Mark Anthony BRANSGROVE
Mark Anthony BRANSGROVE
AKA Mark BRANSGROVE, BRANS
* Nickname: Herman
Late of ?
Relations in ‘the job’ ?
“possible” relation in ‘the job‘:
Lachlan BRANSGROVE, NSWPF # 30658 ?
NSW Police Training Centre – Redfern – Class # 158
New South Wales Police Force
ProCst # 92016
Regd. # 18000
Rank: Commenced Training at Redfern Police Academy on Monday 23 January 1978 ( aged 19 years, 4 months, 1 days )
Probationary Constable – appointed 3 April 1978 ( aged 19 years, 6 months, 12 days )
Constable – appointed ? ? ?
Constable 1st Class – appointed 3 April 1983
Detective – appointed ? ? ?
Senior Constable – appointed 3 April 1987
Leading Senior Constable – appointed ? ? ?
Sergeant 3rd Class – appointed ? ? 1991 / 1992
Sergeant 2nd Class – appointed ? ? ?
Sergeant 1st Class – appointed ? ? ?
Final Rank: = Sergeant
Stations: Regent St ( 2 Division )( GDs & secondment to Coroners Court )( ProCst – Cst )( 1978 – 1982 ), 4 Wheels Transport Branch – Surry Hills ( 20 Division )( 1982 – 1983 )( Driver ), Ballistics ( 1983 – 1984 ), Hurstville Crime Scene Section – Crime Scene Examiner ( 31 Division )( 1984 – 1991 ), SACPAV Bomb Disposal Technician ( 1986 ), Sydney Crime Scene Section – Sydney Police Centre ( 1991 – 1992 )( the SPC now stands on the same block of land that the 4 Wheels Transport Branch used to occupy ), Founding Officer Section Leader – Forensic Services Group ( FSG ) Vehicle Identification Unit – Zetland ( 1992 – 1994 ), Chatswood Crime Scene Section – Section Leader ( 25 Division )( 1994 – 2002 ), Hurstville Crime Scene Section – Section Leader ( 31 Division )( 2002 – 2004 ), Forensic Armed Robbery Unit – Commander ( 2004 – 2005 ), Ashfield ( 11 Division )( GDs )( Sgt – Team Leader & Relieving Duty Officer )( 2005 – 2013 ), FSG Pemulwuy Laboratories – DNA Exhibit coordinator ( 2013 – 2017 ) – Retirement
Service ( From Training Date ) period: From 23 January 1978 to 6 April 2 017 = 39 years, 2 months, 14 days Service
Time employed ( Paid ) with NSW Police: From: 23 January 1978 to 6 April 2017 = years, 2 months, 14 days Service
Time in Retirement from Police: 8 years, 3 months, 1 days
Age at Retirement / Leaving: = 58 years, 6 months, 15 days
Awards: National Medal – granted 7 May 1994 ( Sgt )
Born: Monday 22 September 1958
Died on: Monday 7 July 2025 @ 8pm
Age: 66 years, 9 months, 11 days
Organ Donor: Y / N / ?
Cause: * Stage 4 Ureter Epithelial Cancer
Health Cluster from his FSG work
On 2 July 2025, the NSW Police Force accepted that the cancer and subsequent death was as a result of duties. The date of injury deemed to be 5 February 2024.
Event location: Concord Palliative Unit, Concord Hospital, Concord, NSW
Event / Diagnosis date: >Diagnosed earlier in 2024
Funeral date: Friday 18 July 2025 at noon
Funeral location: South Chapel, Woronora Memorial Park, 121 Linden St, Sutherland, NSW
Forensic Evidence and Technical Services Command will provide an Official Police Guard of Honour
Wake location: St George Motor Boat Club, 2 Wellington St, Sans Souci, NSW
Wake date: Friday 18 July 2025 after 2pm – 5.30pm
Funeral Parlour: Mannings Funeral Homes, 87 Victoria Rd, Rozelle, NSW
Buried at: ?
Grave Location: Section: Row: ? Plot: ?
Grave GPS: ?, ?
Memorial / Plaque / Monument located at: ?
Dedication date of Memorial / Plaque / Monument: Nil – at this time ( July 2025 )
MARK is NOT mentioned on the Police Wall of Remembrance – Sydney * BUT SHOULD BE & IS ENTITLED TO BE
MARK IS NOT mentioned on the Police Wall of Remembrance – Canberra * BUT SHOULD BE & IS ENTITLED TO BE
MARK IS NOT mentioned on the Sydney Police Centre Memorial Wall, Surry Hills * BUT SHOULD BE & IS ENTITLED TO BE
MARK’s name was added to the NSW Police Wall of Remembrance prior to Remembrance Day in 2026
MARK’s name was added to the National Police Wall of Remembrance, Canberra, prior to Remembrance Day in 2026
FURTHER INFORMATION IS NEEDED ABOUT THIS PERSON, THEIR LIFE, THEIR CAREER AND THEIR DEATH.
