The spirit of the NSW Police Force is exemplified in the sacrifices of the men and women who have laid down their lives in the performance of their duties.
Roll of Honour
The Honour Roll commemorates those members of the New South Wales Police Force who have paid the ultimate sacrifice in the execution of their duty.
This official NSW Police Honour Roll records the name, rank, date and a precis of each death which has been accepted as duty-related by the various Commissioners (and Inspectors General) of Police of the day.
Also included on the Honour Roll is the first recorded death on duty of a serving member of any Australian Police jurisdiction.
Unfortunately due to the nature of policing, this Honour Roll will never be complete.
May they rest in peace - lest we forget.
The first recorded death in Australia of a serving Police member
26 Aug 1803 | Const Joseph Luker - assaulted and stabbed by offenders (Sydney Foot Police) |
1862 NSW Police Force (created by the amalgamation of existing Police Forces)
16 Jun 1862 | Const William Havilland - accidentally shot whilst on a gold escort |
23 Feb 1863 | Sen Const John Foy - drowned by floodwaters during an evacuation |
25 Feb 1863 | Const Jeremiah O'Horrigan - drowned crossing a flooded river |
2 Mar 1863 | Const Thomas Canavan - drowned (unknown circumstances) |
13 Jul 1863 | Const Michael Farralley - drowned crossing a creek |
3 Sep 1863 | Const Michael Quinlivan - drowned crossing a river after a pursuit |
19 Oct 1863 | Const Henry Rucker - drowned crossing a creek during a search |
22 Jan 1864 | Sgt Robert Robinson - accidentally shot after disarming an offender |
8 Apr 1864 | Const Michael Kinsella - drowned crossing a creek |
8 May 1864 | Sen Const James Johnston - thrown from horse |
24 Jun 1864 | Sgt David Maginnity - shot by bushranger Morgan |
29 Sep 1864 | Sen Sgt Thomas Smyth - shot by bushranger Morgan |
8 Oct 1864 | Const James Moffat - illness occasioned by duties |
16 Nov 1864 | Sgt Edmund Parry - shot by bushranger Gilbert |
26 Jan 1865 | Const Samuel Nelson - shot by bushranger Dunn |
3 Feb 1865 | Sen Const John Ward - shot by bushranger Sam Poo |
13 Apr 1865 | Sen Const John Herbert - accidentally shot during a stake-out |
29 May 1865 | Sgt John Walsh - thrown from horse |
9 Apr 1866 | Const Miles O'Grady - shot by bushrangers |
14 Apr 1866 | Const William Raymond - shot by an escaping prisoner |
9 Jan 1867 | Sp Const John Carroll - shot in pursuit of the Clarke Gang |
9 Jan 1867 | Sp Const Patrick Kennagh - shot in pursuit of the Clarke Gang |
9 Jan 1867 | Sp Const Eneas McDonnell - shot in pursuit of the Clarke Gang |
9 Jan 1867 | Sp Const John Phegan - shot in pursuit of the Clarke Gang |
24 Jan 1867 | Const William Eiffe - accidentally shot whilst on a gold escort |
30 Apr 1867 | Const Thomas Madden - accidentally shot during a prisoner escape |
7 Apr 1868 | Const Hugh Campbell - thrown from horse during a search |
1 Nov 1868 | Sen Const John McCabe - shot by bushranger Rutherford |
8 May 1869 | Const Thomas Byrne - drowned in a flooded river during evacuation |
1 May 1872 | Sen Sgt Andrew Sutherland - shot by unknown offenders |
11 Sep 1877 | Const George Armytage - shot whilst attempting to effect arrest |
11 Sep 1877 | Const Michael Costigan - shot whilst attempting to effect arrest |
20 Sep 1878 | Sen Sgt Thomas Wallings - shot by bushranger Smith |
23 Nov 1879 | Sen Const Edward Webb-Bowen - shot by bushranger Nesbitt |
2 July 1881 | Pro Const James Hawkins - Horse and Cart Accident |
8 December 1881 | Pro Const William Norman St John Maule - Fall from a horse whilst on patrol |
12 January 1882 | Senior Constable Francis Drum – thrown from horse |
12 Mar 1885 | Const 1/C John Mitchell - shot by an escaping prisoner |
