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John Daniel Byron

John Daniel Byron

AKA 

Late of Ryde

 

NSW Goulburn Police Academy / Police Training Centre – Redfern  / Police Training College – Penrith / Belmore Barracks  Class #  ? ? ? 

 

NSW Police Cadet # ????

 

New South Wales Police Force

 

Regd. #  1290  

 

Service:  From 12 January 1922   to  23 November 1926  =  4 years Service 

 

Rank:  Commenced Training at / as ? Police Academy Police Cadet on ? ? ?

Probationary Constable- appointed 12 January 1922

Constable – appointed ? ? ?

 

Final Rank = Constable

 

Stations:  Ryde

 

Retirement / Leaving age: =  29

Time in Retirement from Police: ?

 

Awards:  National Medal – granted ? ? ?

1st Clasp to National Medal – granted ? ? ?

2nd Clasp to National Medal – granted ? ? ?

 

 Born:  1897

Died on:  23 November 1926

Age:  29

 

Cause: Pneumonia

Event location:  Sydney Hospital

Event date:  23 November 1926

 

Funeral date: 24 November 1926

Funeral location:  St Marys Cathedral  

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Buried at: Field of Mars Cemetery

 

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DEATH OF CONSTABLE JOHN DANIEL BYRON (1897 to 23 NOVEMBER 1926) No. 1290

John Daniel Byron was born in 1897 in Maclean, NSW. He married Violet Ivy Chalk about 1921. It appears that they did not have any children.

John Daniel Byron was sworn in as a Probationary Constable of the NSW Police Force c on the 12 January 1922. He was attached to Ryde.

Constable Byron reported to Sergeant Dobbie that he thought he had influenza. Sergeant Dobbie sent him to a Doctor who directed him to go off duty. Sergeant Dobbie got him some medicine. When his condition worsened Sergeant Dobbie arranged for him to be admitted to Sydney Hospital

Constable Byron of Ryde died in the Sydney Hospital of pneumonia on the 23 November 1926. He was 29.

The funeral took place on the 24 November 1926 at St Marys R.C. Cathedral prior to the departure to the Field of Mars Cemetery. The Police Band met the motor funeral at Cressy Road and the Great Northern Road. Floral tributes were laid from the Ryde and Burwood Branches of the Police Association.

The pall bearers were Constable Flitcroft, Booth Bentley, Wilson, Goodwin and Wells. The parade was under the direction of Inspector Tracey.

He was a member of the Loyal Ryde United Friends Lodge of the MUIOOF.

No. 1290 was previously issued to Constable James Coan in 1863.

1927 ‘DEATH OF CONSTABLE BYRON’, Daily Examiner (Grafton, NSW : 1915 – 1954), 8 January, p. 7. , viewed 23 Nov 2021, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article195187610

 




John Bailey

John BAILEY

Late of Redfern  

 

NSW Goulburn Police Academy / Police Training Centre – Redfern  / Police Training College – Penrith / Belmore Barracks  Class #  ? ? ? 

 

New South Wales Police Force

 

Regd. # 1989  

 

Service:  From 10 August 1870   to   21 November 1887  =  17 years Service 

 

Rank:  Commenced Training at / as ? Police Academy Police Cadet on ? ? ?

Supernumerary Constable- appointed 10 August 1870

Constable – appointed ? ? ?

Constable 1st Class – appointed ? ? ? 

Detective – appointed ? ? ?

Senior Constable – appointed 1 April 1876  

Leading Senior Constable – appointed ? ? ?

Sergeant 3rd Class – appointed ? ? ? 

Sergeant 2nd Class – appointed 1 January 1882

Sergeant 1st Class – appointed ? ? ? 

Inspector – appointed ? ? ? 

Chief Inspector – appointed ? ? ? 

Superintendent – appointed ? ? ? 

Chief Superintendent – appointed ? ? ?

 

Final Rank =  Sergeant 2nd Class

 

Stations:  Redfern

 

Retirement / Leaving age: =  46

Time in Retirement from Police: ?

 

Awards:  National Medal – granted ? ? ?

1st Clasp to National Medal – granted ? ? ?

2nd Clasp to National Medal – granted ? ? ?

