Laurence Earl POULTON
Laurence Earl POULTON APM
AKA Laurence POULTON, Laurie POULTON
* Nickname: Mr. P.
Late of Gold Coast, Qld
Relations in ‘the job’ ?
Sandra POULTON, NSWPF # 17749 ( Daughter )
“possible” relation in ‘the job‘: ?
Peter POULTON, NSWPF # 6537 ?
Jack POULTON, NSWPF # ‘Q’ 7876 ?
Peter POULTON, NSWPF # 12660 ?
NSW Police Training Centre – Redfern or Police Training College – Penrith – Class # ? ? ?
NSW Police Cadet # 0825
New South Wales Police Force
Uniform # 2945
Regd. # 7590
Rank: Commenced Training at ? Police Academy, as a Police Cadet, on Monday 4 July 1949 ( aged 15 years, 0 months, 7 days )
Probationary Constable – appointed 27 June 1953 ( aged 19 years, 0 months, 0 days )
Constable – appointed ? ? ?
Constable 1st Class – appointed ? ? ?
Detective – appointed ? ? ?
Senior Constable – appointed ? ? ?
Leading Senior Constable – appointed ? ? ? ( N/A )
Sergeant 3rd Class – appointed 7 May 1968
Sergeant 2nd Class – appointed 10 June 1976
Sergeant 1st Class – appointed ? ? ?
Inspector – appointed 3 May 1982
Chief Inspector – appointed ? ? ?
Superintendent – appointed ? ? ?
Chief Superintendent – appointed 12 July 1984
Assistant Commissioner – appointed ? ? c1988
Final Rank: = Assistant Commissioner
Stations: Cadet: 20 Division.
Sworn Member: ?, Commander – Region North West, Retirement
Service ( From Training Date ) period: From 4 July 1949 to 5 December 1990 = 41 years, 5 months, 1 days Service
Time employed ( Paid ) with NSW Police: From: 4 July 1949 to 5 December 1990 = 41 years, 5 months, 1 days Service
Time in Retirement from Police: 35 years, 2 months, 23 days
Age at Retirement / Leaving: = 56 years, 5 months, 8 days
Awards: National Medal – granted 21 August 1989 ( Assist. Commissioner )
Australian Police Medal ( APM ) – granted 8 June 1987 ( Chief Supt. )
Born: 27 June 1934 in Paddington, NSW
Died on: Saturday 28 February 2026
Age: 91 years, 8 months, 1 days
Organ Donor: No – Age Restrictive
Cause: ?
Event location: ?
Event / Diagnosis date: ?
Funeral date: Friday 13 March 2026 @ 10am
Funeral location: Chapel, Tweed Heads Memorial Gardens, 176 Kirkwood Rd, Tweed Heads, NSW
Tweed – Byron Police District will provide an Official Police Guard of Honour
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Funeral Parlour: ?
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Memorial / Plaque / Monument located at: ?
Dedication date of Memorial / Plaque / Monument: Nil – at this time ( March 2026 )
LAURIE is NOT mentioned on the Police Wall of Remembrance * NOT JOB RELATED
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At the time of joining the NSW Police Cadet system, Laurie was described as:
5′ 10″ tall, 11 st 1 lb in weight, hazel eyes, brown hair and fair complexion. He was previously a ‘student’.
AKA Laurence POULTON, Laurie POULTON
Nickname: Mr. P.
The fathers of two of the women graduates, both police officers congratulate their daughters after the parade. Left to right: Sgt 2nd class Laurie Poulton( # 7590 ) (Internal Affairs branch) his daughter Constable Sandra Poulton ( # 17749 ). Sgt 2nd class Allen Behringer ( # 5216 )( Wellington ) & daughter Denise Behringer ( # 17718 ). Class 156.
