thornton’s mother, Freada Thornton. “He was in the surf club and he was there to rescue people and then he went into the force and he was doing the same thing.” His father, Barry Thornton, says: “He loved life. He had been in Gosford for 15 years and was so popular with the community there.”

Police pursuits are, says Barry, a necessary evil: “If they don’t catch the criminals there will be more deaths on the roads. The ones that they’re in pursuit of are the idiots that have done the wrong thing to start with.”

But pursuits have come at a cost to the NSW Police Department. Fifteen officers have died as a result of high-speed chases, beginning with the death of Constable George Boore in 1937.

Details provided by the NSW Police Association show a steady stream of fatalities involving cars and motorcycles. The full list of casualties is as follows:

April 2, 1937: Constable George Boore;

June 2, 1954: Constable Cecil Sewell;

November 14, 1958: Constable Brian Boaden;

December 23, 1958: Constable William Lord;

October 14, 1961: Constable James Kinnane;

September 7, 1963: Constable Colin Robb;

December 2, 1976: Constable Terry Moncur;

January 3, 1985: Constable Wayne Rixon;

July 25, 1985: Detective-Constable Steven Tier;

October 20, 1987: Constable Themelis Macarounas;

August 24, 1988: Constable Peter Carter;

June 13, 1989: Constable Peter Figtree;

June 14, 1989: Senior Constable Glenn Rampling;

January 14, 2001: Senior Constable James Affleck;

April 13, 2002: Senior Constable Christopher Thornton.

http://www.smh.com.au/news/Police-Pursuits/Deadly-toll/2004/11/05/1099547386960.html

Stewart COOK

Late of Nelson Bay

Academy Class 110

New South Wales Police Force

Regd. #  12431

Rank: Probationary Constable – appointed 3 April 1967

Senior Constable – appointed 3 April 1976

Sergeant 3rd Class – appointed 1 January 1983

Sergeant 2nd Class – Death

Stations: ?, Newcastle ( Carrington 3 April 1976 – 5 January 1968 ), Hamilton ( 6 January 1968 – 25 February 1969 ),

Tarro ( 26 February 1969 – 14 April 1975 ), Beresfield ( 15 April 1975 – 2 June 1977 ), Berrima ( 3 June 1977 – 18 October 1982 ),

Bowral ( 19 October 1982 – 7 October 1986 ), Newcastle District Licencing ( 8 October 1986 – 7 May 1987 )

Service:  From  20 February 1967  to  7 May 1987 = 19+ years Service

Awards:  National Medal – granted 22 April 1983 ( SenCon )

Born:  Monday  9 January 1939

Died on:  Thursday  7 May 1987

Age:  48 years, 3 months, 28 days

Cause:  Motor Vehicle Accident – Driver – returning home from shift

Event location:  Anna Bay, NSW

Event date:   ?

Funeral date:  possibly 14 May 1987

Funeral location:  St Joseph’s Catholic Church, East Maitland

Buried at:  Cremated.  Newcastle Crematorium, Beresfield, NSW

 Memorial located at:  Newcastle Cemetery, Anderson Dve, Beresfield, NSW

STEWART is mentioned on the Police Wall of Remembrance

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

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May they forever Rest In Peace

The sergeant was born in 1939 and joined the New South Wales Police Force on 20 February, 1967. At the time of his death he was attached to the Newcastle District Licensing Section.

Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 – 1995),

Wednesday 21 June 1978, page 11

Rescue of chef in Berrima fire

DANA IS mentioned on the Police Wall of Remembrance

On 17 April, 1987 Constable Heffernan was travelling to work at Waverley Police Station. At the intersection of Avoca Road and Darley Road, Randwick another vehicle drove through a red traffic light and collided with the constable’s vehicle. As a result Constable Heffernan suffered severe head and internal injuries and was found to be dead on arrival at the Prince of Wales Hospital. The driver of the offending vehicle was later charged with serious offences relating to the collision.

The constable was born in 1967 and joined the New South Wales Police Force on 14 April, 1986. At the time of her death she was stationed at Waverley.