13 Aug 1885 | Const 1/C William Hird - struck with an axe during an affray |
4 September 1886 | Pro Const Thomas Lyons Hackett - Fall from a horse whilst on patrol |
14 May 1889 | Sgt 2/C Alfred Francis Stone - fall from a horse on patrol |
3 Jun 1889 | Const David Sutherland - shot by an offender |
11 Jan 1890 | Sgt James Beatty - stabbed by an offender |
31 May 1891 | Pro Const Michael Thomas de Corsey O'Brien - Killed by a runaway horse |
4 Oct 1897 | Sen Const Henry Murrow - assaulted whilst effecting an arrest |
20 March 1898 | Const Francis William Grundy - Fall from a horse whilst on patrol |
21 April 1900 | Prob Const Frank Evans - Injuries occasioned by duties |
25 Dec 1900 | Sen Const James Murdoch - illness whilst fighting bushfires |
2 Jan 1901 | Insp James Bremner - struck by a bolting military horse |
22 February 1902 | Const Joseph William Gilholm - Fall from a horse whilst on patrol |
19 Jul 1902 | Const 1/C Denis Guilfoyle - shot whilst effecting an arrest |
19 Jan 1903 | Const Samuel Long - shot whilst effecting an arrest |
8 Mar 1905 | Const 1/C William Justin - horse riding accident whilst on patrol |
11 Feb 1906 | Const 1/C John Wallace - shot by an offender |
11 Oct 1908 | Pro Const William Adie - thrown from horse whilst on patrol |
19 Apr 1910 | Sen Const Thomas Smith - thrown from horse whilst on patrol |
26 Dec 1911 | Sgt 2/C James MacDonnell - shot whilst effecting an arrest |
2 May 1913 | Sgt 2/C Edwin Hickey - shot whilst effecting an arrest |
2 Mar 1916 | Sgt 1/C William Bowen - assaulted whilst effecting an arrest |
26 Sep 1916 | Const George Duncan - shot by two offenders at Police Station |
11 Dec 1917 | Sgt 2/C Ramsay Dobbie - injured whilst effecting an arrest |
19 Oct 1918 | Det Sgt 2/C William Robertson - thrown from horse whilst on patrol |
6 Nov 1919 | Const 1/C Joseph Hush - motor vehicle accident whilst on patrol |
17 Dec 1920 | Const 1/C Frederick Mitchell - shot by an offender |
21 Jan 1921 | Const Frederick Wolgast - shot by an offender |
12 January 1922 | Const John Donovan - Struck by lightning |
1 Jan 1923 | Const Frank McGrath - fall from motor vehicle on prisoner escort |
9 Mar 1924 | Const James Flynn - shot by an escaping prisoner |
28 Aug 1926 | Sgt 2/C Edgar Williams - motor vehicle accident returning from court |
27 May 1927 | Const Owen Bell - struck by a motor vehicle whilst on patrol |
17 Feb 1928 | Const Laurence Alpen - drowned in a flooded creek |
3 Jan 1931 | Const Norman Allen - shot whilst effecting an arrest |
3 Jan 1931 | Const Ernest Andrews - shot and stabbed by an offender |
25 Mar 1931 | Sgt 3/C George Whiteley - struck by an object at a fire scene |
19 Apr 1931 | Sgt 3/C Patrick Carmody - injuries received in 1926 search |
6 October 1931 | Const Trevlyn Cuthbert Nowland - Drowned whilst on duty |
5 Aug 1932 | Const Joseph McCunn - struck by motor vehicle at a vehicle stop |
5 Aug 1932 | Const Clifford Bush - struck by motor vehicle at a vehicle stop |
9 Apr 1933 | Const 1/C George Stephenson - struck by motor-cycle on patrol |
2 Apr 1937 | Const George Boore - motor-cycle accident whilst in pursuit |
3 Dec 1938 | Const 1/C Frederick McLaughlan - injuries received in 1922 affray |
2 Feb 1939 | Const 1/C Harold Sturgiss - motor-cycle accident whilst on patrol |
27 Feb 1939 | Const Lionel Guise - shot whilst effecting an arrest |
28 Feb 1939 | Const Nicholas Smith - motor-cycle accident at a vehicle stop |
28 Feb 1939 | Const Alistair Osgood - motor-cycle accident at a vehicle stop |
6 Jun 1939 | Det Sgt 3/C Cornelius Carroll - struck by motor vehicle on patrol |
25 Apr 1940 | Det Const 1/C John Dunn - shot whilst effecting an arrest |
3 Jun 1940 | Const William Webb - injuries from 1923 motor-cycle accident |
27 Sep 1940 | Const 1/C Duncan Murphy - injuries received in 1938 arrest |