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May they forever Rest In Peace
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Mark was diagnosed with Stage 4 Ureter Epithelial Cancer in early 2024 and passed away at the Concord Palliative Unit at 8.05pm on Monday 7 July, 2025 at the age of 66 after a long battle with cancer.
* Stage 4 Ureter Epithelial Cancer (also known as Stage 4 Urothelial Carcinoma of the Renal Pelvis and Ureter) is a cancer that spreads to distant organs, such as the lungs, liver, or bones, or has metastasized to lymph nodes far from the original tumor.
It is considered advanced and has a poorer prognosis than earlier stages.
Husband to Liz, father to John and Kate, father in law to Jules.
Mark was in one of the first group of 5 NSW police officers to obtain a scholarship to study for a Bachelor of Applied Sciences in Forensic Investigation from 1998 to 2001 at Canberra Institute of Technology.
Only last Tuesday 1 July, 2025 Mark was successful in having his cancer as being recognised as being hurt on duty after years of attending fire scenes. Research submitted to the HOD unit showed that Ureter Epithelium Carcinoma has a high prevalence in fire fighters and fire investigators and is on the NSWFB list of work related cancers.
Initially denied, by the NSWPF, as a Work Related injury – Mark battled against that decision and eventually had that denial overturned and had his Cancer recognised as a Hurt On Duty injury due to his years of fire investigations.
This ” win ” didn’t help the health of Mark but is may, in the future, help others afflicted with the same, or similar, conditions.
Congratulations Mark on your tenacity and strength to look after your fellow workers for out future mate.
Cal
NSWPF # 17463
AKA Mark BRANSGROVE, BRANS
Tuesday 1st July 2025 Mark’s HOD was classified as ‘HURT ON DUTY‘. History in the making! Thank you to Lyle and Alan. Mark’s Legacy ” It will not help me, it’s too late for me, as my cancer is terminal Stage 4. On scans, my cancer lights up more than the lights on Sydney Harbour Bridge. It’s about helping others in the future. That is my Legacy. It’s never been about me, or money or fame….. it’s about helping those in the future. ” Mark Bransgrove
Mrs and Mrs Bransgrove with their son Mark Anthony BRANSGROVE
Monday 3 April 1978Redfern Police Academy
Mia Lay‘s name to be added to NSW Police Wall of Remembrance in Sydney
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“Today is about remembering those officers we have lost, but it’s also about their families, their colleagues and everyone who continues to feel that loss.”
Remembered by loved ones, colleagues and the community as a “competent”, “confident”, and “promising” officer who loved her job, Constable Lay’s name will become the 286th addition to the wall.
The commemoration at the Domain will observe a minute’s silence, with Mr Minns, NSW Police Commissioner Mal Lanyon and Police Minister Yasmin Catley all expected to place wreaths at the site.
Tributes were also paid to Sergeant Mark Anthony Bransgrove, who died in July last year, and whose name was the 285th addition to the wall.
“I’m incredibly grateful to every man and woman who puts on that uniform and serves our state. We owe them an enormous debt of gratitude,” Mr Minns said.
Ms Catley said police officers “put on the blue uniform every day not knowing the dangers” a shift could bring.
“They are called upon to deal with situations that most of us could never, and will never, fully imagine,” she said.
“The risks that our officers face are significant and the sacrifices they make are even greater, yet they show up day after day, putting duty above personal safety.
“It’s because of our police that our community is a safer place.”
The first National Police Remembrance Day was held on September 29, 1989.
Ten years later in December, then-NSW premier Bob Carr unveiled the wall of remembrance at the southern side of the NSW Art Gallery.
Mia Lay’s name to be added to NSW Police Wall of Remembrance in Sydney – ABC News
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Nothing further, than what is recorded above, is known about this person at the time of publication and further information and photos would be appreciated.
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Cal
14 July 2025
Updated on 15 July 2025 with funeral Live Streaming link and further calculations on various dates.
Updated 28 July 2025 with Live Stream and additional photos.
Updated 22 October 2026 with further details – Now named on the Sydney Domain Police Wall of Remembrance and the National Police Wall of Remembrance, Canberra, due to his passing now being deemed Hurt On Duty ( H.O.D. ).
