Elwin ‘ Ned ‘ George WOOLASTON

Elwin ‘ Ned ‘ George WOOLASTON

New South Wales Police Force

either Penrith Police College or Redfern Police Training Centre – Class 038

Regd. #  6761

 

Rank:  Commenced Training at the Academy on Monday 26 June 1950

Probationary Constable – appointed Monday 14 August 1950

Sergeant 3rd Class – appointed 1 July 1967

Sergeant 2nd Class – appointed 1 April 1974

Sergeant 1st Class – appointed 7 October 1977 – Retired

 

Stations:  Mounted Unit, North Coast District ( 1967 ), ?, Fairfield & Cabramatta ( 34 Division )

 

Service:  From  pre August 1950  to  ? ? pre 1988? – Retirement = ? years Service

 

Awards:  National Medal – granted 8 June 1988 ( Former Sgt )

 

Born:  Saturday  18 August 1929

Died:  Friday  17 September 2010

Cause:  ?

Age:  81 years & 30 days

 

Funeral date:  Tuesday  21 September 2010 –

Funeral location:  North Chapel, Forest Lawn Cemetery, Camden Valley Way, Leumeah, NSW

Buried at:  Cremated

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

 

 

 

Ned Woolaston – Funeral Service book.pdf

 Funeral photos:

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Sgt 3/c Roger BERGAMIN was 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.

 

The above entry was recorded from Roger BERGAMIN’s Service Record.  I am unaware what ( if any ) Award or Commendation that Ned WOOLASTON may have received from this same incident.

Cal
Greg Callander
20 April 2021

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