Donald John GRAHAM
Donald John GRAHAM APM
AKA Don GRAHAM
* Nickname: ?
Late of ?
Relations in ‘the job’: Angus GRAHAM, NSWPF # 5403 ( Brothers )
“possible” relation in ‘the job‘: ?
NSW Police Training College – Penrith – Class # ” probably ” 023
New South Wales Police Force
Regd. # 5876
Rank: Commenced Training at Penrith Police College on Monday 27 October 1947 ( aged 19 years, 9 months, 7 days )
Probationary Constable – appointed ?day ? November 1947 ( aged 19 years, ? months, ? days )
Constable – appointed 27 October 1948
Constable 1st Class – appointed ? ? ?
Detective – appointed ? October 1953
Senior Constable – appointed 27 October 1954
Leading Senior Constable – appointed ? ? ? ( N/A )
Sergeant 3rd Class – appointed 4 August 1964
Sergeant 2nd Class – appointed ? October 1971
Sergeant 1st Class – appointed 1 April 1974
Inspector – appointed 1 December 1978
Senior Inspector – appointed 11 March 1982
Superintendent – appointed 8 October 1983
Chief Superintendent – appointed ? ? 1985
Executive Chief Superintendent – appointed 9 October 1985
Last appears in the 1987 ‘Stud Book’ and not the 1988 issue.
Final Rank: = Executive Chief Superintendent
Stations: Mounted Police Unit – Redfern ( Nov 1947 – March 1948 ), Vice Squad ( 21 Division )( March 1948 – Jan. 1951 ), Observation Squad ( Jan 1951 – March 1954 ), Campsie Dets ( 13 Division )( March 1954 – June 1955 ), Bankstown Dets ( 19 Division )( June 1955 – Nov 1961 ), Vice Squad ( Nov 1961 – June 1965 ), St Marys Dets ( Vice )( 23 Division )( June 1965 – Oct. 1966 ), Bankstown / Revesby Dets ( 19 Division )( Oct 1966 -March 1974 ), Bankstown Divisional Detective Sgt in Charge ( March 1974 – July 1975 ), Eastwood Divisional Detective Sgt ( 17 Division )( July 1975 – August 1976 ), C.I.B. ( Duty Officer )( Aug 1976 – March 1977 ), ‘C’ District ( Assistant to the Detective Inspector )( March 1977 – April 1977 ), ‘A’ District ( Assistant to the Detective Inspector ( April 1977 – Jan 1978 ), ‘F’ District ( Assistant to the Detective Inspector ( Jan 1978 – Feb 1978 ), ‘I’ District ( Liverpool )( 22 Division )( Assistant to the Detective Inspector ( Feb 1978 – March 1981 ), Internal Affairs – Investigator ( March 1981 – Sept. 1982 ), Western Region Commander – Bathurst ( O.I.C. )( Senior Insp – Supt. )( Sept. 1982 – ? ), Wollongong – C/Supt ( 1985 )( District Supt. ), Police HQ – College St Sydney ( 1985 – 1988 ) – Executive Chief Superintendent – Country, Retirement
Time employed ( Paid ) with NSW Police: From: 27 October 1947 to 19 January 1988 = 40 years, 2 months, 23 days
Service ( From Training Date ) period: From 27 October 1947 to 19 January 1988 = 40 years, 2 months, 23 days Service
Retirement / Leaving age: = 59 years, 11 months, 30 days
Time in Retirement from Police: 37 years, 0 months, 18 days
Awards: Police Long Service & Good Conduct Medal – granted May 1971 ( no link )
National Medal – granted 3 September 1985 ( C/Supt )
Australian Police Medal – granted 8 June 1987 ( Exec. C/Supt )
Born: Friday 20 January 1928
Died on: Thursday 6 February 2025
Age: 97 years, 0 months, 17 days
Organ Donor: No – Age prohibitive
Cause: Old Age
Event location: ?
Event / Diagnosis date: ?
Funeral date: Tuesday 18 February 2025 @ 10.30am
Funeral location: West Chapel, Pinegrove Memorial Park, Kington St, Minchinbury, NSW
Wake location: Wests, 33 Railway St, Rooty Hill, NSW
Wake date: Tuesday 18 February 2025
Funeral Parlour: Allan Drew Funerals, 221 Old Northern Rd, Castle Hill, NSW
Buried at: ?
Grave Location: Section: Row: ? Plot: ?
Grave GPS: ?, ?
Memorial / Plaque / Monument located at: ?
Dedication date of Memorial / Plaque / Monument: Nil – at this time ( February 2025 )
DON is NOT mentioned on the Police Wall of Remembrance * NOT JOB RELATED
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Probationary Constable Donald J. Graham, a former Apprentice Fitter and Turner and Apprentice Toolmaker, entered the Police College at Penrith to commenced his Initial Training on Monday 27 October 1947.
