Lance Joseph MELINE
Lance Joseph MELINE
Late of Helensburgh
Army Private – 2790918
1 ARU ( Australian Reinforcement Unit ) from 24 June 1969 – 16 July 1969
9 RAR ( Ninth Battalion Royal Australian Regiment ) from 17 July 1969 – 12 December 1969
NSW Redfern Police Academy Class # 127
New South Wales Police Force
Regd. # 14645
Rank: Probationary Constable – appointed 28 June 1971
Constable 1st Class – appointed 28 June 1976
Senior Constable – appointed ???
Final Rank: Senior Constable
Stations: Helensburgh
Service: From ? ? pre June 1971 to 8 April 1982 = 10+ years Service
Awards: Queen’s Scout Award – granted 1966 1st Leeton
Born: 17 June 1948
Died: Thursday 8 April 1982
Age: 33
Cause: Suicide – Police revolver
Event location: inside Helensburgh Police Station ( 82 Division )
Event Date: Thursday 8 April 1982
Funeral date: ? April 1982
Funeral location: Woronora Crematorium
Buried at: Cremated
Ashes: Sydney War Cemetery, Memorial Ave, Rookwood
Memorial located at:
37 years later ( 2019 ) and this man is still not recognised by the NSWPF – but WE – the people who Served in NSWPF, still Remember and Honour our Fallen
A Senior Constable Lance Meline committed self harm with a police revolver at Helensburgh Police Station on the 8 April 1982. He was apparently having trouble with hoodlums in the Helensburgh area too.
FURTHER INFORMATION IS NEEDED ABOUT THIS PERSON.
Army information: http://www.rtfv-35sqn.org/History/Mortality%20With%20Units.xls
| Surname | Given Names | Notice Type | Date | Type | Age | Other Details | Publication | Published | |
| MELINE | Lance Joseph | Death notice | 08APR1982 | Death | late of Helensburgh | Sydney Morning Herald | 10APR1982 | ||
| MELINE | Lance Joseph | Death notice | 08APR1982 | Death | late of Helensburgh | Illawarra Mercury | 10APR1982 |
Helensburgh Police Station: [codepeople-post-map]
Lance was born to Daphne ELLIOT ( D: 1980 ) & Leslie MELINE ( D: about 1998 – ex Flight Engineer with RAAF – WWII )
It is believed that Sgt Keith Beacroft, OIC, found the deceased.
Lance was my Cousin,
he was born to Daphne Elliot (died 1980) and Leslie Meline (died abt 1998)(ex Flight Engineer, RAAF WW2,)
i am still in contact with his children,
the circumstances of his death were complicated and still the source of deep grief in the family
I worked with Lance at Sutherland Police Stn around 1976, before he went to Helensburgh. As you say Peter, Lance had some complicated issues. I was on the HWP at Engadine on 8 April, day of Lance’s death. I attended there later in the day. Crime scene was there by then.
RIP Lance.