Beyond Courage

For unknown reasons, this Memorial Service has been cancelled.

Cal

6 June 2019

Eastern Suburbs Police Memorial dedication

Grave location:

[codepeople-post-map]

On 24 July, 1985 Detective Constable Tier was the driver, and single occupant, of an unmarked police vehicle engaged in the pursuit of an unknown vehicle on the Princes Highway, Unanderra.  During the pursuit the police vehicle left the roadway and collided with a telegraph pole.

The constable was born in 1960 and joined the New South Wales Police Force on 15 January, 1979.

At the time of his death he was stationed at Dapto.

STEPHEN is mentioned on the Police Wall of Remembrance

Police Remembrance Day:

Almost 60 years on, Kenneth Nash still misses his uncle Allen.

Sergeant Allen William Nash, aged 40, was killed in the line of duty by a gun-wielding offender at Primbee in 1956.

Sgt Nash was one of eight officers stationed in the Lake Illawarra local area command who were recognised with memorial plaques on a wall of honour outside Lake Illawarra police station on Monday, as part of Police Remembrance Day commemorations.

Dozens of current and retired officers, families, friends, politicians, councillors and members of the public gathered at Oak Flats for a ceremony to unveil the memorial wall, and honour past and present officers.

Since 1862, more than 250 NSW Police officers have died in the line of duty.

http://www.illawarramercury.com.au/story/2591540/lake-illawarra-officers-honoured-on-police-remembrance-day-photos/

Deadly toll

Alone in his patrol car, Chris Thornton had the police siren flashing as he chased a white sedan through Woy Woy.

Thornton, 35, a highway patrolman, had been in the force for 15 years. He was, his mother says, “the best driver I have ever seen”.

The reason for the chase that night in April 2002 is unknown. Both cars were seen travelling at high speed. Thornton was about 50 metres behind.

Meanwhile, Leonard Rowley, 56, an unlicensed driver, was driving to his local KFC to pick up dinner. He saw the first car flash past and judged – wrongly – that he had time to turn out in front of the patrol car. Thornton tried to avoid Rowley’s car but clipped the back, veered onto the wrong side of the road and hit a power pole.

Thornton died on the spot, which is marked by a permanent stainless-steel cross. Rowley later received a suspended two-year sentence.

“His life from the age of 12 was about helping people,” says Thornton’s mother, Freada Thornton. “He was in the surf club and he was there to rescue people and then he went into the force and he was doing the same thing.” His father, Barry Thornton, says: “He loved life. He had been in Gosford for 15 years and was so popular with the community there.”

Police pursuits are, says Barry, a necessary evil: “If they don’t catch the criminals there will be more deaths on the roads. The ones that they’re in pursuit of are the idiots that have done the wrong thing to start with.”

But pursuits have come at a cost to the NSW Police Department. Fifteen officers have died as a result of high-speed chases, beginning with the death of Constable George Boore in 1937.

Details provided by the NSW Police Association show a steady stream of fatalities involving cars and motorcycles. The full list of casualties is as follows:

April 2, 1937: Constable George Boore;

June 2, 1954: Constable Cecil Sewell;

November 14, 1958: Constable Brian Boaden;

December 23, 1958: Constable William Lord;

October 14, 1961: Constable James Kinnane;

September 7, 1963: Constable Colin Robb;

December 2, 1976: Constable Terry Moncur;

January 3, 1985: Constable Wayne Rixon;

July 25, 1985: Detective-Constable Stephen Tier;

October 20, 1987: Constable Themelis Macarounas;

August 24, 1988: Constable Peter Carter;

June 13, 1989: Constable Peter Figtree;

June 14, 1989: Senior Constable Glenn Rampling;

January 14, 2001: Senior Constable James Affleck;

April 13, 2002: Senior Constable Christopher Thornton.

http://www.smh.com.au/news/Police-Pursuits/Deadly-toll/2004/11/05/1099547386960.html

Wayne Allen RIXON

New South Wales Police Force

Police Academy Class # 158

Probationary Constable #  92154

ProCst # 92154

Regd. # 17???

