national police remembrance day

NATIONAL POLICEREMEMBRANCE DAY

WEDNESDAY 29 SEPTEMBER 2021

ORDER OF SERVICE

NATIONAL POLICE REMEMBRANCE DAY | WEDNESDAY 29 SEPTEMBER 2021

During his 34-year career with Victoria Police Sub-Inspector Edward Hall gained a reputation as a “strictly honourable man” who was extremely well regarded among his colleagues.

After performing duty at Warracknabeal on 24 March 1892, Sub-Insp Hall and Police Magistrate James McLuckie were travelling back to Horsham during the night when their police-issued, horse-drawn buggy flipped after hitting a stump.

Due to poor light, the pair had been unable to see the stump and the impact of the accident caused them both to be thrown from the buggy.

Mr McLuckie was not seriously injured in the accident however Sub-Insp Hall sustained serious injuries and had to be transported to hospital.

Seven days after the accident, Sub-Insp Hall died, aged 56, after developing bronchitis, congestion of the lungs and asthenia as a result of chest injuries he sustained in the accident.

Mounted Constable James Foley had a seven-year career with Victoria Police, having joined in 1887, and was described as “well-conducted” and “a promising young constable” by his supervisors.

Const Foley, aged 30, was travelling between Caulfield and Camberwell when he died after being thrown from his horse on 11 September 1894.

He had been tasked to travel to Camberwell to investigate the theft of some pigeons.

After he had completed his enquiries, he set out to return to his station in Caulfield when he decided to exercise his horse by jumping a two-rail fence.

When attempting to take the fence the fourth time, the horse’s front leg hit the top rail, causing it to flip and land on Const Foley, who had been thrown from the saddle.

A friend who had been accompanying Const Foley on his ride rushed to his side, but the constable had already become unresponsive and died almost immediately.

The senior constable in charge of Caulfield East Police Station at the time stated that Foley was an excellent horseman and deemed the Const Foley jumping the fence was “to prosecute his enquiries into the pigeon stealing case”.

It was also deemed that there was nothing in the police regulations against mounted constables jumping their horse, either for practice or in the discharge of their ordinary duties and Const Foley’s death was, therefore, determined to be in the line of duty.

SUB-INSPECTOR EDWARD HALL

MOUNTED CONSTABLEJAMES FOLEY

POLICE MEMORIAL HONOUR WALL 2021


First Constable George Willis died on 29 March 1949 after an eight-year battle with a respiratory illness he developed after an incident during a shift.

On 26 May 1941, First Constable George Willis was called to a disused mine shaft in Ballarat after eight-year-old Graeme Dowling had fallen down it.

Graeme had landed on a false bottom – a small ledge formed by some of the top sections of soil collapsing and getting caught on the sides of the shaft as it fell – about 14 meters from the surface.

He had miraculously avoided plummeting to the very bottom of the mine shaft, estimated to be about 92 meters deep.

First Const Willis arrived at the scene, along with two other police officers and a member of the local fire brigade, and quickly volunteered to go down the shaft to get the young boy.

Using rope tied to a nearby tree and a belt around Const Willis, the other officers lowered the constable down the mine shaft.

When Const Willis reached Graeme, who was unconscious, he knew he had to work quickly to get out before the small ledge collapsed.

Tying another rope around the boy, the two were then pulled out of the shaft.

Shortly after the incident, Const Willis started to become increasingly unwell, quickly losing his hair and becoming very aged in appearance.

His health continued to decline in the following years and on 29 March 1949 he died at the Victoria Police Hospital.

For his actions saving the young boy, Const Willis was awarded a Highly Commended Certificate from the Chief Commissioner at the time, as well as a Royal Humane Society bronze medal in 1942.

Constable Albert James Davey died after suffering a heart attack while on duty on 12 February 1963.

Const Davey and his partner had returned to Mentone Police Station in the late

afternoon after attending a job where a scuffle had broken out as they attempted to place an offender into the police car.

A short while after arriving back at the station, Const Davey started to experience chest pains and contacted a nearby station to organise someone to cover him so he could seek medical attention.

However, while on his way to seek medical attention, Const Davey stopped out the front of a house a couple of doors down from the station as his health had declined rapidly and he was having trouble breathing.

An occupant of the house ran back to the police station for assistance but by the time they arrived back at the house Davey had died aged 37.

A report into Davey’s death noted that he had an undiagnosed heart disease, however it was also noted that the exertion needed in the arrest earlier in the day could have accelerated the condition and bought on the heart attack.

Constable Davey’s funeral was held with full police honours at the Bathurst Memorial Chapel, Elsternwick, on 14 February 1963.