The fathers of two of the women graduates, both police officers congratulate their daughters after the parade.Left to right: Sgt 2nd class Laurie Poulton ( # 7590 ) (Internal Affairs branch) his daughter Constable Sandra Poulton ( # 17749 ). Sgt 2nd class Allen Behringer ( # 5216 )( Wellington ) & daughter Denise Behringer ( # 17718 ). Class 156 – 12 September 1977.
The fathers of two of the women graduates, both police officers congratulate their daughters after the parade.Left to right: Sgt 2nd class Laurie Poulton ( # 7590 ) (Internal Affairs branch) his daughter Constable Sandra Poulton ( # 17749 ). Sgt 2nd class Allen Behringer ( # 5216 )( Wellington ) & daughter Denise Behringer ( # 17718 ). Class 156 – 12 September 1977.
Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 – 1995),
Thursday 15 September 1988, page 5
Police ethics ‘under watch’
SYDNEY: A closer examination of police ethics was promised yesterday when the NSW Minister for Police, Mr Pickering, announced three new assistant commissioners.
Detective Chief Superintendent Tony Lauer, 52, will take on the new portfolio of Assistant Commissioner of Professional Responsibility.
He would concentrate on internal affairs and enforcing ethical standards within the force, Mr Pickering said.
NSW Police Commissioner Mr John Avery said police ethics and conduct would “come under close inspection” under the new portfolio.
“We are not just on some evangelical kick,” he added.
“We will broaden the police education program to raise police ethical standards as well as new ways of dealing with people after an accident or crime.”
NSW’s other new Assistant Commissioners are Superintendent Charles Parsons and Chief Superintendent Laurie Poulton.
The appointments follow the retirements of three of the state’s seven assistant commissioners.
https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/102071229
Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 – 1995),
Tuesday 15 January 1985, page 8
RSL man wants vigilantes
SYDNEY: Young Australians should be encouraged to form vigilante groups to try to combat the rising tide of crime, particularly violent crime, the NSW president of the Returned Services League, Sir Colin Hines, said yesterday.
But both the police and the NSW Council for Civil Liberties warned that vigilante groups could become uncontrolled, hurting civil rights.
Sir Colin said that from what he had seen and read, vigilante groups in the United States comprised a fine type of young person who was “ready to get out and stop all this type of crime”.
He understood that people would want to protect themselves from muggings, assaults and theft.
“I’d love to see our young people encouraged to do this sort of thing in this country,” he said.
It would not be dangerous provided it was “controlled” by the authorities, who should encourage it.
Chief Superintendent Laurie Poulton, of the NSW Police Community Relations Bureau, said police were opposed to the idea of vigilante groups.
With community-involvement activities such as the drug-line Operation Noah, Neighbourhood Watch, School Watch and Safety Houses for Children, information was referred to police, who carried out any follow-up action. Vigilantism could get out
of control.
“With the police we can control it very closely and we can ensure that civil liberties are not breached,” he said.
The secretary of the NSW Civil Liberties Council, Ms Beverley Schurr, said the council supported the police desire for “community policing”, but only because police had guaranteed that it would not lead to vigilantism.
https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/122478310
Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate (Parramatta, NSW : 1888 – 1950),
Wednesday 23 July 1947, page 2
SCHOOLBOYS’ TOUR
Six pupils of Westmead Junior Technical School will leave for an educational tour of Northern Queensland and the Barrier Reef on August 23.
The pupils are David Weir, Colin Borne, Laurence Poulton, Fred Swan, Willoughby Harmer, and Barry Robertson. Conducted by the Young Australia League, the tour will cost each boy £15.
Two hundred pupils from schools in N.S.W. and Victoria are expected to take part in the tour.
The boys will travel from Brisbane by Special train for Northern Queensland, and this will be followed by the cruise to the Barrier Reef.
Five pupils of Westmead Junior Technical School are on their way to a National Fitness Camp at Broken Hill. They left by train last Thursday morning.
The camp is expected to last two weeks.
https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/105739948
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Cal
3 March 2026