He was attested in November 1947 and stationed at the Mounted Police Stables, Redfern.
In March 1948 he was transferred to the Vice Squad ( 21 Division ), where he was promoted in October 1948 to the rank of Constable.
In January 1951 he transferred to the Observations Squad at the C.I.B., where he was designated a ‘Detective’ in October 1953.
Then, in March 1954 he transferred to # 13 Division on Criminal Investigations, where in October 1954 he was promoted to the rank of Detective Senior Constable.
In June 1955 he went to 19 Division ( Bankstown ) on C.I. duties, where in October 1959 he was promoted to the rank of Detective Senior Constable.
In November 1961 he went to the Vice Squad, where he was promoted in August 1964 to the rank of Detective Sergeant 3/c.
In June 1965 he transferred to 23 Division on Vice Duties and in October 1966 retuned to 19 Division on C.I. where he was promoted, in October 1971, to the rank of Detective Sgt 2/c.
He was Commended for good work performed in connection with the investigation concerning the wounding of John Straughan at Chester Hill Railway Station on the 7 October 1956, resulting in the arrest of John Henry Fishburn on a charge of shooting with intent to murder. Signed C.J.D. Commissioner of Police.
Source: Liverpool Police Time Line ( 1788 – 2022 ) by Joe Stanioch.
Back row, left to right:
Det. Insp. P.A.G. Lawrence, Det. Sgt. 1/c R.M. Stalker, Det. Insp. H.R. Fredericks, Det. Sgt. 1/c R.A. Ralph, Det. Insp. C.M. McHardy, Det. Sgt. 1/c N.C. Young, Det. Sgt. 1/c A.G.A. Bladen, Det. Sgt. 1/c W.G. Cooper, Det. Sgt. 1/c L. Noonan.
Centre row, left to right:
Det. K.L.R. McOrrie, Det. Insp. R.J. Holies, Det. Insp. D.J. Graham, Det. Insp. J.T. Walker. Det. Insp. J.D. Thompson, Det. Sgt. 1/c K.B. Heys, Det. Sgt. 1/c R.L. Bradbury, Det. Insp. F.M. Aldred, Det. Sgt. 1/c C.R. Watkins, Det. Sen. Insp. G.E. Hammond.
Front row, left to right:
Det. Insp. N.R. Walker, Det. Sen. Insp. W.N. Roffe, Det. Insp. E.E. Lloyd, Det. Supt. W.W.T.P. Holmes, Det. Sen. Supt. S.R. Goldsworthy, Det. C.D. Carroll, Det. Supt. R.E. Sadler, Det. Insp. R.J. King, Det. Insp. H.D. Tupman.
23 May – 15 July 1977
Back Row –
Keith Rhodes ; Frank Murphy ; Doug Cartan ; George Fyffe ; Herb Gilmour ; Jack Knight ; Stan Horder.
Middle Row –
Ron Chinnery (Instructor) ; John Snowden ; Allan Cook ; Jim Royan ; Les Baldwin ; Barry Dutton ; Bill Edman ; Jack Beswick ; Russ Swinbourne ( Instructor ).
Front Row –
Norm Sheather ; Jim Loomes ; Don Graham ; Les Dolan ; Bill Coman (Director) ; Bob Smith ; Laurie Pitt ( Deputy Chief Instructor ) ; Bill Steel.
February 1992: Former Liverpool Public Servant Ted Tokarczyk was part of Task Force Alpha which was established by State Commander, Deputy Commissioner Lance Stirton to examine Police exposure to violence, how to deal with it and how it affects Police.
Members of the Task Force were
(left to right) back row –
Sergeant Des Mussing, Constable Darren Stewart, Inspector Don Graham, Mr Bruce Swanson ( Head of the Task Force ).
Front Row –
Senior Constable Jerry Davidson, Administrative Officer Ted Tokarczyk, Jane Mugford and Senior Constable Luke Visagie.
Source. Joe Stanioch via Police Service Weekly 16 March, 1992.
Daily Telegraph (Sydney, NSW : 1931 – 1954),
Thursday 8 May 1952, page 9
POLICEMAN INJURED
A policeman was injured when he was thrown from his motor cycle in the city last night.
He is Constable Donald Graham, 24, of Woodlands Avenue, Yagoona. Graham ran over a traffic dome on the intersection of Elizabeth Street and Wentworth Avenue at 9.30 p.m., and fell from his motor cycle. Central District Ambulance took him to Sydney Hospital, where doctors admitted him with a probable fractured skull.
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Cal
12 February 2025
Updated 26 February 2025 with additional photos and calculations.
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