22 Aug 1941 | Const Henry Lees - horse riding accident whilst on patrol |
9 Nov 1942 | Const 1/C John Marsh - motor-cycle accident whilst on patrol |
31 Jul 1943 | Const George Matthews - assaulted whilst effecting an arrest |
12 Jan 1945 | Sgt 3rd Class Eric Bailey, GC - shot whilst effecting an arrest (posthumously awarded the George Cross) |
23 Jun 1945 | Const 1/C Alfred Henwood - motor-cycle accident whilst on patrol |
12 Jul 1945 | Sgt 1/C Allan Eisenhuth - collapsed after effecting an arrest |
13 Sep 1945 | Sgt 3/C Lawrence Newell - collapsed whilst effecting an arrest |
20 Jul 1946 | Const 1/C Reginald Williams - illness following 1943 incident |
11 Aug 1946 | Det Const 1/C Victor Ahearn - shot by escaping prisoners |
19 Sep 1946 | Sgt 3/C Noel Porter - disease contracted whilst recovering a body |
7 Feb 1947 | Const Clement Bloomfield - motor-cycle accident whilst on patrol |
1 May 1947 | Const 1/C John Malone - motor-cycle accident whilst on escort |
25 Oct 1947 | Const Lawrence McNeil - motor-cycle accident whilst on patrol |
19 Nov 1948 | Sgt 3/C Edwin Pratt - struck by a motor vehicle whilst on point duty |
5 Feb 1949 | Const Allen Patch - motor-cycle accident whilst on patrol |
25 Jun 1949 | Const 1/C Raymond Morely - injuries received in 1947 arrest |
1 Sep 1951 | Sgt 1/C William Smith - injuries sustained whilst effecting an arrest |
6 Dec 1951 | Sen Const Frank Mills - struck by motor vehicle at a vehicle stop |
1 Jun 1953 | Const Garnet Mortley - motor-cycle accident whilst on escort |
11 Aug 1953 | Const Evan Williams - motor-cycle accident whilst on patrol |
26 Nov 1953 | Const Frederick Martin - motor vehicle accident returning from court |
20 May 1954 | Const Reginald Sutherland - motor vehicle accident whilst on patrol |
2 Jun 1954 | Const Cecil Sewell - motor-cycle accident during a pursuit |
21 Oct 1954 | Const Edward Dilks - motor vehicle accident whilst on patrol |
26 Feb 1955 | Const Bernard Orrock, QPM - electrocuted during flood rescue duties (posthumously awarded the Queen's Police Medal for Gallantry) |
29 Apr 1956 | Sgt 2/C Cecil Ellis - injuries sustained whilst effecting an arrest |
22 Aug 1956 | Sgt 3/C Allen Nash - shot by an offender (posthumously awarded the Queen's Police Medal for Gallantry) |
15 Mar 1957 | Det Sen Const Alexander Strachan - illness from 1953 investigation |
16 May 1957 | Const 1/C Trevor Dodds - motor-cycle accident whilst on patrol |
21 May 1957 | Sen Const James Gregory - collapse following a body recovery |
30 Jul 1957 | Const 1/C Kenneth Coussens - private residence bombed (his wife and baby child were also killed in the explosion) |
28 Aug 1957 | Const Jack Harman - motor-cycle accident en route to duty |
15 Sep 1957 | Const 1/C Neville Jury - motor-cycle accident whilst on patrol |
23 Apr 1958 | Const John Graham - injuries from 1948 motor-cycle accident |
26 Apr 1958 | Const 1/C Athol Johnson - stabbed whilst effecting an arrest |
24 May 1958 | Const 1/C Stanley McInerney - collapsed after effecting an arrest |
14 Nov 1958 | Const Brian Boaden - motor-cycle accident during a pursuit |
23 Dec 1958 | Const William Lord - motor-cycle accident during a pursuit |
31 Jul 1959 | Const James Clifton - motor-cycle accident whilst on patrol |
11 Sep 1959 | Sgt 2/C Raymond McLean - collapsed after restraining a prisoner |
2 Oct 1960 | Const William Green - motor-cycle accident whilst on urgent duty |
13 Oct 1960 | Sen Const Clarence Pirie - shot whilst effecting an arrest |
20 Jan 1961 | Const Frances Burke - drowned whilst attempting a rescue at sea |
15 Apr 1961 | Const Ronald Sommerville - motor-cycle accident whilst on patrol |
2 Sep 1961 | Const 1/C Douglas Harries - struck by a motor vehicle on point duty |
