Ross Francis JENNINGS
Ross Francis JENNINGS
Late of ?
NSW Redfern Police Academy Class # 102
New South Wales Police Force
Regd. # 11335
Rank: Commenced Training at Redfern Police Academy on Monday 11 January 1965 ( aged 20 years, 3 months, 24 days )
Probationary Constable – appointed 22 February 1965 ( aged 20 years, 5 months, 4 days )
Constable – appointed 22 February 1966
Senior Constable – appointed 22 February 1974
Sergeant 3rd Class – appointed ???
Sergeant 3/Class – Death
Stations: ?, Western District, – Death
Service: From 11 January 1965 to 1 September 1986 = 21 years, 7 months, 21 days Service
Awards: National Medal – granted 15 April 1981
Born: Monday 18 September 1944
Died on: Monday 1 September 1986
Age: 41 years, 11 months, 14 days
Cause: Heart attack
Event location: West Wallsend Police Station grounds, NSW
Event date: Monday 1 September 1986
Funeral date: ? ? ?
Funeral location: ?
Funeral Parlour: ?
Buried at: Belmont Cemetery, 2 Green St, Belmont St, NSW
Memorial located at: ?
ROSS IS mentioned on the National Police Wall of Remembrance
Grave location ( approx ) : [codepeople-post-map]
FURTHER INFORMATION IS NEEDED ABOUT THIS PERSON, THEIR LIFE, THEIR CAREER AND THEIR DEATH.
PLEASE SEND PHOTOS AND INFORMATION TO Cal
May they forever Rest In Peace
On 1 September, 1986 Sergeant Jennings was at home at the police residence attached to the West Wallsend Police Station. While he was mowing the lawns (one of his duties) he suffered a fatal heart attack.
The sergeant was born in 18 September 1944 and joined the New South Wales Police Force on 22 February, 1965. At the time of his death he was stationed at West Wallsend.
National Police Remembrance Day ceremony in Lake Macquarie
-
David Stewart
- September 29 2017 – 4:27PM
POLICE from Lake Macquarie Local Area Command have unveiled plans for a memorial wall at Belmont to honour the seven local officers killed in the line of duty since 1863.
Plaques commemorating the seven officers were dedicated to the wall in a ceremony at Belmont police station this afternoon, National Police Remembrance Day.
Chief Inspector Murray Lundberg of Lake Macquarie LAC presided over a private ceremony attended by police, local high school students, and the families of the fallen officers.
“This is a time for reflection on the ultimate sacrifice that police officers can give in the execution of their duty,” Chief Inspector Lundberg said.
The fallen officers honoured were Constable Henry Rucker (who died in 1863), Constable Frederick Martin (1953), Sergeant 2nd Class William McKie (1965), Senior Constable Douglas Eaton (1977), Sergeant 3rd Class Keith Haydon (1980), Sergeant 1st Class Rhoderic Lindsay (1984), and Sergeant 3rd Class Ross Jennings (1986).
Acting Assistant Commissioner Brett Greentree, the Northern Region Commander, said the wall of remembrance, to be created on the distinctive blue wall at the entrance to the police station, would be striking.
“It will be a sight to treasure,” Acting Assistant Commissioner Greentree said.
“I want the officers, as they are walking out the front doors of this police station, to stop and reflect on the names, stop and reflect on the sacrifice.”
He said he hoped that the inaugural plaques to be installed on the wall were also the last.
“My dream is that we never, ever, add another name to this wall. I hope and pray that our wall is now complete.”
Acting Assistant Commissioner Greentree reached out to the families of the fallen officers.
“No commemoration or recognition can make good the loss that is unfairly carried by family members,” he said.
“I can only offer you my heartfelt condolences. Please know that your loved ones, who are no longer with us, will always be remembered.”
Across NSW, ceremonies were held to commemorate the service and sacrifice of the 269 officers who have lost their lives in the line of duty, and through injury or illness, since the formation of the NSW Police Force in 1862.
3 Comments