Anthony Bede MADIGAN
Anthony Bede MADIGAN APM
AKA Tony
Late of Wagga Wagga, NSW
NSW Redfern Academy Class # Started with 081 – Ended with 087
NSW Police Cadet # 1426
New South Wales Police Force
Regd. # 10067
Rank: Commenced Training as Police Cadet on 28 January 1958
Probationary Constable- appointed 15 June 1961
Constable – appointed ? ? ?
Constable 1st Class – appointed 1 April 1967
Detective – appointed ? ? ?
Senior Constable – appointed ? ? ?
Sergeant 3rd Class – appointed 2 December 1977
Sergeant 2nd Class – appointed ? ? ?
Sergeant 1st Class – appointed ? March 1986
Inspector – appointed 14 October 1987
Chief Inspector – appointed ? September 1989
Final Rank = Chief Inspector
Stations: As a Cadet: Kogarah Traffic Office, Kogarah Charge Room and School Crossings.
Once Confirmed as ProCst: South District ( 1967 ), Regent St Police Stn – GDs ( 16 June 1961 – 2 August 1962 ), Rockdale GDs ( 3 August 1962 – ? ? 1962 ), Bourke ( Inspectors Clerk & GDs – 1962 ), Young – Lock Up Keeper ( 1970s – SenCon ), Warren ( Sgt – OIC 1978 ), Wagga Wagga ( 1981 – GDs ), Inspector – Team Leader – Management Review Branch ( 1987 ), Senior Service Delivery Assessor – Service Delivery Assessment Branch – Police HQ – College St Sydney ( 1989 – 19 May 1994) – Retirement
Service: From 28 January 1958 to 19 May 1994 = 36+ years Service
Awards: National Medal – granted 11 December 1980 ( SenCon )
1st Clasp to National Medal – granted 8 June 1988 ( SenSgt )
Australian Police Medal with 5th Clasp( APM ) – granted 14 June 1993 ( SenCon ? )
National Police Service Medal – granted 10 February 2016 ( 22 years after he Retired )
Born Monday 15 June 1942 in Tumut, NSW
Died on: Tuesday 5 May 2020
Age: 77 years 10 months 20 days
Cause: ?
Event location: ?, Wagga Wagga, NSW
Event date: ?
Funeral date: Friday 8 May 2020 @ 9.30am
Funeral location: ?, Wagga Wagga ( Due to current Govt. restrictions of 10 persons at a Funeral due to the Cornona19 Virus Pandemic – this will be a Private Funeral )
The Service will be Live streamed.
The link is https://livestream.com/accounts/13561897/events/9118105 )
See this Link if above link does not work.
Future Wake location: ? TBA ( Due to current Govt. restrictions of 2 persons only at ‘Gatherings’, there won’t be an immediate Wake )
Future Wake date: ( Due to current Govt. restrictions on ‘Gatherings’ due to Corona19 Virus Pandemic, some families may wish to have a Memorial Service / Wake with friends and family at a later date )
Funeral Parlour: Alan Harris McDonald, 76 Copland St, Wagga Wagga, NSW 02 69214913
Buried at: Wagga Wagga Lawn Cemetery, NSW
Memorial / Plaque / Monument located at: ?
Dedication date of Memorial / Plaque / Monument: Nil – at this time ( May 2020 )
TONY 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.
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May they forever Rest In Peace
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Today our city has lost one of natures true gentleman. A man who served to protect our community with integrity, loyalty and commitment for 37 years. It is with deep sadness that we announce the death of Tony Bede Madigan APM.
Class 87A from 29 May 1961
The reunion photo identified as follows ( 2001 ):
Left to right – back rowMike Stephens, Rod Fulham, Paul McGowan, John Imeson, Merv Braithwaite, Kevin Mongton, Barry Luckie, Brian Rowley, John Baker, Brian Borthwick, Barry Cooper, John Hayes, Tony Madigan, Bruce Spencer, Barry Lawson, Bernie Lee, Roy Fry (partly obscured by Ian Robb standing at end of middle row), Roy Leadbeater (Instructor).
Middle row –
Ross Goodwin, Brian McIlvenna, Leo Gately, Gordon Doyle, Harvey Juergens, Wally Lark, Helen Clark ( later Magnus ), Ida Luke, Fred Sewell, Ron Blake, Terry Lester, Tom Powick, Ian Robb (standing).
Front row –
Trevor Neill, Les Wyatt, Bob Drooger, Warren Taylor, Brian Johnson, Brian Warwick, Les Miller, Bill Dent, Clem Long, Lloyd Taylor, Len DeAudney, Col Bell.
We held a 45 year reunion at the same venue 2006. If anyone interested I can post a group photo – let me know.
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Wagga Police mourn death of Chief Inspector Anthony (Tony) Madigan
Police officers came to honour the memory of chief inspector Anthony Madigan, who died on Tuesday after a long and decorated career in the force.
He will be remembered for his unwavering work ethic and dedication to his community, evidenced by the vast collection of medals that were on display at his funeral on Friday.
During his career he was awarded some of the highest honours a police officer can receive, including the Australia Police Medal and National Police Service Medal for his lifetime’s accomplishments.
The medals were distributed among his family members, who will be keeping them to remember the long-lasting impact he made on the community.
His wife Wendy Madigan will be remember him as a dutiful family man who always found ways to make time for his five children and five grandchildren.
“He was a loving husband, an amazing father, and a really amazing grandfather,” Mrs Madigan said.
“He was also a very humble man; he never bragged about anything.”
Mrs Madigan was married to Mr Madigan for 58 years, but she still remembers the first time they met as though it were yesterday.
The two of them first locked eyes on each other in Sydney when they were only 19 and 20 years old, and they would quickly fall in love and end up sharing lifetime together.
“I was introduced to him by a friend of mine who was a police officer and, as they say in the classics, the rest is history,” Mrs Madigan said.
“The 58 years went in a heartbeat.”
Mr Madigan’s son Brendan Madigan he took some consolation knowing that his dad lived a good life right up until the very end.
“Mum and dad had a love of travel over the last 25 years, so they enjoyed a lot of overseas travel together and they shared a lot of memories,” Brendan said.
“He was a great father.”
Chief Inspector Paul Smith said Mr Madigan was “a policeman through and through”, and that his death was a loss to the entire NSW Police Force.
“Tony approached life and his career as a police officer with determination, confidence, and enthusiasm,” Inspector Smith said.
“At the end of his career Sergeant Tony Madigan had provided over 36 years of outstanding service to the NSW Police Force and the community of NSW.”
Wagga Police mourn death of Chief Inspector Anthony (Tony) Madigan Police officers came to honour the memory of chief…
Posted by Chris Hall on Sunday, 10 May 2020
