Michael John MIDDLETON

Michael John MIDDLETON

aka  Mike

( possibly late of Kings Langley )

‘possibly’ from Redfern Police Academy Class 107

New South Wales Police Force

Uniform #  ?698

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Joined NSW Police Force via the NSW Police Cadet system on 13 May 1963

Cadet #  1847

Rank:  NSW Police Cadet – commenced 13 May 1963

Probationary Constable – appointed 5 July 1966

Constable – appointed 5 July 1967

Detective Senior Constable – appointed 31 August 1975

Detective Senior Constable – death

Stations:   ( Cadet ) – Redfern – 7 Division, (Uniform ) – Blacktown – 27 Division, Police Driver Training – St Ives, Surveillance Unit, Fairfield – Detective – ( 34 Division ) – Death

Service:  From  13 May 1963  to   7 April 1983 = 19+ years Service

Awards:  ? National Medal – granted 18 November 1982

Born:  Saturday  5 July 1947

Died on:   Thursday  7 April 1983

Cause:  Heart attack – whilst seated at his desk, Mick complained of pain in his jaw before having the heart attack

Event location:  Inside the Detectives office, the old Fairfield Police Stn, Smart St, Fairfield

Age:  35

Funeral date:  Monday  11 April 1983

Funeral location:  Pinegrove Cemetery

Buried at:  Cremated.  Mike’s Ashes are laid under a Memorial plaque at Pinegrove

 [alert_red]MICK is NOT mentioned on the Police Wall of Remembrance[/alert_red]  * BUT SHOULD BE

 

 

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The Detectives office being on the ground floor of the 3 storey building on the left – looking down the ( then ) driveway, from Smart St, which went between both buildings.

When Mick arrived at work in the morning, he complained of a tooth ache / pain in his jaw.  He was sitting at his desk and said he did not feel good and collapsed to the floor. His workmates were later told that he was gone before he hit the ground. He was survived by a wife and two young daughters.

Mick was a nice bloke and always approachable.

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