Senior Constable James Alfred GREGORY

Senior Constable James Gibson MURDOCH Cholera Burrangong 25 December, 1900   Senior Constable Murdoch is recorded as having “died after he drank bad water whilst fighting bushfires”. The constable had been out for the weekend fighting bushfires before returning to Burrangong Police Station where he soon fell ill. Stricken with diarrhoea and vomiting, the constable…

Constable Walter TOMBS Horse Accident Moruya 25 November 1897       Shortly after 9am on 25 November, 1897 Constable Tombs led a troop horse from the police stables at Moruya to travel on patrol to Pedro Point. The horse, on loan from Braidwood Police, was known as a rogue and when the constable stepped…

Acting Sergeant James McDONALD Exposure Sydney 24 June, 1851   The acting sergeant was described as having died from ‘indisposition arising from cold in the discharge of his duties’ after ‘a protracted illness’(probably exposure). It was later also recorded that he had ‘died from illness contracted in the service’ and had ‘died whilst serving in…

Detective Senior Constable Alexander STRACHAN Chronic Nephritis Snowy Mountains 15 March, 1957   In 1953 Detective Constable Strachan was performing Consorting Squad duties in the Snowy Mountains due to the large influx of personnel engaged in the construction of the Snowy Mountains Scheme. Involvement in a number of difficult investigations, often working in freezing conditions,…

Constable Joseph Hilary Eden DONNELLY Traffic Accident Randwick 19 November, 1929   On the evening of 19 November, 1929 Constable Donnelly was struck by a car while crossing Belmore Road after finishing his shift at the Randwick Police Station. He sustained a compound fracture of the skull and was taken to St Vincent’s Hospital where…

Sergeant John WALSH Horse Accident Araluen 29 May, 1865   The sergeant died as a result of injuries sustained when he was thrown from his horse at Araluen. The Sydney Morning Herald dated 31 May, 1865 announced that “Sergeant Walsh, in charge of the police at Araluen, was found dead about 6 o’clock last night,…