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James Frederick BOSTOCK

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James Frederick BOSTOCK

 

AKA James BOSTOCK, Jim BOSTOCK   

* Nickname:  ?  

Late of Blacktown, NSW  

 

Relations in ‘the job’   ?  

 

“possible” relation in ‘the job‘:    ?  

Michael BOSTOCK, NSWPF # 20337   ?

 

NSW Police Training Centre – Redfern  –  Class #  081     

 

NSW Police Cadet #  1276   

 

New South Wales Police Force    

Uniform # 874 

Regd. #  9535      

 

 

Rank:  Commenced Training at Redfern Police Academy, as a Police Cadet, on Tuesday 10 January 1956 ( aged   15  years,  0  months,   10  days )    

Probationary Constable – appointed 31 December 1959  ( aged  19  years,   0  months,   0  days )

Constable – appointed 31 December 1960

Constable 1st Class – appointed 31 December 1965   

Detective – appointed 26 October 1966   

Senior Constable – appointed 31 December 1969      

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

Sergeant 3rd Class – appointed  22 August 1975     

Sergeant 2nd Class – appointed  1 January 1983    

Sergeant 1st Class – appointed 31 December 1984   

Inspector – appointed  16 September 1986   

Chief Inspector – appointed 22 June 1988      

 

Final Rank: =  Chief Inspector   

 

Stations:   ?, Blacktown ( GDs )( 27 Division )( c1963, 1968, 1980 ), Burwood ( 9 Division ), Fairfield ( 34 Division )( c1980s ), ?, Blacktown ( GDs )( 27 Division )( Assistant Officer )( Insp. )( c1986 ), ?, Penrith L.A.C. ( 23 Division ) – Retirement       

 

Service ( From Training Date ) period: From 10 January     to   12 July 1998   =  42  years,  6 months,  2 days Service     

Time employed ( Paid ) with NSW Police:  From:   10 January     to   12 July 1998   =  42  years,   6 months,  2 days Service

 

 Time in Retirement from Police:    27  years,  7  months,  10  days    

Age at Retirement / Leaving: =    57  years,   6  months,   11  days    

 

Awards:  National Medal – granted   15 September 1980  (  Det Sgt 1/c )   

1st Clasp to National Medal – granted  10 September 1986  (  Det Sgt 1/c )   

2nd Clasp to National Medal – granted  28 May 1992  ( C/Insp )

NSW Police Medal with 6th Clasp – granted 20 March 2009   

National Police Service Medal – granted 17 March 2016   

Anniversary of National Service 1951 – 1972 Medal – granted 17 January 2002  ( Private )

 

James Frederick BOSTOCK 03A - NSWPF 9535 - Died 22 Feb 2026
James Frederick BOSTOCK   
AKA James BOSTOCK, Jim BOSTOCK

 

 Born:   Tuesday 31 December 1940 in Sydney, NSW      

Died on: Sunday 22 February 2026 @ 1.30am      

Age:    85 years,   1  months,   22  days  

 

Organ Donor:  No – Age restrictive     

 

 

Cause:  Cancer ( type = ? )   

Event location:   Nursing home         

Event / Diagnosis date:    ?     

 

Funeral date:  Tuesday 17 March 2026 @ 3pm   

Funeral location:  North Chapel, Pinegrove Memorial Park, Kington St, Minchinbury, NSW   

 

LIVE STREAM      ? TBA  

 

Wake location:   ?

Wake date:    ???    

 

Funeral Parlour:  Guardian Funerals, Blacktown, NSW 

 

Buried at:     ?  TBA        

 

Grave Location:  Section:          Row:  ?         Plot:  ? 

Grave GPS:  ?,         ?  

 

 

Memorial / Plaque / Monument located at:    ?  

 

Dedication date of Memorial / Plaque / Monument: Nil – at this time ( March 2026 )    

 

 

 

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

 

 

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Our deepest condolences to his wife, Pat, and their adult children Michael, Stephen, Andrew, Anne & Peter.

 

James Frederick BOSTOCK 03 - NSWPF 9535 - Died 22 Feb 2026 with wife, Patricia BOSTOCK.
James Frederick BOSTOCK   
AKA James BOSTOCK, Jim BOSTOCK & wife, Patricia

 

James Frederick BOSTOCK 02 - NSWPF 9535 - Died 22 Feb 2026
James Frederick BOSTOCK   
AKA James BOSTOCK, Jim BOSTOCK

 

James Frederick BOSTOCK 01 - NSWPF 9535 - Died 22 Feb 2026
James Frederick BOSTOCK   
AKA James BOSTOCK, Jim BOSTOCK

 

