Kevin Earl JOHNSON

aka Heavy Kevin

Late of ?

Police Training Centre – Redfern – Class 039

New South Wales Police Force

Regd. # 7887

Rank: Commenced training at Redfern Police Academy on Monday 25 October 1954 ( aged 25 years, 1 month, 20 days )( 6 weeks at Academy )

Probationary Constable – appointed 6 December 1954 ( aged 25 years, 3 months, 1 day )

Senior Constable – appointed 6 December 1965

Sergeant 3rd Class – appointed 1 April 1970

Sergeant 2nd Class – appointed 10 January 1978

Final Rank: ?

Stations: ?, Instructor at NSW Police Academy – Redfern in the 1970’s.

Service: From 25 October 1954 to ? ? ? = ? years Service

Awards: No find on Australian Honours system

Born: Thursday 5 September 1929

Died on: Wednesday 10 May 2017

Age: 87 years, 8 months, 5 days

Cause: ?

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Funeral date: ? ? ? Already held

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Kevin Earl JOHNSON - NSW Police Academy - August 1982 — Kevin Earl **JOHNSON** – NSW Police Academy – August 1982

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

Funeral location: TBA

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May they forever Rest In Peace

Constable 1/c Course # 12 - Class B - 2 August - 27 August 1982 Back Row ( L - R ) Greg NEWHAM, Des LAKIN, Stephen MILLS, Callum CURRIE, Mario ZANATTO, John MARINE, Murray BAKER, Phil BELL Middle Row Lionel SMITH, Allan GREEN, Ken TOPHAM ( Liverpool ), Stephen GIBSON ( Liverpool ), Helmut MYERS, Steve KOZICKI ( Liverpool ), Peter HARTNEY, George HEATH Front Row Terry BUXTON ( Warilla HWP ), Norm PLACE, Deryck MARTIN, Sgt 2/c M.R. TUMETH ( Instructor ), Sgt 1/c Kevin JOHNSON ( Director ), Sgt 3/c John A GRAHAM # 10775 ( Instructor ), Stephen BALLARD # 16127, Sue-Ann BYTHEWAY ( Liverpool ). Absent: Stephen BUTLER, William LARDNER ( Liverpool ) — **Constable 1/c Course # 12 – Class B – 2 August – 27 August 1982**

**Back Row ( L – R )**

Greg **NEWHAM** # 16389, Des **LAKIN** # ?????, Stephen **MILLS** # 16198, Callum **CURRIE** # 15990, Mario **ZANATTA** # 16464, John **MARINE** # 16445, Murray **BAKER** # 16443, Phil **BELL** # 16155

**Middle Row**

Lionel **SMITH** # 16446, Allan **GREEN** # 16481, Ken **TOPHAM** # 16422 ( Liverpool ), Stephen **GIBSON** # 16532 ( Liverpool ), Helmut **MYERS** # 16359, Steve **KOZICKI** # 16573 ( Liverpool ), Peter **HARTNEY** # 16536, George **HEATH** # 16426

**Front Row**

Terry **BUXTON** # 16111 ( Warilla HWP ), Norm **PLACE** # 16556, Deryck **MARTIN** # 16594, Sgt 2/c M.R. **TUMETH** # 9118 ( Instructor ), Sgt 1/c Kevin **JOHNSON** # 7887 ( Director ), Sgt 3/c John Alexander **GRAHAM** # 9970 ( Instructor ), Stephen **BALLARD** # 16127, Sue-Ann **BYTHEWAY** # P/W 0207 ( Liverpool ).

Absent: Stephen **BUTLER** # 16570, William **LARDNER** # 16465 ( Liverpool )

Very little is known about this man, at this time – other than he was a Cadet Instructor at the Redfern Police Academy in the 1970’s and was known as Heavy Kevin or Heavy Kevvy. He was a very funny man and willing to give the Cadets time and advise over the years.

Cal

18 July 2017

Updated 11 June 2024 with another Class photo