Ian Cameron MILLER   APM  

AKA  Ian MILLER    

* Nickname:   Spud

Late of  ?  

Relations in ‘the job’:  Scott MILLER, NSWPF # 44705 ( Son )

“possible” relation in ‘the job‘:    ?

NSW Police Training Centre – Redfern  –  Class #  158  

New South Wales Police Force

Regd. #  18024  

Rank:  Commenced Training at Redfern Police Academy on Monday 23 January 1978 ( aged 18 years, 11 months, 4 days )  

Probationary Constable – appointed Monday 3 April 1978 ( aged 19 years, 1 month, 15 days )  

Constable – appointed ? ? ?  

Constable 1st Class – appointed 3 April 1983

Detective – appointed ? ? ? ( NO ) 

Senior Constable – appointed 3 April 1987

Leading Senior Constable – appointed ? ? ? ( N/A )  

Sergeant 3rd Class – appointed ? ? 1990

Sergeant 2nd Class – appointed ? ? ?  

Final Rank: = Sergeant 2nd Class  

Stations:  Glebe ( 8 Division )( 1978 – 1995 ),  Balmain ( 1978 – 2024 ), Leichhardt Police Area Command – Disengagement  *  Only ever took two days off sick in 46 years. 

Time employed ( Paid ) with NSW Police:  From:  23 January 1978    to   17 May 2024 = 46 years, 3 months, 24 days

Service ( From Training Date ) period: From  23 January 1978    to   17 May 2024 =  46 years, 3 months, 24 days Service

Retirement / Leaving age: =  65 years, 2 months, 28 days

Time in Retirement from Police:  0 years, 7 months, 25 days

Awards:  National Medal – granted 7 May 1994 ( SenCon )

* Australian Police Medal ( APM ) – granted 7 June 2020

• Sergeant Ian Miller joined the NSW Police Force in 1978 and was subsequently attached to No.8 Division. Shortly after he transferred to The Glebe Police Station where he remained in General Duties until 1995. He later transferred to the Balmain Patrol and in 1997 the local patrols in the area became the now Leichhardt Police Area Command where he currently serves.He has spent his entire service performing General Duties with the majority of his policing career serving the community in the Leichhardt Police Area Command. He was promoted to the rank of Sergeant in 1990 and since that time he has been instrumental in developing newly promoted Sergeants at Leichhardt Police Area Command. He has a wealth of practical, operational and leadership experience which he is able to impart to aspiring leaders.In 2014 he was recognised for being the most pro-active Supervisor in the Command. He has also maintained a number of community relationships within the Leichhardt area including with the West Tigers NRL and the Wentworth Park Sporting Complex. He has been acknowledged by members of the community for his distinguished service including averting the drowning of a member of the public in Blackwattle Bay in 1984.Sergeant Miller has provided dedicated police service to the people of New South Wales for over 42 years.

 Born:  Thursday 19 February 1959 

Died on:  Wednesday 18 December 2024 

Age: 65 years, 9 months, 29 days

Organ Donor:  Y / N / ? 

Cause:  ? 

Event location:   ? 

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Funeral date:  Friday 3 January 2025 @ 2pm 

Funeral location: Macquarie Park Crematorium, Delhi & Plassey Rds, North Ryde, NSW 

LIVE STREAM    ? TBA

Wake location:  ??? TBA

Wake date: Friday 3 January 2025 

Funeral Parlour: ?

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Grave GPS:  ?,       ?

Memorial / Plaque / Monument located at:  ? 

Dedication date of Memorial / Plaque / Monument: Nil – at this time ( December 2024 )

SPUD is NOT mentioned on the Police Wall of Remembrance  *NEED MORE INFO

SPUD is NOT mentioned on the Police Wall of Remembrance * NOT JOB RELATED

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

https://www.facebook.com/groups/AustralianPolice.com.au/ 

https://www.facebook.com/groups/NSWFallenPolice/ 

Australian Police YouTube Channel

Ian Miller Obituary (1959 – 2024) – Sydney, New South Wales – The Sydney Morning Herald

Fundraiser for Scott Miller by Evan Turner :

Retired Sergeant Ian ‘Spud’ Miller –

Funeral 3 January 2025

* Story behind any Nickname:  SPUD = ?

Nothing further, than what is recorded above, is known about this person at the time of publication and further information and photos would be appreciated.

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Cal
26 December 2024