Died as the result of injuries received in a vehicle / transport accident i.e. as a pedestrian struck by a vehicle / horse or as a driver / passenger in a vehicle or on a horse.
Sergeant John McGUFFIE New South Wales Police Horse Accident Adelong 30 January, 1897 The sergeant died on 30 January, 1897 as a result of being thrown from his horse on 2 January, 1897. It is not known whether this incident was an on-duty death or not. The Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal of…
Bernard Joseph John DOWLING New South Wales Police Force Constable Horse Accident Brewarrina 22 old Death: Reported as 11 January, 1882 but grave stone indicates he died on 19 January 1882. On 11 January, 1882 the constable was riding near Milroy Station, Brewarrina, when his horse bolted and threw him against a tree. He landed…
Trooper Joseph LEES New South Wales Police Force Drowned Grafton 7 January, 1867 On 7 January, 1867 the trooper was on duty collecting the electoral roll and agricultural returns near Grafton. Shortly after 1pm on that day he was attempting to cross First Falls on the Upper Clarence River when his horse reared, throwing him…
Edward HAMPSON New South Wales Police Force Rank: Constable Regd. #: ? * A search of the ‘on-line’ State Archives does NOT reveal a HAMPSON, or similar, as being a member of the Police Stations: East Kempsey ( Lock up Keeper ) Service: From ? ? ? to pre March 1862 = ? years Service…
Robert Lovell McDOUGALL New South Wales Police Force – Mounted Police – Gold Police Regd. # ? Rank: Corporal Stations: , Sofala ( under 2 years ) Service: From 1 October 1851 to 23 September 1853 = 2+ years Awards: ? Born: ? ? 1816 in Coleraine, Londonderry, Ireland Died on: Friday 23 September…
Chief Constable Patrick KINSELA Horse & Cart Accident Queanbeyan, NSW 23 February, 1841 On 23 February, 1841 Chief Constable Kinsela and Constable John Scott were travelling in a cart returning to Queanbeyan. While they were crossing a dry creek bed near the Elmsall Inn the cart overturned, killing Constable Kinsela. Scott luckily survived the…