14 Oct 1961 | Const 1/C Graham Ponter - motor-cycle accident whilst on patrol |
14 Oct 1961 | Const James Kinnane - motor-cycle accident during a pursuit |
18 Apr 1962 | Const Eric Oliff - motor-cycle accident whilst on escort duties |
21 Oct 1962 | Const Peter Hardacre - motor-cycle accident whilst on patrol |
5 Jun 1963 | Const David Murray - motor-cycle accident whilst on patrol |
7 Sep 1963 | Const Colin Robb - motor vehicle accident during a pursuit |
20 Dec 1963 | Sgt 3rd Class Cyril Howe, QPM - shot whilst effecting an arrest (posthumously awarded the Queen's Police Medal for Gallantry) |
11 May 1964 | Const Allan Shaw - motor vehicle accident whilst on urgent duty |
21 Apr 1965 | Sen Const Oswald Watts - injuries from 1955 motor vehicle accident |
8 Jul 1966 | Sgt 2/C William McKie - injuries sustained in 1964 arrest |
5 Oct 1966 | Const Peter Mahon - motor-cycle accident whilst on patrol |
6 Nov 1966 | Const Colin Hollingsworth - motor vehicle accident en route home |
27 Dec 1966 | Pro Const Geoffrey Daley - motor-cycle accident whilst on patrol |
23 Mar 1967 | Const 1/C Paul Bains - collapsed after effecting an arrest |
12 May 1967 | Const Colin Roy - motor-cycle accident en route home |
8 Oct 1967 | Const Edward Stephen - motor-cycle accident en route home |
8 Oct 1968 | Sgt 2/C Adam Schell - shot whilst effecting an arrest |
30 Oct 1968 | Pro Const Warren Burns - motor-cycle accident whilst training |
19 Mar 1969 | Const Raymond Paff - injuries from 1953 motor vehicle accident |
15 Apr 1969 | Const 1/C Robert Turnbull - motor vehicle accident whilst on patrol |
21 Dec 1969 | Const David Reiher - motor-cycle accident during a vehicle stop |
9 Feb 1970 | Const 1/C Warren Sargent - motor vehicle accident whilst on patrol |
25 Apr 1970 | Sgt 3/C Ronald McGowan - motor vehicle accident en route home |
2 Oct 1970 | Det Const 1/C Denis Ware - accidentally shot during a stake-out |
13 Aug 1971 | Sen Const William King - shot by an offender at Police Residence |
29 Aug 1971 | Const 1/C Patrick Hackett - motor vehicle accident UN duty Cyprus |
30 Sep 1971 | Sgt 1st Class William Riley, QPM - shot whilst effecting an arrest (posthumously awarded the Queen's Police Medal for Gallantry) |
30 Sep 1971 | Sgt 3rd Class Maurice McDiarmid, QPM - shot whilst effecting an arrest (posthumously awarded the Queen's Police Medal for Gallantry) |
23 Jan 1972 | Const Joseph Gibb - accidentally shot whilst effecting an arrest |
27 Feb 1972 | Det Sgt 2/C John McEntee - disease occasioned by duties |
12 Nov 1972 | Sen Const Neville Parker - motor vehicle accident whilst on patrol |
24 Mar 1973 | Const Robert Thomson - motor-cycle accident whilst on patrol |
15 Apr 1973 | Const Clifford Wadwell - motor-cycle accident en route home |
12 May 1973 | Sgt 2/C John Gill - collapse en route to duty |
22 Sep 1973 | Const 1/C Christopher McIntosh - motor-cycle accident on patrol |
16 Feb 1974 | Const 1/C Robert Dominish - motor vehicle accident en route home |
24 May 1974 | Const James Martin - struck by a motor vehicle at a vehicle stop |
13 Jul 1974 | Det Sgt 3/C Dallis Kemp - collapse whilst undergoing training |
14 Aug 1974 | Const Edward Devine - motor-cycle accident whilst on urgent duty |
12 Nov 1974 | Const 1/C Class Ian Ward - landmine explosion UN duty Cyprus |
22 Mar 1975 | Sgt 3/C Robert Lynch - motor-cycle accident en route home |
7 Jul 1975 | Det Sgt 1/C Stephen Powell - collapse whilst undergoing training |
2 Dec 1976 | Const Terry Moncur - motor vehicle accident during a pursuit |
30 Apr 1977 | Sen Const Douglas Eaton, QPM - shot by offenders (posthumously awarded the Queen's Police Medal for Gallantry) |
3 May 1977 | Sen Const Alan Thompson - motor vehicle accident whilst on patrol |
3 May 1977 | Sen Const Raymond Scorer - motor vehicle accident whilst on patrol |
