William Thomas JONES
William Thomas JONES
AKA BILL
Late of Hervey Bay, Qld – formerly of Ingleburn, NSW
NSW Redfern Police Academy Class # 122
Uniform # 1245
New South Wales Police Force
Regd. # 14065
Rank: Trainee – commenced 16 February 1970
Probationary Constable – appointed 16 March 1970
Constable – appointed 26 March 1971
Constable 1st Class – appointed 26 March 1975
Designated Detective on 1 May 1977
Resigned – 3 February 1978
Final Rank = Detective Constable 1st Class
Stations: Police Training Centre – commenced 16 February 1970
Liverpool ( 22 Division ) on GD’s & the Traffic Officer as a Probationary Constable from 26 March 1970
C.I.B. – 21 Division Special Squad from 1 May 1974
Regent St ( 2 Division ) CI duties from 18 May 1975 ( worked with Eric Gollan )
Blacktown ( 27 Division ) CI duties from 15 May 1977 until Resignation on 3 February 1978
Service: From 16 February 1970 to 3 February 1978 = 7+ years Service
Awards: No find on It’s An Honour
Born: 28 July 1943
Died on: Saturday 29 December 2018 @ 11pm
Age: 75
Cause: Hypercalcaemia / Advanced Multiple Myeloma
Event location: ?
Event date: ?
Funeral date: Friday 11 January 2019 @ 1pm
Funeral location: Hervey Bay Crematorium, Urraween Rd, Hervey Bay, Qld
Wake location: Boardroom – Hervey Bay RSL, Cnr Hunter St & Torquay Rd, Hervey Bay, Qld
Funeral Parlour: ?
Buried at: Cremated
Memorial located at: ?
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Prior to joining the NSWPF – William was:
a carpenter for 6 years, 8 mths and in the Army for 6 years.
He Enlisted in the Permanent Military Forces on 6 September 1963 and was Discharged on the 15 April 1969 “having requested his discharge”.
His Rank upon Discharge was Corporal.
He saw Service outside of Australia for 1 year and 224 days. He was issued with Returned from Active Service Badge # A415518.
He was Awarded the General Service Medal # 1962.
Upon joining the NSWPF – William was:
5′ 9″ Tall, 11st 2 lb in weight, Hazel eyes, dark brown hair with a dark complexion. He was born in rosewood, Qld and married on the 27 January 1968.
Upon completion of his Training Course with Class 122, he obtained 74.25%.
He passed his Police Driver Training on GD cars and light trucks / utes on the 9 April 1971.
At one stage, at Liverpool, he held the record for the most number of vehicle accidents attended during one eight hour shift.
He failed his first attempt at his Constable 1st Class exam on 29 August 1972 but ‘passed’ the exam on the 28 August 1973.
As he had a ‘Trade Certificate’ in Carpentering – he was “Considered to have potential for criminal investigation duty. To be considered for this duty upon completion of two years’ service”
He completed his Detectives’ Course, # 3 of 1976 at the NSW Police Academy between 20 September to 10 December 1976 with a 74.30% Pass mark.