Australian Fallen Police Officers

NSW Police Force - In 1862, the NSW Police Force was created by the amalgamation of existing 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 Cavanagh - 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 (Clarke Gang)
14 Apr 1866	Const William Raymond - shot by an escaping prisoner
9 Jan 1867	Sp Const John Carroll - shot by bushrangers (Clarke Gang)
9 Jan 1867	Sp Const Patrick Kennagh - shot by bushrangers (Clarke Gang)
9 Jan 1867	Sp Const Eneas McDonnell - shot by bushrangers (Clarke Gang)
9 Jan 1867	Sp Const John Phegan - shot by bushrangers (Clarke Gang)
24 Jan 1867	Const William Effe - 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 affect arrest
11 Sep 1877	Const Michael Costigan - shot whilst attempting to affect arrest
20 Sep 1878	Sen Sgt Thomas Wallings - shot by bushranger Smith
23 Nov 1879	Sen Const Edward Webb-Bowen - shot by bushranger Nesbitt
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
3 Jun 1889	Const David Sutherland - shot by an offender
11 Jan 1890	Sgt James Beatty - stabbed by an offender
4 Oct 1897	Sen Const Henry Murrow - assaulted whilst affecting an arrest
25 Dec 1900	Sen Const James Murdoch - illness whilst fighting bushfires
2 Jan 1901	Insp James Bremner - struck by a bolting military horse
19 Jul 1902	Const 1/C Denis Guilfoyle - shot whilst affecting an arrest
19 Jan 1903	Const Samuel Long - shot whilst affecting 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 affecting an arrest
2 May 1913	Sgt 2/C Edwin Hickey - shot whilst affecting an arrest
2 Mar 1916	Sgt 1/C William Bowen - assaulted whilst affecting 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 affecting 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
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 Feb 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 affecting 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
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 affecting 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 affecting 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 affecting an arrest
12 Jan 1945	Sgt 3/C Eric Bailey - shot whilst affecting 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 affecting an arrest
13 Sep 1945	Sgt 3/C Lawrence Newell - collapsed whilst affecting 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 Oct 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 affecting 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 - 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 affecting 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 affecting an arrest
24 May 1958	Const 1/C Stanley McInerney - collapsed after affecting 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 affecting 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 3/C Cyril Howe - shot whilst affecting 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 affecting 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 affecting 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 1/C William Riley - shot whilst affecting an arrest (posthumously awarded the Queen's Police Medal for Gallantry)
30 Sep 1971	Sgt 3/C Maurice McDiarmid - shot whilst affecting 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
23 Jan 1973	Const Joseph Gibb - accidentally shot whilst affecting an arrest
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 - 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 - injuries sustained whilst affecting 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 - 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 - shot whilst affecting 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