15 Oct 1977 | Sen Const Lindsay Gilfeather - motor vehicle accident on patrol |
22 Feb 1978 | Const 1/C Paul Burmistriw - bomb explosion at CHOGM Sydney |
23 Jun 1978 | Det Sgt 3/C John Walton - motor vehicle accident whilst on patrol |
10 Jan 1979 | Const Gordon Patrech - motor vehicle accident en route home |
11 Mar 1979 | Sgt 1/C John Colbert - struck by motor vehicle at a vehicle stop |
19 Jan 1980 | Det Sgt 1/C Reginald Stevenson - injuries sustained when shot by an offender in 1974 (awarded Queen's Commendation for Brave Conduct) |
2 Feb 1980 | Const 1/C Kevin Coulson - injuries from 1960 motor-cycle accident |
5 May 1980 | Sen Const Ronald Burley - motor-cycle accident en route home |
24 Nov 1980 | Sgt 3/C Keith Haydon - shot by an offender |
13 May 1981 | Sgt 3/C Lindsay Spence - motor vehicle accident whilst on patrol |
4 Mar 1982 | Const 1/C Mark Kohutek - motor-cycle accident whilst on patrol |
17 Nov 1983 | Sen Const John Hutchins - motor-cycle accident en route to duty |
26 Dec 1983 | Pro Const Wayne Lee - motor-cycle accident en route to duty |
20 Feb 1984 | Sgt 1/C Rhoderic Lindsay - injuries undertaking a rescue at sea |
4 Apr 1984 | Const Pashalis Katsivelas - shot by an escaping prisoner |
3 Jan 1985 | Const 1/C Wayne Rixon - motor vehicle accident during a pursuit |
25 Jul 1985 | Det Const Steven Tier - motor vehicle accident during a pursuit |
12 Sep 1985 | Sgt Ralph Lloyd - illness occasioned by duties |
30 Mar 1986 | Sgt 3/C Paul Quinn - shot by an offender following a pursuit |
22 Apr 1986 | Det Sgt 3/C Jillian Hawkes - injuries sustained during 1977 arrest |
17 Jul 1986 | Sgt 3/C Harold Evans - motor vehicle accident whilst on patrol |
1 Sep 1986 | Sgt 3/C Ross Jennings - collapse whilst undertaking fatigue duties |
10 Sep 1986 | Sen Const Warren James - motor vehicle accident whilst on patrol |
23 Jan 1987 | Const Mark Postma - collapse following completion of duty |
17 Apr 1987 | Pro Const Dana Heffernan - motor vehicle accident en route to duty |
7 May 1987 | Sgt 2/C Stewart Cook - motor vehicle accident en route home |
3 Jun 1987 | Pro Const Andrew Dixon - self-inflicted occasioned by duties |
21 Jun 1987 | Sen Const Gregory Earle - motor-cycle accident on urgent duty |
20 Oct 1987 | Pro Const Themelis Macarounas - motor vehicle accident in pursuit |
25 Dec 1987 | Sen Const Ronald Roe - illness occasioned by duties |
16 Mar 1988 | Const 1/C Craig Zucchetti - motor vehicle accident whilst on patrol |
17 Mar 1988 | Const 1/C Mark Burns - motor vehicle accident whilst on patrol |
8 May 1988 | Const Kurt Schetor - motor vehicle accident whilst on patrol |
24 Aug 1988 | Const 1/C Peter Carter - motor-cycle accident during a pursuit |
29 Aug 1988 | Const Gregory Ashworth - motor vehicle accident on urgent duty |
25 Oct 1988 | Const Brett Sinclair, VA - injuries sustained whilst effecting an arrest (posthumously awarded the Commissioner's Valour Award) |
30 Nov 1988 | Pro Const Sharon Wilson - accidentally shot at Police Station |
2 Jan 1989 | Det Sen Const Risto Baltoski - motor vehicle accident on patrol |
17 Mar 1989 | Const 1/C John Ward - motor-cycle accident en route home |
23 Mar 1989 | Const 1/C Andrew Murray, VA - drowned attempting a rescue at sea (posthumously awarded the Commissioner's Valour Award) |
27 Apr 1989 | Const John Burgess - motor vehicle accident on urgent duty |
5 May 1989 | Const Allan McQueen, SC, VA - shot whilst effecting an arrest (posthumously awarded the Star of Courage) |
13 Jun 1989 | Const 1/C Peter Figtree - motor vehicle accident during a pursuit |
14 Jun 1989 | Sen Const Glenn Rampling - motor vehicle accident during a pursuit |
29 Oct 1989 | Sgt Paul Kilkeary - injuries occasioned from undergoing training |
