William Edward SPRING

William Edward SPRING

Late of Hornsby, NSW

 

“possible” Family in ‘The Job’:  G.W. SPRING, NSWPF # 11403   ?

Donna SPRING, NSWPF # 40979   ?

 

New South Wales Police Force

 

Regd.  Service #  ‘Q‘ 7979

For the purposes of this website ‘Q‘ represents those Police joining between 1 March 1862 ( commencement of NSWPF ) – 23 February 1915 ( Commencement of NSWPF current numbering system )

 

Rank:  Probationary Constable – appointed Wednesday 22 October 1902 ( aged 21 – 22 )

Sergeant 2nd Class – appointed 1 April 1927

Inspector – retirement

 

Stations: 

1902 – Depot ( Redfern )

1902 – No 7 Division ( Redfern )

1909 – Grafton

1910 – Maclean

1913 – Narrandera

1913 – No 9 Division ( Burwood ? )

1917 – No 10 Division ( Waverley ? )

1921 – No 1 Division ( Central ? )

1933 – No 4 Division ( Phillip St ? )

1933 – No 2 Division ( Regent St )

1936 – Kempsey

1938 – No 10 Division ( Waverley ? )

1938 – Officer in Charge, No 15 Division ( Maroubra ? )

 

Service:  From  22 October 1902  to  ? ? 1949 = 47 years Service

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Boer War

Regiment:  ?

Enlisted:                       8 February 1902 ( previously was a labourer )

Age:                                22

Service #                       1764

Rank:                             Trooper

Embarkation:  ?

Next of kin:                 Sister.  Mrs E. Warrington, Denman, NSW

Religion:                      C of E

Single / Married:  ?

Returned to Australia:  ?

Desc:                          6′ 1.5″, Blue eyes, 34.5″ chest, dark complexion, black hair

http://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetrieve/Interface/DetailsReports/ItemDetail.aspx?Barcode=687329&isAv=N

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Police Awards:  ?

Born:  Friday  19 April 1879 in Grafton, NSW

Died on:  Tuesday  16 July 1963 at Hornsby

Cause:  ?

Age:   84 years, 2 months, 27 days

 

Funeral date:  ?

Funeral location:  ?

 

Buried at:  – Cremated

 

 Memorial at:

Northern Suburbs Memorial Garden, Delhi Rd, North Ryde

East Terrace, Area 1,  Section:  Wall 1.

Lat / Lng:  -33.79486   151.15470

There is ‘roughly’ a 2 year age difference between the age displayed on his Wall Plate and the details recorded digitally.

 

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

 

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 Funeral location:  ?

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FURTHER INFORMATION IS NEEDED ABOUT THIS PERSON, THEIR LIFE, THEIR CAREER AND THEIR DEATH.

PLEASE SEND PHOTOS AND INFORMATION TO Cal

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Reel  3043.  Item [ 8/3253]

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BDM:  14190/1879 – Birth.

BDM:  27121/1963

Father = James

Mother = Julia Lizzie ( 2nd wife )

Died – North Sydney

Married Violet RUSSELL at Waverley.  26533/1949

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Message from Andy Spring to NSW Fallen Police FB Group on 30 June 2016:

I have finally closed another Chapter, I have finally found our 3 x Great Uncles resting place.

William Edward Spring, born 1879, to James and Julia (2nd Wife) at Grafton NSW.

William went to live with his Step sister after the deaths of his Parents, James 1886, Julia in 1890.

In 1902, he joined the Army to fight in the Boar War.  He made it to Africa in time to come home again, once he got back, he joined the NSW Police Force in 1902, and retired as a Inspector 1n 1949 and resided in Hornsby (Sydney) until his death in 1963.

His second wife Violet passed away the following year – 1964.

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Further follow up stories:  To be confirmed if it is, in fact, the same person:

Redfern:

http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/229663004?searchTerm=%22constable%20william%20spring%22&searchLimits=sortby=dateAsc

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http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/114324278?searchTerm=%22constable%20william%20spring%22&searchLimits=sortby=dateAsc

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TWYFORD. – The Friends of Constable William SPRING, of Redfern, are kindly invited to attend the Funeral of his late beloved Brother-In-Law, George William Twyford ; to move from his late residence, Rawson avenue, West Kogarah, This ( Thursday ) Afternoon, at 2 o’clock, for Sutherland Cemetery.

http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/14830376?searchTerm=%22constable%20william%20spring%22&searchLimits=sortby=dateAsc

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http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/228067350?searchTerm=%22constable%20william%20spring%22&searchLimits=sortby=dateAsc

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1910 – Grafton

http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/61514070?searchTerm=%22constable%20w.%20spring%22&searchLimits=sortby=dateAsc

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1913 – Narandera

Furniture Sale. WEDNESDAY, NOV. 26TH T. H. ELWIN has received instructions from Constable W. E. Spring, who is leaving for Sydney, to sell by public auction at his residence, the Police Station, Narandera, on the above date, at 2.30 o’clock, all his household furniture and effects, comprising : Dining tables, Austrian chairs, single and double bedsteads, wire mattresses and bedding, washstands and ware, duchess chests, linoleums, crockery, kitchen and laundry requisites, etc., etc.

NO RESERVE

T. H. ELWIN,
Auctioneer.

http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/99995581?searchTerm=%22constable%20w.%20spring%22&searchLimits=sortby=dateAsc

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