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Roger Peter BERGAMIN

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Roger Peter BERGAMIN

AKA 

Late of Tumbi Umbi, NSW

Father to Mark Bergamin, NSWPF # 21953 &

Garry BERGAMIN ProCst # 99533

 

NSW Police Training Centre Redfern  – Class #  095A

 

New South Wales Police Force

Regd. #  10682

 

Service:  From ? ? ?   to   ? March 1991  =  28 years Service ? ? ?

 

Rank:  Commenced Training at Redfern Police Academy on ? ? ?

Probationary Constable – appointed  Monday 13 May 1963 0 Aged 27 years, 10 months, 14 days )

Constable – appointed 13 May 1964

Constable 1st Class – appointed 13 May 1968  

Detective – appointed ? ? ? ( NO )

Senior Constable – appointed 13 May 1972  

Leading Senior Constable – appointed ? ? ? ( N/A )

Sergeant 3rd Class – appointed  30 July 1979

Sergeant 2nd Class – appointed 1 December 1985

Sergeant 1st Class – appointed ? ? ? 

 

Final Rank =  Senior Sergeant – Optional Retirement

 

Stations: Liverpool ( 22 Division )( GDs )( 1963 – 1/10/77 ), Fairfield ( 34 Division )( GDs )( 2/10/77 – 8/12/79 ), Cabramatta ( 34 Division )( GDs ) ( 9/12/79 – Optional Retirement – March 1991 )

 

Retirement / Leaving age: = ?

Time in Retirement from Police: ?

 

Awards:  National Medal – granted 20 January 1981 ( Det? Sgt )

1st Clasp to National Medal – granted 17 March 1989 ( Sgt )

Commendations 1/  Commended for his part played in the search for Monica SCHOFIELD, Missing from Heathcote Hostel from 17 June 1963 and whose body was subsequently found buried in the bush on the 25 June 1963.

N.T.W. ALLAN, Commissioner of Police 9 April 1964.

 

2/ Highly commended for his outstanding courage and devotion to duty at Canley Vale on 23 November, 1981, when in the company of Sergeant 1/c E.G. Woolaston, he confronted Abdel Rahman Dehen who pointed a loaded .22 calibre rifle, with which he had just shot and seriously wounded his wife, in his direction.

The offender complied with a demand to drop the weapon and the Sergeant rushed forward and was able, with the assistance of other Police, to handcuff and arrest him.

A later examination of the offender’s weapon revealed a live bullet had jammed in the breech.

Awarded the Commissioner’s Commendation

C.R. ABBOTT, Commissioner,  20 December 1982.

 

 Born:  Saturday  29 June 1935

Died on:  Sunday  18 April 2021 

Age:  85 years, 9 months, 20 days 

 

Cause:  Dementia 

Event location:   ?

Event date ?

 

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Funeral Parlour: ?

Buried at: ?

 

Memorial / Plaque / Monument located at: ?

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

 

Roger BERGAMIN
Photo courtesy of Joe Stanioch # 14194 from his book – Liverpool Police History.

Roger BERGAMIN. Photo courtesy of Joe Stanioch # 14194 from his book - Liverpool Police History.

 

Roger BERGAMIN

Roger BERGAMIN

Cabramatta Police Station with some of the staff:  Back Row ( L-R) ? ( a butcher ), ?, Roger Bergamin, Rob Francis, John Mills, Ned Woolaston  Front row Mich van der Velde, Gary Heskett, Steve Konemann, ?  circa 1982
Cabramatta Police Station with some of the staff:
Back Row ( L-R)
? ( a butcher ), ?, Roger Bergamin, Rob Francis, John Mills, Ned Woolaston
Front row
Mick van der Velde, Gary Heskett, Steve Konemann, ?
circa 1982

 

Julie-ann Bergamin ( daughter-in-law ), Roger Bergamin & Garry Bergamin ( son ).
Julie-ann Bergamin ( daughter-in-law ), Roger Bergamin & Garry Bergamin ( son ).

 

 ROGER is NOT mentioned on the Police Wall of Remembrance * NOT JOB RELATED


 

FURTHER INFORMATION IS NEEDED ABOUT THIS PERSON, THEIR LIFE, THEIR CAREER AND THEIR DEATH.

PLEASE SEND PHOTOS AND INFORMATION TO Cal


 

May they forever Rest In Peace

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24 July 1982Sergeant Roger Bergamin, of Cabramatta said he had drawn his service revolver and told Dehen: “Drop the gun or I’ll shoot.” Dehen had then …

 

The Sydney Morning Herald from Sydney, New South Wales, Australia on July 24, 1982 · Page 7


 

I worked with Roger a lot of the time when I was a Constable and he, a Senior Constable, from Fairfield and Cabramatta ( 34 Division ) and he was a great bloke to work with and we would often end up at his place or out watching his two sons playing their sport on a weekend.

I often thought of Roger.

May you forever Rest In Peace mate.

 

Cal
Greg ‘ Cal ‘ Callander
NSWPF # 17463
1975 – 2004

 19 April 2021


 

Upon joining NSWPF, Roger was 5′ 9.5″ tall, 11 stone 10 lb, with hazel eyes, black hair and a dark complexion.  He was born in Surry Hills, NSW & was married.

Prior to NSWPF he was a Storeman for 5 years, a Shop assistant for 4 months and a Junior Porter with the NSW Govt. Railway for 3 years .

He passed his:

Cst 1/c exam on 2 September 1965

Sergeant 3rd Class exam on 13 May 1976 after having failed it on 15 May 1975.

His Driver Training for GD cars and Utes ( Bull Wagons ) on 10 December 1963 and was Approved to drive GD Utes and light trucks on 29 January 1964.

He was also Approved to ride Solo cycles on 8 October 1963.

He obtained a mark of 86.25% at completion of Training Class # 95A at the Police Training Centre, Redfern.

He obtained 21 w.p.m. ( Words Per Minute ) in his typing test on 19 August 1963.

He also completed a three day course in Civil Defence Course # 11 on 13 May 1964.

Successfully completed his Sergeant Course, # 3 of Class 1/1979.

 

One thought on “Roger Peter BERGAMIN

  • I remember Roger very well and worked many shifts on 34/10 or 34/11 with him. He was always good humoured and he knew everybody in Cabramatta. I looked up to him a lot as a young constable. Rest In Peace.

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