1990 - NSW Police Service (change of name from NSW Police Force)
13 Jan 1990 | Sen Const Grant Eastes - self-inflicted occasioned by duties |
11 Mar 1990 | Sgt Warren Hobson - injuries arising from 1989 accident |
11 Jul 1990 | Const Kenneth Short - motor vehicle accident on urgent duty |
14 Aug 1990 | Det Const 1/C David Oakley - injuries sustained in 1988 arrest |
7 Dec 1990 | Sen Const Peter Tickle - self-inflicted occasioned by duties |
29 May 1991 | Det Sgt Leonard Dean - illness occasioned by duties |
28 Sep 1991 | Det Sgt Richard Whittaker - illness occasioned by duties |
31 Oct 1991 | Det Const 1/C Bradley McNamara - collapse undergoing training |
30 Nov 1992 | Const 1/C Juan Hernandez - accidentally shot whilst instructing |
22 May 1993 | Sgt John Proops - collapse whilst effecting an arrest |
15 Aug 1994 | Sen Const Dallas Tidyman - motor-cycle accident whilst instructing |
17 Mar 1995 | Det Sen Const Jack Nugter - motor vehicle accident whilst on patrol |
30 May 1995 | Insp Paul Daley - collapse undergoing training |
8 Jun 1995 | Sen Sgt Wayne George - motor-cycle accident whilst on patrol |
15 Jun 1995 | Sen Const Peter McGrath - self-inflicted occasioned by duties |
9 Jul 1995 | Sen Const Peter Addison, VA - shot by an offender (posthumously awarded the Commissioner's Valour Award) |
9 Jul 1995 | Sen Const Robert Spears, VA - shot by an offender (posthumously awarded the Commissioner's Valour Award) |
29 March 1996 | Senior Sergeant Robert Wayne Tait – Death from Suicide resulting from their duties |
14 November 1996 | Sen Const Scott Andrew Nicholson (Retired) - Death from Suicide resulting from their duties |
18 Apr 1997 | Const David Carty - stabbed during an affray |
28 Feb 1998 | Const Peter Forsyth, VA - stabbed whilst effecting an arrest (posthumously awarded the Commissioner's Valour Award) |
10 Jun 1998 | Sen Const Ronald McGown - illness occasioned by duties |
13 Jul 1998 | Sen Sgt Raymond Smith - motor-cycle accident en route to duty |
7 Jan 2000 | Const Matthew Potter - shot at Police Station |
14 Jan 2001 | Sen Const James Affleck, VA - struck by motor vehicle whilst deploying road spikes (posthumously awarded Commissioner's Valour Award) |
2002 - NSW Police (change of name from NSW Police Service)
1 Feb 2002 | SPO Robert Brotherson - motor vehicle accident on patrol |
3 Apr 2002 | Const Glenn Mcenallay, VA - shot by an offender following a pursuit (posthumously awarded Commissioner's Valour Award) |
13 Apr 2002 | Sen Const Christopher Thornton - motor vehicle accident in pursuit |
3 Feb 2003 | Const Kylie Smith - motor vehicle accident en route to duty |
15 Sep 2003 | Det Sgt Mark Speechley - collapse whilst on duty |
14 Nov 2003 | Det Insp Andrew Day - illness occasioned by duties |
19 Jun 2004 | Const Shelley Davis - motor vehicle accident on patrol |
4 Apr 2005 | Const Graeme Lees - motor vehicle accident en route to duty |
14 Jun 2006 | Policing Student Steven Roser - collapse undergoing training |
28 Sep 2006 | Sgt Colin McKenzie - collapse whilst on duty in ACT |
11 Nov 2006 | Sen Const Peter Gordon Wilson - struck by motor vehicle at a vehicle stop |
15 Nov 2006 | Sen Sgt Loreto Finucci - collapse whilst on duty in ACT |
27 March 2009 | Const Morgan James Hill - Death from Suicide resulting from their duties |
9 Sept 2010 | Det Const William Arthur George Crews, VA - shot during the execution of a search warrant in Bankstown NSW. (Posthumously awarded Commissioner's Valour Award). |
2 Mar 2012 | Sen Const David James Rixon, BM, VA - shot whilst conducting a traffic stop in Tamworth NSW. (Posthumously awarded Bravery Medal and Commissioner's Valour Award). |
6 Dec 2012 | Det Insp Bryson Charles Anderson, VA - stabbed at a siege in Oakville NSW. (Posthumously awarded Commissioner's Valour Award) |