 </p><p><strong>CLASS 081</strong></p><p>4 row ( l to r ):<br /> L. C. <strong>Bennett</strong>; D. W. <strong>Stolle</strong> # 9460; M. W. <strong>Kirk</strong> # 9512; R. C. <strong>Landers</strong>; B. <strong>Symons</strong>; A. <strong>Southall</strong> # 9527;<a href="https://www.australianpolice.com.au/john-clement-dunbar/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> John C. <strong>Dunbar</strong> # 9482</a>; <a href="https://www.australianpolice.com.au/peter-james-martin/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Peter J. <strong>Martin</strong> # 9528</a>; B. K. <strong>Leaney</strong> # 9533; D. W. <strong>McLaughlin</strong>; J. R. <strong>Dorsett</strong> # 9498; P. W. <strong>Medway</strong> # 9444; J. <strong>McGregor</strong> # 9518; F. J. <strong>Ryder</strong> # 9506; <a href="https://www.australianpolice.com.au/raymond-neville-morris/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ray. N. <strong>Morris</strong> # 9517</a>; P. R. <strong>Clemson</strong> # 9523; J. O. <strong>Parry</strong>; P. J. <strong>Woodward</strong> # 9478; D. C. <strong>Newton</strong> # 9480; <a href="https://www.australianpolice.com.au/roderick-lance-power/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Rod. L. <strong>Power</strong> # 9477</a>; A. W. <strong>McDonald</strong> # 9510; B. A. <strong>Kearns</strong>; P. R. <strong>Leembruggen</strong> # 9530; R. G. <strong>Dunn</strong>.<br /> 3rd row ( l to r ):<br /> E. H. <strong>Williamson</strong> # 9507; <a href="https://www.australianpolice.com.au/sydney-kevin-isedale/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Syd. K. <strong>Isedale</strong> # 9490</a>; T. G. <strong>Purcell</strong> # 9468; <a href="https://www.australianpolice.com.au/allen-joseph-murphy/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Allen J. <strong>Murphy</strong> # 9509</a>; A. P. <strong>Lynch</strong> # 9500; R. W. <strong>Stone</strong> # 9488; M. C. <strong>Adams</strong>; H. J. P. <strong>Munro</strong> # 9484; J. E. <strong>Hawley</strong> # 9522; S. C. <strong>Heckenberg</strong> # 9487; H. T. <strong>Auliff</strong> # 9464; <a href="https://www.australianpolice.com.au/barry-alexander-melouney/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Barry A. <strong>Melouney</strong> # 9492</a>; M. R. <strong>Turk</strong> # 9526; <a href="https://www.australianpolice.com.au/anthony-charles-frost/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Anthony C. <strong>Frost</strong> # 9516</a>; C. A. <strong>Hermanson</strong> # 9525; <a href="https://www.australianpolice.com.au/edward-francis-doherty/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Edward ( Ted ) F. <strong>Doherty</strong> # 9446</a>; W. <strong>McCormick</strong> # 9529; <a href="https://www.australianpolice.com.au/kenneth-james-williams/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ken. J. <strong>Williams</strong> # 9461</a>; M. C. <strong>Moy</strong> # 9449; K. G. <strong>McNeill</strong> # 9455; A. D. <strong>Morris</strong> # 9469; R. L. <strong>Scarf</strong> # 9457; J.R. <strong>Press</strong> # 9462; R. J. <strong>Mahoney</strong> # 9514.<br /> 2nd row ( l to r ):<br /> J. J. <strong>McNamara</strong> # 9465; T. J. <strong>Webber</strong> # 9504; B. A. <strong>Bennett</strong> # 9453; <a href="https://australianpolice.com.au/james-frederick-bostock/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">James F. <strong>Bostock</strong> # 9535</a>; R. N. <strong>Thornett</strong>; W. A. <strong>Allan</strong>; K. J. <strong>Hall</strong>; <a href="https://www.australianpolice.com.au/michael-robert-hay/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Mick R. <strong>Hay</strong> # 9452</a>; Ken. <strong>Waters</strong> # 9494 or 9505; Keith <strong>Waters</strong> # 9494 or 9505; G. N. <strong>Crouch</strong> # 9532; R. C. <strong>Rogerson</strong> # 9536; D. S. <strong>McAfee</strong> # 9459; G. A. <strong>Wilson</strong> # 9470; B. <strong>Garland</strong> # 9511; J. <strong>Peterlin</strong> # 9503; <a href="https://www.australianpolice.com.au/thomas-charles-coleman/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Thom. C. <strong>Coleman</strong> # 9496</a>; R. J. <strong>Canning</strong> # 9473; <a href="https://www.australianpolice.com.au/victor-albert-schweikert/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Victor A. <strong>Schweikert</strong> # 9458</a>; R. <strong>Pearson</strong>; B. <strong>Kerrison</strong> # 9485; J. G. <strong>Kinnane</strong>; L. R. <strong>Kriss</strong> # 9483.<br /> Front row – seated- ( l to r ):<br /> Sergeant 3/c. Ben <strong>Hall</strong>; C. C. <strong>Greenham</strong>; G. R. <strong>Gibb</strong> # 9445; R. C. <strong>Jenner</strong> # 9486; J. C. <strong>McGingley</strong>; Darcy W. <strong>Cluff</strong> # 9463; R. J. <strong>Graham</strong> # 9467; <a href="https://www.australianpolice.com.au/david-eric-nelson/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">David E. <strong>Nelson</strong> # 9481</a>; F. B. <strong>McGoldrick</strong>; <a href="https://www.australianpolice.com.au/ernest-george-mercer/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ernest G. <strong>Mercer</strong> # 9515</a>; E. W. <strong>Kelly</strong>; J. <strong>Kelly</strong> # 9531; Sergeant 1/c. <strong>Sligar</strong> # 8146; Sergeant 1/c. <strong>Barber</strong> # 4474; Sergeant 3/c. <strong>Porch</strong>; Miss. Sylvia W. <strong>Paull</strong> # P/W 0038; Mrs. Eileen. M. <strong>McLean</strong> # P/W 0037; Miss. June W. <strong>Fielding</strong> # P/W 0039; S. <strong>Favot</strong> # 9493; J. P. <strong>Boon</strong> # 9519; L. E. <strong>Ervine</strong> # 9497; R. T. <strong>Milligan</strong> # 9479; <a href="https://www.australianpolice.com.au/dennis-william-wardrobe/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Denis W. <strong>Wardrobe</strong> # 9456</a>; D. C. <strong>Rugers</strong>; H. V. <strong>Clarke.</strong>CLASS 081