Rank:  Probationary Constable – appointed 3 April 1978

Constable 1st Class – Death

Stations: Mounted Police Unit, 10 Division GDs & ‘C’ District ( Maroubra ) HWP

Service:  From 23 January 1978  to  3 January 1985

Awards:  No Find n Australian Honours

Born:  Tuesday  27 August 1957

Died:  Thursday  3 January 1985

Age:  27 yrs  4 mths  7 days

Cause: Motor Vehicle Pursuit – stolen vehicle – Driver – Urgent Duty

Event location:  Hayes St & Dunning Ave, Rosebery

Funeral date:  Wednesday  9 January, 1985

Funeral location:  ? Church, Bega

Buried at:  Bega Cemetery, Princes Hwy, Bega

Memorial location:  ?

Wayne IS mentioned on the Police Wall of Remembrance

About 5pm on 3 January, 1985 Constable Rixon and Probationary Constable Meredith Ireland were travelling in a Police Highway Patrol vehicle in Bannerman Crescent, Rosebery when they became involved in the high speed pursuit of a stolen vehicle. As the pursuit continued along Hayes Street the stolen vehicle sped through stop signs at the intersection of Dunning Avenue. The police vehicle slowed at the intersection but unfortunately collided with a truck that had been travelling along Dunning Avenue. After hitting the truck the police vehicle spun around and slammed into a brick wall. Constable Rixon sustained severe head and internal injuries and had to be released from the police vehicle by the Police Rescue Squad. He was conveyed to the Royal South Sydney Hospital where he was found to be dead on arrival. Constable Ireland was treated at the Prince of Wales Hospital for lacerations and shock before she was allowed to leave.

The constable was born in 1957 and joined the New South Wales Police Force on 23 January, 1978. At the time of his death he was attached to the Maroubra Highway Patrol.

Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 – 1995),

Thursday 10 January 1985, page 9

http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/rendition/nla.news-article122477525.txt

The Canberra Times

Wednesday  10 December 1975   p 38

Junior Open title ……

OUTSHONE

Country boys, although outnumbered, outshone their metropolitan rivals in the Tully Park event.

Another Queanbeyan player, G. Gibson, won the Brian Todkill Memorial trophy in the 36 hole stabelford event for juniors and school boys.

Wayne Carpenter, of Orange, won the junior country title with an aggregate of 148 and Wayne Rixon, of Bega, the country schoolboy title with 149.

http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/102190841

The Canberra Times

Monday  12 February 1973   p1

Deadly toll

Alone in his patrol car, Chris Thornton had the police siren flashing as he chased a white sedan through Woy Woy.

Thornton, 35, a highway patrolman, had been in the force for 15 years. He was, his mother says, “the best driver I have ever seen”.

The reason for the chase that night in April 2002 is unknown. Both cars were seen travelling at high speed. Thornton was about 50 metres behind.

Meanwhile, Leonard Rowley, 56, an unlicensed driver, was driving to his local KFC to pick up dinner. He saw the first car flash past and judged – wrongly – that he had time to turn out in front of the patrol car. Thornton tried to avoid Rowley’s car but clipped the back, veered onto the wrong side of the road and hit a power pole.

Thornton died on the spot, which is marked by a permanent stainless-steel cross. Rowley later received a suspended two-year sentence.

“His life from the age of 12 was about helping people,” says Thornton’s mother, Freada Thornton. “He was in the surf club and he was there to rescue people and then he went into the force and he was doing the same thing.” His father, Barry Thornton, says: “He loved life. He had been in Gosford for 15 years and was so popular with the community there.”

Police pursuits are, says Barry, a necessary evil: “If they don’t catch the criminals there will be more deaths on the roads. The ones that they’re in pursuit of are the idiots that have done the wrong thing to start with.”

But pursuits have come at a cost to the NSW Police Department. Fifteen officers have died as a result of high-speed chases, beginning with the death of Constable George Boore in 1937.

