Detective Senior Constable Alexander STRACHAN

Constable James MOFFATT Exposure Sydney 8 October, 1864   Constable Moffatt of the Murray Police Patrol died at the Sydney Infirmary from “rheumatism caused by exposure“. This was the cumulative effect of many cold and wet nights spent camping in the bush while carrying out his police duties.     The constable was born in…

Constable William DUNN Shot Berrima 26 November, 1839   On 15 November, 1839 the constable was shot to death at Berrima while making an arrest. At the trial of Thomas Leary, alias Sutton, in April 1841 witness Constable Cassidy told the court that “on the day of the incident, myself and the deceased (Dunn) were…

Constable 1st Class Neville Patrick JURY Motor Vehicle Accident Mayfield 15 September, 1957   On 14 September, 1957 Constable Jury was riding his Police Special Traffic Patrol cycle in Maitland Road, Mayfield. Another vehicle pulled out onto the roadway from in front of a bus, hitting the cycle and causing it to skid into the…

Trooper James STEPHENS Shot Bathurst 29 November, 1830 Mounted Trooper Stephens (formerly of the 39th Regiment) was shot at Bushranger’s Hill, near the Abercrombie Caves, near Bathurst, during a shootout with a party of bushrangers known as the “Ribbon Gang” or “Ribbon Boys”. He succumbed to his wounds a few weeks later. No other details…

Constable Frank McGRATH Motor Vehicle Accident Sydney 1 January, 1923     About 10pm on 1 January, 1923 Constable McGrath of the Redfern Police Station was riding on the rear of a police vehicle escorting prisoners from his station to Central Police Station. As the vehicle bumped over a rough section of tram lines at…

Constable William George STOWER Traffic Accident Kogarah 1 October, 1937   It is not known if this death occurred on or off duty, however it appears likely that it was an off-duty death. The following brief paragraph appeared in the Sydney Morning Herald of the 2 October, 1937.   CONSTABLE’S DEATH. Constable W. G. Stower,…