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John Patrick TOOHEY

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John Patrick TOOHEY

aka  Pat

Late of  ?

 

New South Wales Police Force

 

Regd. #  8177   

 

Rank: Probationary Constable – appointed 29 August 1955

Sergeant 3rd Class – appointed 11 July 1972

Chief Inspector – appointed 26 November 1986

Chief Inspector – Retirement

 

Stations: ?, Northern Region Major Crime – Retirement

 

ServiceFrom  ? ? pre August 1955?  to  21 November 1989 = 34+ years Service

Awards:  Only find on It’s An Honour is for the same name.  Centenary Medal – granted 1 January 2001.  JPT from West Ryde, NSW.  Citation:  For service to the community and the environment.  Not sure if this is ‘our’ man.

John Patrick TOOHEY 01 - NSWPF 8177 - Died 30 June 2017
Single shot taken from Castle Hill Detectives ( group shot ) c1999 NSW Detective Bicentennial book

Born:  Thursday  22 November 1934

Died on:  Friday  30 June 2017

Age:  82

Cause?

Event location:   ?

Event date:   ?  

 

Funeral date:  Friday  7 July 2017 @ 10.30am

Funeral location:  Hillside Chapel, Palmdale Memorial Gardens, 57 Palmdale Road, Palmdale

 

Buried at?  

 

 Memorial located at?

 

 

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


 

 Funeral location [codepeople-post-map]


 

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


Castle Hill DetectivesBack Row ( L - R )
Det SenCon Rodney James KENNEDY, Det Sgt 1/c John Nichol RYDER, Det Cst 1/c Leonard Gordon FOSCHOLO

Middle Row ( L - R )
P.C. Cst 1/c Stephen Keith SMITH, Det SenCon Alan Douglas LEEK, Det SenCon Phillip John CLOSE

Front Row ( L - R )
Det Sgt 3/c Bryan Thomas KENNY, Det Sgt 2/c John Patrick TOOHEY, Det Sgt 3/c Michael Brennan SMITH

NSW Detective Bicentennial
Castle Hill Detectives

Back Row ( L – R )

Det SenCon Rodney James KENNEDY, Det Sgt 1/c John Nichol RYDER # 7465, Det Cst 1/c Leonard Gordon FOSCHOLO

Middle Row ( L – R )

P.C. Cst 1/c Stephen Keith SMITH, Det SenCon Alan Douglas LEEK, Det SenCon Phillip John CLOSE

Front Row ( L – R )

Det Sgt 3/c Bryan Thomas KENNY, Det Sgt 2/c John Patrick TOOHEY, Det Sgt 3/c Michael Brennan SMITH

NSW Detective Bicentennial book


Nothing further is known about this man at this time.

 

Cal

5 July 2017

Updated 6 January 2026


 

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