Details provided by the NSW Police Association show a steady stream of fatalities involving cars and motorcycles. The full list of casualties is as follows:

April 2, 1937: Constable George Boore;

June 2, 1954: Constable Cecil Sewell;

November 14, 1958: Constable Brian Boaden;

December 23, 1958: Constable William Lord;

October 14, 1961: Constable James Kinnane;

September 7, 1963: Constable Colin Robb;

December 2, 1976: Constable Terry Moncur;

January 3, 1985: Constable Wayne Rixon;

July 25, 1985: Detective-Constable Steven Tier;

October 20, 1987: Constable Themelis Macarounas;

August 24, 1988: Constable Peter Carter;

June 13, 1989: Constable Peter Figtree;

June 14, 1989: Senior Constable Glenn Rampling;

January 14, 2001: Senior Constable James Affleck;

April 13, 2002: Senior Constable Christopher Thornton.

http://www.smh.com.au/news/Police-Pursuits/Deadly-toll/2004/11/05/1099547386960.html

Both Wayne Rixon and Glenn Rampling formed part of a 3 man team at the Mounties, going around mainly to country fairs performing vault tricks with the draft horse. Tragically both lost their lives in High Speed pursuits after leaving the Mounties for other duties. RIP, both were good men.

Mark Joseph KOHUTEK

AKA ?

Late of ?

Father to Nathan KOHUTEK # 46086

NSW Redfern Police Academy Class # 152

NSW Police Cadet # 3063

New South Wales Police Force

Uniform # 6668  

Regd. #  17394

Rank:  NSW Police Cadet – commenced 8 July 1974 ( aged 16 years, 7 months, 5 days )

Probationary Constable – appointed  3 October 1976 ( 18 years, 10 months, 0 days )  

Constable – appointed  3 October 1977

Constable 1st Class – appointed ?

Final Rank = Constable 1st Class

Stations: ?, Traffic Branch – Nth Sydney HWP – Death

Service: From   8 July 1974   to   4 March 1982 = 7 years, 7 months, 24 days Service

Age at Retirement / Leaving:  24 years, 3 months, 1 days

Time in Retirement:  0

Awards:  No Find on Australian Honours

Born:  Tuesday  3 December 1957 in Lambeth, England 

Died on:  Thursday  4 March 1982  about 5am

Age:  24 yrs  3 mths  1 day

Cause:  Injuries, MVA – Rider – Police Bike – wet weather

Event location:  Berowra Tollway, Mt White, NSW

( approx. 1km south of Mt White exit – south bound )

Event date:  Thursday  4 March 1982 about 5am

Funeral date: ? March 1982   

Funeral location: ?

Wake location: ?

Funeral Parlour: ?

Buried at:  Rookwood Cemetery, Lidcombe, NSW

Memorial Garden 10, Position 411

Memorial located at: ?

MARK IS mentioned on the Police Wall of Remembrance

exact Grave location: TBA

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

About 5am on 4 March, 1982 Constable Kohutek was riding a police solo motor cycle along the Berowra Tollway between Newcastle and Sydney on his journey to the Sydney Harbour Bridge for the ‘bridge lane change’ system. As he was negotiating a sweeping bend, in the rain, about a kilometre south of the Mt White exit the cycle crashed into a rock median strip. As a result Constable Kohutek sustained fatal head and internal injuries.

The constable was born in 1957 and joined the New South Wales Police Force as a cadet on 8 July, 1974. He was sworn in on 3 October, 1976. At the time of his death he was attached to the Traffic Branch, North Sydney ( under the Sydney Harbour Bridge ).

