Leon BOWRA
Leon BOWRA
( late of Glenmore Park, NSW )
New South Wales Police Force
Regd. # 7136
Joined NSW Police Force via NSW Police Cadet system on 24 January 1949
Either Class # 025 at Penrith Police College or Class # 044 at Redfern Police Academy
Cadet # 790
Rank: Commenced training at ? Academy on 24 January 1949 ( aged 16 years, 1 month, 29 days )
Probationary Constable – appointed 26 November 1951 ( aged 19 years )
Constable – appointed ? ? ?
Constable 1st Class – appointed ? ? ?
Senior Constable – appointed ? ? ?
Sergeant 3rd Class – appointed 25 October 1967
Sergeant 2nd Class – appointed 22 February 1975
Sergeant 1st Class – appointed 1 December 1978
Inspector – appointed ? ? ?
Chief Inspector – appointed 25 June 1986
Final Rank: Chief Inspector – retired
Stations: ?, ‘R’ District ( Newcastle )( 1967 ), VKG1 ( 1986 – retirement)
Service: From 24 January 1949 to 27 July 1988 = 39+ years Service
Awards: National medal – granted 8 June 1988 ( C/Insp )
Born: Saturday 26 November 1932
Died on: Sunday 13 September 2015
Cause: ?
Age: 82 years, 9 months, 18 days
Funeral date: Friday 25 September 2015 @ 2.30pm
Funeral location: South Chapel of Rookwood Crematorium, Lidcombe
Buried at: Cremation
There will be no formal police involvement at the funeral service however the family do invite all friends and former colleagues to attend if they wish.
Police today burnt 1.5 tonnes of Indian Hemp at the Waverly Tip, Botany Rd, Waterloo.
The hemp had a street value of $2,000,000, and all except 5 plastic bags of the hemp was from one drug raid.
April 7, 1982. (Photo by Pearce/Fairfax Media via Getty Images).
LEON is NOT mentioned on the Police Wall of Remembrance *NEED MORE INFO
Funeral location: [codepeople-post-map]
7136
Much loved husband of Marilyn, devoted father of Tracey, Leon and Craig. Father-in-law to Tony and Sue. Grandfather to Chris and Kate.
Aged 82 years
LEON’S family and friends are warmly invited to attend his Funeral Service to be held in the South Chapel of Rookwood Crematorium, Lidcombe on FRIDAY (September 25, 2015) commencing at 2:30 pm.
NOTHING FURTHER IS KNOWN ABOUT THIS MAN OR HIS DEATH.
HIS SON, CRAIG, USED TO WORK AT VKG1 ( SYDNEY )
Friday 6 June 1986
NSW Police Academy
Inspector’s Course # 8
18 – 29 July and 30 August t 2 September 1983Back Row ( L – R )
N.C. SEINOR # 6234, L.N. DUFFY # 6739, D.H. JACKSON # 7682, Richard G. SAMUELS # 6745, P.K. VAUGHAN # 6607, B. HUGGETT # 7166, C.J.G. MACKIE # 6962
Middle Row
Don A.G. CARTER # 6749, J.R. SHARPE # 5647, W.J. WOODS # 6554, R.V. KOBOROFF # 7009, John OLIVEIRA # 6918, Leon BOWRA # 7136, N.T. COLE # 5923, G.W. SHIELL # 7072
Front Row
George H.R. GREAVES # 6858, G.B. STONE # 6496, Brian M. JOHNSON # 9221, F. NEWMAN # 7908 ( Assist. Course director ), Merv D. KANE # 5736 ( Course Director ), J.K. BOURKE # 6837 ( Assessing Officer ), N.D. WHALAN # 6959
First published on 19 September 2015
Updated 12 August 2025 with Inspectors’ Course photo.
