Trooper William HOLOHAN

Detective Sergeant 2nd Class William ROBERTSON Horse Accident Braidwood 24 October, 1918   On 19 October, 1918 the sergeant was in the Braidwood area on special assignment. On the day prior to his death, he had left Braidwood with Sergeant Face and an Army Intelligence Officer with the intention of executing a search warrant in…

Constable John CANFIELD Assault Parramatta 16 August, 1852   Constable Canfield died at Parramatta on 16 August, 1852 as a result of “severe injuries from bushrangers” he had received “years earlier”.  These injuries were no doubt received on or about 4 March, 1850 during an incident which had been described in some detail in the…

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,…

Senior Constable James Alfred GREGORY Heart Attack Newcastle 21 May, 1957   On the morning of 21 May, 1957 Senior Constable Gregory and other police were engaged in the recovery of a body from a beach at the foot of a cliff. The strenuous task included climbing the cliff without the aid of ropes to…

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…