 

 Born: 1841

Died on:  21 November 1887

Age:  46

 

Cause: Unknown

Event location:  Redfern

Event date: 21 November 1887

 

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Buried at:  Rookwood Catholic Cemeteries and Crematoria, Mortuary 1 Area: AA Grave: 342

 

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DEATH OF SERGEANT 2nd CLASS JOHN BAILEY (1841 to 21 November 1887) No. 1989

John Bailey was born in 1841 in Kilkenny, Ireland. He emigrated to Australia and married Ellen Heffernan at Hunters Hill in 1869. They had eight children together between 1870 and 1881.

John Bailey was sworn in as a Supernumerary Constable of the NSW Police Force on the 10 August 1870. He was promoted to Senior Constable on the 1 April 1876 and Sergeant 2nd Class on the 1 January 1882.

Sergeant Bailey died on the 21 November 1887. He was stationed at Redfern at the time. He was buried at the Rookwood Catholic Cemeteries and Crematoria, Mortuary 1 Area: AA Grave: 342

At the time of his death he lived at 2 Sterling St Redfern and was a member of the H.C. Guild.

In 1925 Sergeant Bailey’s registered number was re-issued to Probationary Constable Ernest James Williamson.




Charles Fraser

Charles Fraser

AKA  

Late of  Wallerawang  

 

NSW Goulburn Police Academy / Police Training Centre – Redfern  / Police Training College – Penrith / Belmore Barracks  Class #  ? ? ? 

 

New South Wales Police Force

 

Regd. # 1781  

 

Service:  From 4 April 1867  to  19 November 1895  =  28 years Service 

 

Rank:  Commenced Training at / as ? Police Academy Police Cadet on ? ? ?

Supernumerary Constable- appointed 4 April 1867

Constable – appointed 1 June 1867

Constable 1st Class – appointed 1 September 1876  

 

Final Rank =  Constable First Class

 

Stations:  Forbes, Wallerawang

 

Awards:  National Medal – granted ? ? ?

1st Clasp to National Medal – granted ? ? ?

2nd Clasp to National Medal – granted ? ? ?

 

 Born:  7 October 1836

Died on:  19 November 1895

Age: 58

 

Cause:  Unknown (natural causes?)

Event location:  Wallerawang

Event date: 19 November 1895

 

Funeral date: Unknown

Funeral location: Wallerawang General Cemetery  

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Buried at: Wallerawang General Cemetery

 

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Charles Fraser was born on the 7 October 1836 in Clyne, Sutherlandshire, Scotland. He married Jane Houston in 1866 in Sydney. They had nine children together between 1867 and 1884.

Charles Fraser was sworn in as a Supernumerary Constable of the NSW Police Force on the 4th April 1867.  He was confirmed as a Constable on the 1 June 1867 and promoted to Constable 1st Class on the 1 September 1876.

His first child was born at the Police Camp in Forbes. All of his subsequent children were born at Camp Hill, Forbes. In 1880 his young son and another Constable’s son nearly drowned in the Lachlan River. Two employees of the Commercial Bank heard their cries and came to their assistance.

It appears that he spent most of his service at Forbes before moving to Wallerawang.

Constable 1st Class Fraser died on the 19 November 1895 at his residence, Railway Lodge, Wallerawang. He was 58. He was buried in the Wallerawang General Cemetery.

His wife was granted a gratuity of £225 and funeral expenses of £7.

His daughter Flora was buried with him in 1918. His wife Jane was buried with him in 1931.  Another daughter, Jane, was buried with him in 1941.

1895 ‘Family Notices’, The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser (NSW : 1871 – 1912), 30 November, p. 1141. , viewed 19 Nov 2021, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article162669665

1895 ‘Family Notices’, The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 – 1954), 26 November, p. 1. , viewed 19 Nov 2021, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article14026423

1915 ‘Early Days of Forbes.’, Forbes Times (NSW : 1899 – 1920), 17 December, p. 8. , viewed 19 Nov 2021, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article100275409




Thomas Shanahan

Thomas Shanahan

AKA 

Late of The Glebe  

 

NSW Goulburn Police Academy / Police Training Centre – Redfern  / Police Training College – Penrith / Belmore Barracks  Class #  ? ? ? 

 

 

New South Wales Police Force

 

Regd. # 2210  

 

Service:  From 25th October 1872 to   ? ? ? ? years Service 

 

Rank:  Commenced Training at / as ? Police Academy Police Cadet on ? ? ?

Supernumerary Constable- appointed 25th October 1872

Constable – appointed ? ? ?