Approx. location of collision:  [codepeople-post-map]

                                                     NSW Police Cadets – Class 9, Phase III ( L – R )     Back Row: Phil VICKERY, Mick COWNIE, Walter KOENIG, Greg CALLANDER ( 17463 ), Glen MORRIS, Mike KNOWLES # 17558 ( R.I.P. ), Ivor PEDERSEN

Middle Row: Mark KOHUTEK # 17394 ( R.I.P. ), Trev WALTER # 17459, J. KIRK, Steve CORRY, Glen PORTCH, Colin BELL, R. GREEN

Front Row: Anthony TANOS, R. BROWN, Acting Sgt Len HARRIS ( Drill Instructor ), Sgt 2/c William ‘Bill’ COMAN ( Instructor ), Sgt 3/c Keith JOHNSON # 7887 ( R.I.P. ), Andrew MARRIOTT, Andrew WARDROP 

First Posted  22 September 2013

Updated 2 January 2025 with Class photo

Ronald James BURLEY

New South Wales Police Force

[alert_yellow]Regd. #  13096[/alert_yellow]

Rank: Probationary Constable – appointed 1 April 1968

Senior Constable – appointed 1 April 1977

Stations:  ?, Gosford STP ( early 1970’s ), Albury HWP, North Sydney Highway Patrol

Service:  From pre 1 April 1968   to  5 May 1980 = 12+ years Service

Awards:  No find on It’s an Honour

Born: 31 August 1946

Cause:  Motor vehicle accident – Police motor cycle rider

Event location:  Calga Expressway, Berowra

Age:  32

Funeral date:  ???

Funeral location:

Buried at:  Palmdale Memorial Park, 57 Palmdale Road, Ourimbah.

grave photo removed

[alert_green]RON IS mentioned on the Police Wall of Remembrance[/alert_green]

About 3.10pm on 5 May, 1980 Senior Constable Burley was riding a police highway patrol motor cycle home at the completion of his rostered shift. As he was riding along the Calga Expressway at Berowra the stand on the constable’s motor cycle apparently became loose and struck the road surface. Unable to control the cycle Constable Burley was thrown to the roadway, sustaining severe head injuries. He died before the arrival of an ambulance.

The constable was born in 1946 and joined the New South Wales Police Force on 1 April, 1968. At the time of his death he was attached to the North Sydney Highway Patrol.

 

Geoff Flood

I worked with Ron at Gosford way back in the early seventies. One story that sticks in my mind was my introduction to the old truckstop at Kangy Angy, near Ourimbah.

It was an absolute dump, but Ron convinced me to stop off for dinner one night. He knew the old woman that owned the place. He was that well known, that he didn’t bother going into the dining area, instead he took me out the back to the kitchen, to meet the old sheila, who also did the cooking.

He ordered us a couple of steaks with vegetables. I was extremely concerned about the state of the kitchen, as it was filthy, but what did it for me, was she used an old pair of stockings to use as a strainer for our veggies. ???????? RIP old mate.

Ian Strahan

RIP.

I remember being told that he had been caring for a young child and was going through the adoption process when the accident happened. It would be nice to know how that child fared in life afterwards.

Les Michael

RIP mate, remembered well from old STPPTB days under the bridge ( Sydney Harbour Bridge ), stood in many a parade with Ron, and shared a laugh or two, at the antics that went on there during the old days.

 

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Lindsay Vincent GILFEATHER

27/10/2012

Lindsay Vincent GILFEATHER

aka  Linds and Feather

New South Wales Police Force

Regd. #  ?

Rank:  Detective Senior Constable ( had only completed the Detectives course 1 mth prior to death )

Stations:  North Sydney circa 1971 – 75,  21 Division ( Special Squad ) – death

Service:  From  12 December 1966  to  15 October 1977 = 10+ years Service

Awards:  No find on It’s An Honour

Born:  ? ? 1946

Died on:  15 October 1977

Age:  30 – 31 old

Cause of death:  Motor Vehicle Accident

Location of death:  Southern Cross Drive, near the intersection of O’Dea Avenue, Waterloo

Funeral date:  20 October 1977

Funeral location:  Cremated at Eastern Suburbs Memorial Park.

Buried at:  Cremated at Eastern Suburbs Memorial Park.  Ashes with family

Memorial at:  ?