4 row ( l to r ):
L. C. Bennett; D. W. Stolle # 9460; M. W. Kirk # 9512; R. C. Landers; B. Symons; A. Southall # 9527; John C. Dunbar # 9482; Peter J. Martin # 9528; B. K. Leaney # 9533; D. W. McLaughlin; J. R. Dorsett # 9498; P. W. Medway # 9444; J. McGregor # 9518; F. J. Ryder # 9506; Ray. N. Morris # 9517; P. R. Clemson # 9523; J. O. Parry; P. J. Woodward # 9478; D. C. Newton # 9480; Rod. L. Power # 9477; A. W. McDonald # 9510; B. A. Kearns; P. R. Leembruggen # 9530; R. G. Dunn.
3rd row ( l to r ):
E. H. Williamson # 9507; Syd. K. Isedale # 9490; T. G. Purcell # 9468; Allen J. Murphy # 9509; A. P. Lynch # 9500; R. W. Stone # 9488; M. C. Adams; H. J. P. Munro # 9484; J. E. Hawley # 9522; S. C. Heckenberg # 9487; H. T. Auliff # 9464; Barry A. Melouney # 9492; M. R. Turk # 9526; Anthony C. Frost # 9516; C. A. Hermanson # 9525; Edward ( Ted ) F. Doherty # 9446; W. McCormick # 9529; Ken. J. Williams # 9461; M. C. Moy # 9449; K. G. McNeill # 9455; A. D. Morris # 9469; R. L. Scarf # 9457; J.R. Press # 9462; R. J. Mahoney # 9514.
2nd row ( l to r ):
J. J. McNamara # 9465; T. J. Webber # 9504; B. A. Bennett # 9453; James F. Bostock # 9535; R. N. Thornett; W. A. Allan; K. J. Hall; Mick R. Hay # 9452; Ken. Waters # 9494 or 9505; Keith Waters # 9494 or 9505; G. N. Crouch # 9532; R. C. Rogerson # 9536; D. S. McAfee # 9459; G. A. Wilson # 9470; B. Garland # 9511; J. Peterlin # 9503; Thom. C. Coleman # 9496; R. J. Canning # 9473; Victor A. Schweikert # 9458; R. Pearson; B. Kerrison # 9485; J. G. Kinnane; L. R. Kriss # 9483.
Front row – seated- ( l to r ):
Sergeant 3/c. Ben Hall; C. C. Greenham; G. R. Gibb # 9445; R. C. Jenner # 9486; J. C. McGingley; Darcy W. Cluff # 9463; R. J. Graham # 9467; David E. Nelson # 9481; F. B. McGoldrick; Ernest G. Mercer # 9515; E. W. Kelly; J. Kelly # 9531; Sergeant 1/c. Sligar # 8146; Sergeant 1/c. Barber # 4474; Sergeant 3/c. Porch; Miss. Sylvia W. Paull # P/W 0038; Mrs. Eileen. M. McLean # P/W 0037; Miss. June W. Fielding # P/W 0039; S. Favot # 9493; J. P. Boon # 9519; L. E. Ervine # 9497; R. T. Milligan # 9479; Denis W. Wardrobe # 9456; D. C. Rugers; H. V. Clarke.

 

 

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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
1 March 2026 

 

 

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