Constable 1st Class – appointed 1st March 1875 (demoted) the promoted on the 1st July 1876  

 

Final Rank = Constable 1st Class

 

Stations: Sydney City

 

Retirement / Leaving age: = 32

Time in Retirement from Police: ?

 

Awards:  National Medal – granted ? ? ?

1st Clasp to National Medal – granted ? ? ?

2nd Clasp to National Medal – granted ? ? ?

 

 Born:  15 May 1844

Died on: 11 November 1876 ? ? ?

Age: 32

Cause: Protracted Illness

Event location: The Glebe

Event date: 11 November 1876

 

Funeral date? ? ?

Funeral location:  Rookwood Catholic Cemeteries and Cremaoria 

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Buried at: Rookwood Catholic Cemeteries and Cremaoria M2 sect 13 LEW Plot 554

 

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Dedication date of Memorial / Plaque / Monument: Nil – at this time ( July 2021 )

 

 

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Thomas Shanahan was born on the 14th May 1844 in Askeaton, Limerick, Ireland. He left Ireland for Australia in 1866. He sailed on the ship British Lion and arrived in Adelaide. Two of his brothers had already settled in Adelaide.

He married Bridget Teresa Murphy in 1870 in Adelaide. They had five children together.

He was sworn in as a Supernumerary Constable of the NSW Police Force on the 25th October  1872. He was promoted to Constable 1st Class on the 1st March 1875. He was demoted to Ordinary Constable on the 8th September 1875 and promoted to Constable 1st Class on the 1st July 1876. He was attached to the City Police.

Constable Shanahan suffered from a protracted illness and died on the 11th November 1876 at The Glebe. He was buried in the Rookwood Catholic Cemeteries and Crematoria.  M2 sect 13 LEW Plot 554

He died leaving a wife and five children, three of whom were under two years of age, two being twins.

His family were not entitled to a large sum out of the Police fund as he had not been long in the force. The Sub-Inspectors of the four metropolitan divisions Messrs Rush, Anderson, Waters and Johnstone undertook a subscription among their men (with only a few subscriptions from citizens) and reached a total of nearly £40. His widow received a gratuity of £42 and £7 funeral expensed from the Police Force.




Oliver Clyne WATERS

OLIVER CLYNE WATERS

AKA  Oliver Clive Waters  

Late of  Parramatta  

 

New South Wales Police Force

 

Regd. #  9986  

 

Service:  From 6th January 1915   to   26th May 1915  =  4 months Service 

 

Rank:  Commenced Training at / as ? Police Academy Police Cadet on ? ? ?

 

Probationary Constable- appointed 6th January 1915

 

Constable – appointed 6th January 1916 (posthumously in 1918)

 

Final Rank =  Constable

 

Stations:  Parramatta

 

Retirement / Leaving age: = 24

Time in Retirement from Police: 21

 

Awards:  National Medal – granted ? ? ?

 

 Born:  September 1893

Died on:   6th November 1917

Age24

 

Cause:  Killed in Action

Event location:   Ypres, Belgium

Event date:  8th November 1917

 

Funeral date: His body was not recovered.

Funeral location:  A funeral was not held.  

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Memorial / Plaque / Monument located at: Menin Gate, Belgium

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He is mentioned on the NSW Police Force Roll of Honour 1914-1918


 

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Oliver Clive Waters (recorded as Oliver Clyne Waters in the NSW Police Gazette) was born about September 1893 at Hickeys Creek near Kempsey.

Oliver Clyne Waters was sworn in as a Probationary Constable of the NSW Police Force on the 6th January 1915. He was attached to Parramatta. He was confirmed as a Constable on the 6th January 1916 although this was done posthumously in 1918 .

On the 26th May 1915 Constable Waters joined the Australian Imperial Forces. He was attached to the 3rd Battalion 8th Reinforcements. The 3rd Battalion was in the 2nd and 3rd waves at Gallipolis. They were also involved in the battle of Lone Pine. Oliver did not arrive until November 1915 which was after these battles. However by December 1915 Oliver was wounded and evacuated with all of the AIF. The Battalion was sent to Egypt where they defended the Suez Canal.

In May 1916 the 3rd Battalion embarked for France and for the next 2½ years served in the trenches of the Western Front.  On the 27th July 1916 Oliver was wounded in action during the Battle of Pozieres. He was sent to hospital and eventually transferred to England for his injuries and other illnesses that he had contracted.

