William Crabbe STEWART

William Crabbe STEWART

aka  Jock STEWART

New South Wales Police Force

Regd. # 3638

 

Commenced Training at ? Police Academy on Monday ? ? ? ( aged ? )

Probationary Constable – appointed Monday 5 February 1934 ( aged 23 years, 4 months, 9 days )

Constable – appointed ? ? ?

Constable 1st Class – appointed ? ? ?

Sergeant 3rd Class – appointed ? ? ?

Sergeant 2nd Class – appointed ? ? ?

Sergeant 1st Class – appointed ? ? ?

Inspector 3rd Class – appointed ? ? ?

Inspector 2nd Class – appointed 12 June 1967

Inspector 1st Class – appointed 25 September 1968

 

Final Rank: Inspector 1st Class

 

Serviced from:  ? ? 1934 to  ? ? 1969 = 35+/- years Service

Retired  1969 as O.I.C. Redfern Police Academy

Previous to being O.I.C., he was a Drill Sergeant there for years

 

Stations:  ?, Penrith Police College ( 1945 ), ?, Redfern Police Academy ( O.I.C. )( ? – 1969 ) – Retirement

Born:  Tuesday 27 September 1910 in North Glencraig, Fife Scotland ( as 4th of 7 children )

Arrived in Sydney, NSW, aboard the SS Berrima on 27 February 1928.

Died:  Friday 13 May 1977 in Esperance, W.A.

Aged:  66 years, 7 months, 16 days

 

Funeral date:  ? ? 1977

Funeral location:  ?, Esperance, W.A.

 

Grave location:  Esperance Public Lawn Cemetery, Esperance, W.A.

Plot: Uniting 858 + 1941  Section:   ?   Row:   ?

Grave GPS:  ?, ?

 

 

Memorial Location:  ?

 

W. C. ‘Jock’ STEWART – 1959  Redfern Police Barracks

 

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Married Stella Laura GIBSON on 1 March 1937 in St Luke’s Church, Redfern, NSW.

Jock is survived by 3 sons and six grand children.

Jock was also a foundation member of the NSW Police Pipe Band as the Bass Drummer.

 

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https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/228685607

 

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