Norman William RUSSELL

Norman William RUSSELL

AKA  ?

Late of  ?

 

NSW Redfern Police Academy Class #  ” possibly ” 134

NSW Police Cadet # 2723

New South Wales Police Force

Regd. #  15786

 

Rank:  Commenced Training as Police Cadet on 5 July 1971 ( aged 17 years, 1 month & 5 days )

Probationary Constable- appointed 6 May 1973 ( aged 19 years )

Constable – appointed ? ? ?

Constable 1st Class – appointed 6 May 1978  

Detective – appointed ? ? ? ( Yes )

Senior Constable – appointed 6 May 1982  

Sergeant 3rd Class – appointed 4 May 1988

Sergeant 2nd Class – appointed ? ? ?

Sergeant 1st Class – appointed ? ? ? 

Inspector – appointed ? ? ? 

Chief Inspector – appointed ? ? ? 

Final Rank =  Detective Inspector

 

Stations:  Cadet:  Fingerprints at CIB

Constable onwards:  Eastwood GDs ( ProCst – ), 1973 – 1981 Gladesville & Ryde GDs ( 17 Division ),

( 1981 – 1983 ) Technical Support Branch – M.O. Unit ( Method of Operation ),

( 1983 – 1985 ) Darlinghurst ( SenCon ),

( 1985 – April 1992 ) Internal Affairs.

( 1987 ) – Sat for the Sgts Exam.,

( April 1992 – 2 August 1995 ) Parramatta GDs – Sgt ( 18 Division ),

( 3 August 1995 – 1997 ) Internal Affairs – South Region  ( Inspector ),

( 1997 – Retirement ) Holroyd District – Merrylands ( 26 Division ) as a Duty Officer – Retirement

Service:  From 5 July 1971   to   8 July 2005  =  34 years & 3 days Service

 

Awards:  National Medal – granted 8 June 1988 ( SenCon )

1st Clasp to National Medal – granted 17 April 1997  ( SenCon )

Queen’s Commendation for Brave Conduct ( Imperial ) Medal – granted 27 July 1976 ( Constable ) – Rescue from a car crash fire

Commissioners Commendation given on 17 March 1996

NSW Police Medal with 4th Clasp – granted 4 June 2003

 

Born:  Thursday  6 May 1954 

Died on:  Wednesday  29 July 2020

Age:  66 years, 2 months & 23 days

Cause:  Parkinsons Disease 

Event location:   ?

Event date:  ?

 

Funeral date:  Friday  7 August 2020 @ 1.10pm

Funeral location: Northern Suburbs Memorial Gardens North Chapel, 199 Delhi Road, North Ryde, NSW

Funeral video available upon request

( Due to current Govt. restrictions of the 4 square metre rule at a Funeral due to the Cornona19 Virus Pandemic – this will be a Private Funeral )

Future Wake location:  ??? TBA

( Due to current Govt. restrictions of 50 persons only at ‘Gatherings’,  there won’t be an immediate Wake )

Future Wake date:  ???

( Due to current Govt. restrictions on ‘Gatherings’ due to Corona19 Virus Pandemic, some families may wish to have a Memorial Service / Wake with friends and family at a later date )

Funeral Parlour: Liberty Funerals

Buried at: Cremated

Memorial / Plaque / Monument located at: ?

Dedication date of Memorial / Plaque / Monument: Nil – at this time ( August 2020 )

 

 

NORMAN is NOT mentioned on the Police Wall of Remembrance  *NEED MORE INFO

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FURTHER INFORMATION IS NEEDED ABOUT THIS PERSON, THEIR LIFE, THEIR CAREER AND THEIR DEATH.

PLEASE SEND PHOTOS AND INFORMATION TO Cal

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May they forever Rest In Peace

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SUPPLEMENT TO THE LONDON GAZETTE,  page 10279

27™ JULY 1976

Richard Tinto DAVIDSON, ( # 4732 & 6228 ) Sergeant First Class, New South Wales Police Force.

Norman William RUSSELL, Constable, New South Wales Police Force.

For services leading to the rescue of an injured woman from the blazing wreckage of a damaged car.

https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/46973/supplement/10279/data.pdf

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Awards to Police—Royal and Civilian
Royal and civilian awards and trophies were awarded to members of the Police Force and a member of the Police Cadet Corps as indicated hereunder—

Queen’s Gallantry Medal—

Detective Senior Constable Wilfred Tunstall;
Senior Constable John William Hayes;
Constable 1st Class Jan Krawczyk.

Queen’s Commendation for Brave Conduct—

Detective Sergeant 1st Class Reginald Hugh
Stevenson;
Detective Sergeant 3rd Class Ronald Charles Wilson;
Sergeant 3rd Class John Nelson Hobbs;
Detective Senior Constable Paul William McKinnon;
Detective Constable 1st Class Richard John Winston Barber;
Constable 1st Class Paul Owen Davison;
Constable Garry Brian Gilbert;
Probationary Constable Ernest Robert Gallaway;
Constable 1st Class Graham Leonard Pitt;
Sergeant 3rd Class Geoffrey Allan Kinney;
Senior Constable Neville Ronald Whalan;
Detective Senior Constable Aldo Lorenzutta;
Detective Senior Constable Geoffrey Neil McDowell;
Sergeant 1st Class Richard Tinto Davidson;
Constable Norman William Russell;
Constable Lindsay Reginald Basile;
Constable 1st Class Udo Starkis;
Constable Phillip Robert Baldwin;
Constable 1st Class Terrence Keith Manning;
Constable Michael William Donnelly;
Constable 1st Class Gordon Stewart Henderson;
Detective Senior Constable Michael Geoffrey Christopher Simmons;
Detective Senior Constable Graham Edward Rosetta;
Detective Sergeant 1st Class Ernest Ross Nixon;
Detective Sergeant 1st Class Ross Page Morrison;
Sergeant 3rd Class Rex Kevin Rees;
Constable 1st Class John Peter Sweeney;
Constable Raymond John Clement;
Senior Constable James Ewen Hunter Howatson;
Constable 1st Class Ian Robert Leven.

NSW Police Department – 1976 Annual Report

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Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales (Sydney, NSW : 1901 – 2001), Friday 18 August 1995 (No.99), page 4253

 

18 Aug 1995 – NEW SOUTH WALES POLICE SERVICE – Trove

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