In September 1917 Oliver was transferred back to the 3rd Battalion. He was killed in action at Ypres, Belgium on the 8th November 1917. He was originally reported wounded and missing. Witnesses reported he was badly wounded from a shell in the hand, face and legs at Zonnebeke near Passchendaele. He was carried by comrades to some stretcher bearers who took him to a Canadian dressing station. There is no further information about him after that. His body was never found.

His name is on the Menin Gate Memorial in Belgium.

There are photographs of Oliver Waters in Police and Army uniform on Ancestry.




John Thomas LAWLER

John Thomas LAWLER

 

Late of Port Macquarie  

 

New South Wales Police Force

 

Regd. #  6019  

 

Service:  From 16th August 1890   to   8th November 1912  =  22 years Service 

 

Rank:  Probationary Constable- appointed 16th August 1890

Constable – appointed 16 August 1891

Constable 1st Class – appointed ? ? ? 

Detective – appointed unknown

Senior Constable – appointed 1st January 1895

 

Final RankSenior Constable

 

StationsMoree, Wee Waa, Frederickton, Macksville, Gladstone, Port Macquarie

 

Awards:  Unknown

 

 Born1870

Died on8th November 1912

Age43

 

CauseAppendicitis complicated with peritonitis and blood clot.

Event location:   Port Macquarie

Event date:  22nd October 1912 to the 8th November 1912

 

Funeral date9th November 1912

Funeral location:  West Port Macquarie Cemetery

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Buried at: ?

 

Memorial / Plaque / Monument located at: ?

Dedication date of Memorial / Plaque / Monument: Nil – at this time ( July 2021 )

 

 

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John Thomas Lawler was born about 1870 at Burrawang (near Berrima) NSW.

John Thomas Lawler was sworn in as a Probationary Constable on the 16th August 1890. He was confirmed as a Constable on the 16 August 1891. He was promoted to Senior Constable on the 1st January 1895.

He married Mary Waldron Johnston in 1892 at Moss Vale. At the time he was stationed at Wee Waa. They had five children. One died as an infant. Two boys and two girls survived childhood.

Senior Constable Lawler was first stationed at Moree then Frederickton, Macksville, Gladstone and Port Macquarie (1904).

On the 22nd October 1912 Senior Constable Lawler was returning to Port Macquarie from the Quarter Sessions at Kempsey. He suffered from an attack of appendicitis but managed to make it to Telegraph Point. He was conveyed to the Hastings District Hospital where he had an operation. The appendicitis was complicated by peritonitis. A clot formed on his brain which paralysed one side of his body. Senior Constable Lawler died at the Hastings District Hospital on the 8th November 1912. He was 43 years old.

He was the Secretary of the Parents and Citizens Association, a member of the School of Arts Committee and a prominent adherent to the Presbyterian Church.

Senior Constable Lawler was buried on the 9 November 1912 in the West Port Macquarie Cemetery. His funeral was attended by the Mayor of Port Macquarie, the President of the Hastings Shire, the President of the Agricultural Society and Sub-Inspector Edwards. All flags in town were flying half staff and business places and hotels were closed as the procession moved through town.

In 1913 the gratuity for his widow was increased from 280 to £310.

 

 

 




Thomas Charles NAGHTEN

Thomas Charles NAGHTEN

 

Late of  Merriwa, New South Wales

 

New South Wales Police Force

 

Regd. #  3475  

 

Service:  From 5th May 1879   to   7th October 1884  =  5 years Service 

 

Rank:  Commenced Training at / as ? Police Academy Police Cadet on ? ? ?

Probationary Constable- appointed 5th May 1879

Constable – appointed 1st January 1880

 

Final Rank =  Constable

 

Stations:  Merriwa

 

Retirement / Leaving age: = Died in Service

 

Awards:  Unknown

 

 Born1859

Died on7th October 1884

Age24

 

Cause:  Illness

Event location:  Merriwa, New South Wales

Event date7th October 1884

 

Funeral date? ? ?

Funeral locationMerriwa, New South Wales

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Buried at: Merriwa Old Catholic Cemetery

 

Memorial / Plaque / Monument located at: Destroyed before 1966

Dedication date of Memorial / Plaque / Monument: Nil – at this time ( July 2021 )

 

 

 NOT mentioned on the Police Wall of Remembrance

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