John Ernest SNOWDEN

 John Ernest SNOWDEN

 late of Northbridge, NSW

AKA:  John SNOWDEN, Jack SNOWDEN, SNOWY

“POSSIBLE’ Relative in “the job”:  D.J. SNOWDEN, NSWPF # 12073   ? 

G.R. SNOWDEN, NSWPF #  21001   ?    

New South Wales Police Force

Regd. #   5900

Rank:  Probationary Constable – appointed 27 October 1947 ( aged 23 years, 1 month, 15 days )

Sergeant 3rd Class – appointed 1 October 1964

Sergeant 1st Class – appointed 1 April 1974

Inspector 3rd Class – appointed 15 April 1978

Chief Inspector – appointed 8 February 1982

Final Rank:  Chief Inspector – Retirement

Stations:  ?, Scientific Section – Surry Hills, Central ( 1 Division ) ( A District ) – Retirement

Service:  From  ? ? pre October 1947  to 11 September 1984 = 36 years, ? months, ? days Service

Age at Retirement:  59 years, 11 months, 30 days 

Time in Retirement:  32 years, 2 months, 15 days   

Awards:  No find on It’s An Honour

Born:  Friday 12 September 1924

Died on:  Saturday  26 November 2016

Age:  92 years, 2 months, 14 days

Cause:  ?

Funeral date:  Tuesday  6 December 2016 @ 10am

Funeral location:  St Philip Neri Catholic Church, 224 Sailors Bay Road, Northbridge

Buried at:  Macquarie Park Cemetery, Delhi Rd & Plassey Rd, Nth Ryde at noon

Grave location:  Roman Catholic Lawn, Block 16, Grave 1066A

 Memorial at:  ?

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

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