20 December 2012 | Sgt Glenn Howard Stirton, VA - Death from Suicide resulting from their duties (awarded Commissioner's Valour Award) |
3 July 2013 | Sgt Gabrielle Patricia McDonald - Death from Suicide resulting from their duties |
16 July 2013 | Sgt Thomas Patrick Galvin (Retired) - Death from Suicide resulting from their duties |
16 December 2013 | Det Sgt Ashley Newton Bryant (Retired) - Death from Suicide resulting from their duties |
2 Oct 2015 | Mr Curtis Cheng - shot and killed outside Police Headquarters. |
5 Mar 2016 | Sgt Geoffrey Graham Richardson - Motor vehicle accident on patrol |
12 May 2016 | Sen Const Colin James Young (Retired) – Death from suicide resulting from their duties |
3 Feb 2019 | Const Timothy David Proctor - Motor vehicle accident returning from training duties |
24 November 2019 | Sen Const Stephen Gordon Nixon - Death from suicide resulting from their dtuies |
19 June 2020 | Const Aaron David Vidal - Motor vehicle accident enroute from duties |
2 January 2021 | Sen Const Kelly Foster - Drowned attempting to save the life of another |
1 January 2023 | Sgt Peter Thomas Stone - Drowned attempting to save the life of another |
Service Memorial
The NSW Police Force has officially unveiled a new memorial at the Sydney Police Centre in Surry Hills, to honour colleagues, both sworn and unsworn, across NSW.
NSW Police Force Commissioner Andrew Scipione was joined by NSW Deputy Premier and Minister for Justice and Police, Troy Grant, local police, families, friends and colleagues for a the formal dedication of the NSW Police Service Memorial on Sunday 27 September 2015, which was led by Police Chaplain, Father Paul O’Donoghue.
The memorial honours NSW police employees, both sworn and unsworn, who have died while serving or were unable to continue work because of an injury or illness, and have subsequently passed away as a result.
Each individual commemorated on the wall has been recognised for their contribution to the NSW Police Force and dedicated service to the community.
The names of police officers and unsworn members, who have died while serving or were unable to continue work because of an injury or illness since 2006, are inscribed on the memorial.
The date was selected, for the initial inscriptions, as a tribute to the National Police Memorial, which opened in Canberra on 29 September 2006.
However, the names of those who have passed away prior to 2006, will be considered by way of an application to a standing committee with representatives from relevant stakeholders.
A number of organisations have worked in partnership with NSW Police Force during the planning and construction of the memorial, including representatives of NSW Police Legacy, Police Association of NSW, Public Service Association of NSW and Retired Police Association of NSW.
Earlier this year, a design competition was run across the NSW Police Force and wider policing family incorporating partner organisations, which led to a final collaborative design based on four submissions.
Special thanks to the design entrants, Amanda Duncan, Superintendent Darryl Tuck, Inspector Cath Cole and Constable Brody Mulry for their contribution to the project, as well as Gray Puksand Architects, who’ve donated their time to bring the design concepts into reality.
Police Remembrance Day
Each year, the 29th September holds a special significance for Police throughout Australia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Samoa and the Solomon Islands. It is a day for police to pause to honour officers whose lives have been cut short while performing their duty as a police officer. This important day is also a time to remember police officers who have lost their lives through illness or other circumstances.