 

[alert_green]LINDSAY IS mentioned on the Police Wall of Remembrance[/alert_green]

About 9.30pm on 15 October, 1977 Senior Constable Gilfeather was driving a police car behind another vehicle in Southern Cross Drive, Waterloo. Near the intersection of O’Dea Avenue another vehicle made a right turn against the traffic lights in front of the two vehicles. Both vehicles took evasive action, skidded on the wet road and collided with each other. The police car then hit a telegraph pole. Senior Constable Gilfeather sustained extensive head and internal injuries and died a short time later. Constable 1st Class McKenzie was also injured, however he later recovered.

 

The constable was born in 1946 and joined the New South Wales Police Force on 12 December, 1966. At the time of his death he was attached to the No. 21 Special Squad, Criminal Investigation Bureau.

 

Alan Wayne THOMPSON

27/10/2012

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

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 Funeral location:  TBA

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

PLEASE SEND PHOTOS AND INFORMATION TO Cal

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May they forever Rest In Peace

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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

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Class 110 – All the Police cyclist’s from that Class. Sworn in 3 April 1967.Back Row ( L – R ):

?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?

Front Row:

?, ?, ?, Ron SADLER, ?, ‘the Black Prince’ Roger DeLivera ( born in Sri Lanka )

 

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https://monumentaustralia.org.au/display/20759-senior-constables-ray-scorer-and-alan-thompson

Dedicated on the 24 November 2005 and placed outside of Cessnock Police Station.

 

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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.

trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/110844243

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Cal
7 July 2024

 

Robert Edward Michael LYNCH

27/10/2012

Robert Edward Michael LYNCH

AKA  BOBBY

Late of Palm Beach

NSW Police Cadet # 0891

New South Wales Police Force

Uniform # 534

[alert_yellow]Regd. #  7532[/alert_yellow]

Rank: NSW Police Cadet – commenced 23 October 1950

Probationary Constable – appointed 4 March 1953

Sergeant 3rd Class – appointed 1 April 1968

Final Rank = Sergeant

Stations: ?, North Sydney STP ( HWP ) – Death

Service: From 23 October 1950 to 22 March 1975 = 22+ years Service

Awards:  No find on It’s An Honour

Born:  4 March 1934 – Annandale, SW

Died on:  Saturday  22 March 1975

Age:  41

Cause: Motor Vehicle Accident – Police Motor cycle – Rider

Event location: Wakehurst Parkway

Event date:  22 March 1975

Funeral date:  Tuesday  25 March 1975 @ 1pm

Funeral location: Church of Our Lady of Dolour’s, Arthur St, Chatswood

Funeral Parlour: Thomas Dixon Pty Ltd, 249 Crown St, Darlinghurst

Buried at:  Cremated at Northern Suburbs Crematorium

Memorial:  Robert was a member of Whale Beach SLSC at the time and “The Big Swim” from Palm Beach to Whale Beach surf swim is named after him.

 

[alert_green]ROBERT IS mentioned on the Police Wall of Remembrance[/alert_green]

 

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Funeral location: TBA

 

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

PLEASE SEND PHOTOS AND INFORMATION TO Cal

 

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May they forever Rest In Peace

 

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On 22 March, 1975 Sergeant Lynch was riding a police highway patrol solo motor cycle home at the completion of his shift. As he travelled along the Wakehurst Parkway he started to overtake another vehicle. The vehicle suddenly swerved to the right to avoid hitting a bandicoot and clipped Sergeant Lynch’s cycle. The cycle left the road and collided with a post. Sergeant Lynch was thrown off the cycle, sustaining severe injuries.

 

The sergeant was born in 1933 and joined the New South Wales Police Force on 4 March, 1953. At the time of his death he was attached to the Highway Patrol.

 

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Robert Edward Michael LYNCH ( although the M for Michael does NOT appear in the 1968 or 1969 Stud Books which is unusual ) was a Cadet # 0891 and joined the NSWPF Cadet system on the 23 October 1950. This would make Robert 16.5 years old when he joined the Cadets.

 

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