James Henry SOILAND
James Henry SOILAND
AKA Jim SOILAND
* Nickname: Sir James
Late of Allambie Hts, NSW
Relations in ‘the job’:
“possible” relation in ‘the job‘: ?
NSW Police Training Centre – Redfern – Class # 066
New South Wales Police Force
Regd. # 8462
Rank: Commenced Training at Redfern Police Academy on Monday 9 July 1956 ( aged 23 years, 3 months, 18 days )
Probationary Constable- appointed ? ? 1956 ( aged
Constable – appointed ? ? ?
Constable 1st Class – appointed ? ? ?
Detective – appointed ? ? ?
Senior Constable – appointed 9 July 1967
Leading Senior Constable – appointed ? ? ? ( N/A )
Sergeant 3rd Class – appointed 12 December 1972
Sergeant 2nd Class – appointed 1 December 1979
Sergeant 1st Class – appointed 24 March 1984
Final Rank: = Sergeant 1st Class
Stations: ?, Scientific, ?
Service: From 9 July 1956 to ? ? c1985 – 1986? = 29+ years, Service
Time with NSW Police: From: ? ? ? to ? ? ? = 29+ years,
Retirement / Leaving age: = ?
Time in Retirement from Police: ?
Awards: No Find on Australian Honours system
Born: Tuesday 21 March 1933
Died on: Wednesday 28 June 2023
Age: 90 years, 3 months, 7 days
Organ Donor: No – Age prohibitive
Cause: ?
Event location: ?
Event / Diagnosis date: ?
Funeral date: Monday 10 July 2023 @ 11am
Funeral location: Magnolia Chapel, Macquarie Park Crematorium, Plassey Rd, North Ryde, NSW
LIVE STREAM can be found HERE although the PIN is unknown
Wake location: ???
Wake date: ???
Funeral Parlour: Peninsula Funerals, 92A Mona Vale Rd, Mona Vale, NSW. 02 9999 5211
Buried at: ?
Grave Location: Section: Row: ? Plot: ?
Grave GPS: ?, ?
Memorial / Plaque / Monument located at: ?
Dedication date of Memorial / Plaque / Monument: Nil – at this time ( July 2023 )
JIM is NOT mentioned on the Police Wall of Remembrance * NOT JOB RELATED
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SOILAND,
James Henry (Jim)
Jim passed away on 28 June 2023.
Late of Allambie Heights.
Beloved husband of Yvonne (dec) for 59 years.
Loving father of Stephen and Peter and father-in-law of Barbara.
A devoted and adored Pa to Kathryn and James, and a great friend to many.
Jim will be sadly missed by all who knew him.
Aged 90 years.
Friends and family are invited to join us for a celebration of Jim’s life
at Macquarie Park Crematorium, Plassey Road, North Ryde in the Magnolia Chapel at 11.00am on Monday 10 July 2023.
In lieu of flowers, donations in Jim’s memory can be made to Diabetes Australia to support life-saving programs, services and world-class research for people living with diabetes at www.diabetesaustralia.com.au
PENINSULA FUNERALS
9999 5211
Family Owned & Operated
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Dave Whiteman
10 July 2023
Today we farewelled our old mate Jim Soiland “Sir James” – “Welfare 1” at the Macquarie Park Crematorium in a service that Jim would have been proud of. Steven and Peter did their Dad proud with some stories of his life and of course our own Oscar Taylor gave a wonderful eulogy for his friend of many years.
So Jim, rest in peace old mate and we hope you and Yvonne are catching up on lost time. The rest of us will have good memories of our time together.
For those who could not attend, the Live Streaming link is available to see the whole service.
( This wonderful image ( main image on display – holding the camera ) on display at the chapel and during the service, was taken by Vic Boase, the current President of the Manly Camera Club of which Jim was an active member for many many years )
Scientific Police – December 1979Front Row L – R
Det Sgt 2/c A.J. WOOD, Det Sgt 2/c E.J. KELLY # 8227, Det Insp J.E. SNOWDEN # 5900, Det Insp J.E. MERRETT # 5596 ( O.I.C. ), Det Sgt 1/c R.R. BROWN, Det Sgt 3/c D.W. WARDROBE # 9456, Det Sgt 2/c B. GIBSON
2nd Row L – R:
Det Sgt 3/c L.K. CAMPBELL # 9618, P.C. Sgt 2/c J.H. SOILAND # 8462, Det SenCon J.R. HESLOP, P.C. Const S.J. HENKEL, Det SenCon D.J. HUGHES, Dets Sgt 3/c D.J. CHIVERS.
3rd Row L – R:
Det SenCon R.W. MILLINGEN, P.C. Cst P.J. MARCON, Det SenCon C.S. IRELAND, P.C. Cst G.V. HALLETT, Det Cst 1/c D.M. MARTIN, P.C. Cst R.N. ADAMS, P.C. Cst 1/c D.J. RANSOME 4th Row L – R: P.C. Cst B.W. RITCHIE, P.C. Cst P.E. McCAMLEY, P.C. Cst S.O. HASSELL, P.C. Cst 1/c N.J. RAYMOND, P.C. Cst N.M. MYRIS, Det SenCst S.G. PASSMORE # 13358
ABSENT:
Det Sgt 3/c N.G. EZART, Det Sgt 3/c R.W. JOHNSON, Det SenCon W.F.W. DAY, Det SenCon E.L. OOSTERHOFF, Det SenCon M.R. EDWARDS, Det SenCon R.A. NAPIER, Det SenCon R.H. MUNDAY # 12657, P.W. Det SenCon V.L. FLEMING, Det SenCst R.J.W. BARBER, P.C. SenCst D.J. TYSOE, P.C. Cst 1/c T.P. BAKER, Det Cst 1/c R.B. MUSGRAVE, P.C. Cst 1/c P.A. SAMDEMAN, P.C. Cst 1/c J.A. AHERN, P.C. Cst 1/c P.J. HOLDER, P.C. Cst G.L. MURPHY, P.C. Cst G.C. RATCLIFFE, P.C. Cst G.J. CLAUSEN, P.C. Cst M. CONWAY
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First published on 22 July 2025