FIRST CONSTABLE GEORGE MICHAEL WILLIS

CONSTABLEALBERT JAMES DAVEY


WELCOMEWelcome and acknowledgment of traditional owners.

Reverend Dr Drew Mellor, Senior Police Chaplain

PLAQUE INTRODUCTION

PLAQUE DEDICATION

Plaque to be introduced by Chief Commissioner Shane Patton

Plaque 42 – Sub-Inspector Edward Hall 569

Plaque 42 – Mounted Constable James Foley 3811

Plaque 44 – First Constable George Michael Willis 8720

Plaque 44 – Constable Albert James Davey 12508


Dedication of plaque mounted on the Police Memorial Honour Wall.

This concludes the plaque dedication.

FORMAL ADDRESS

Chief Commissioner Shane Patton


Vigil Party march on.


Please stand while the Ensign is marched into position. Employees in uniform are requested to salute.

Ensign and escorts march on.

AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL ANTHEM


Please remain standing for the Australian National Anthem.

Australians all let us rejoice, For we are one and free;

We’ve golden soil and wealth for toil; Our home is girt by sea;

Our land abounds in nature’s gifts Of beauty rich and rare;

In history’s page, let every stage Advance Australia Fair.

In joyful strains then let us sing, Advance Australia Fair.

Sung by Annabelle Priftis

Please be seated.


WORDS OF MEDITATION


Almighty God,

We ask that you comfort and sustain all police officers throughout Australia and the South West Pacific who give so much of themselves for the safety and

protection of our community.

Help them as they work for the betterment of our community, protect and shield them from harm and support them in times of stress and danger.

Renew their resolve, sustain their spirits, protect them and encourage them, uplift them in times of doubt, anxiety and pain, restore their energies

when faced with so many demands.

We ask that you bless all Victoria Police officers, both those who are currently serving and those in retirement,

knowing of our appreciation, our faith and our hope for them, their families, friends and colleagues.

Grant them good health and fulfilment and enjoyment of life, and may we as a community all care for and support them in their endeavours.

Amen.


Detective Senior Sergeant Joy Murphy

TRUE BLESSINGS

Blessed are they who know their spiritual poverty, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

Blessed are they who mourn, for they shall be comforted.

Blessed are the gentle, for they shall inherit the earth.

Blessed are those who are hungry and thirsty for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied.

Blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy.

Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God.

Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called the children of God.

Matthew 5:2-9

READING


Almighty God, grant us the skill and wisdom to make us always stronger in protecting the community from the evil doer. Guide us in knowing when to enforce and when

to relax the letter of the law. Help us to be a personal example of the honesty, goodness and justice which it is our duty to maintain, and grant that our actions

will inspire in our community, confidence in its police employees. Amen.

PRAYER AND COMMENDATION ON BEHALF OF POLICE EMPLOYEES


ROLLS OF HONOUR

Read by First Constable Brigette Warner and Constable Jack Lardner of Melbourne West Police Station

The names of police officers who have died in the line of duty in the South West Pacific region during the past 12 months.

Western Australian Police Detective Senior Constable Michael James Cursiter 6 November 2020

New South Wales Police Force Senior Constable Kelly Foster 2 January 2021

Policia Nacional de Timor-Leste Principal Agent Juliao da Costa 5 April 2021

Royal Papua New Guinea Constabulary Constable Philip Presley 11 April 2021

Queensland Police Service Senior Constable David Masters 26 June 2021

The names of all Victoria Police officers, Protective Services Officers, Police Custody Officers, public service employees and police chaplains who have died during the past 12 months.

Leading Senior Constable Damien Guiney VP28363 2 October 2020

Leading Senior Constable Denis Cox VP36426 12 November 2020

Constable Ryan Russell VP45313 28 December 2020

Anna Fenech V096377 25 January 2021

Sergeant Gavin Buchan VP23427 12 April 2021

Nicole Farley V305109 4 May 2021

Leading Senior Constable Anthony (Tony) Pearson VP34327 7 June 2021

Sergeant Greg Fernandez VP26788 7 June 2021

Jeffrey Morton V276996 23 August 2021



Almighty God, may those commemorated here and those named in our hearts be enfolded forever in your love.

Amen.

Please stand

POLICE ODE

Read by Assistant Commissioner Lauren Callaway

As the sun surely sets: Dawn will see it arise, For service, above self, Demands its own prize.

You have fought the good fight: Life’s race has been run, And peace, your reward,

For eternity begun.

And we that are left, Shall never forget,

Rest in peace friend and colleague For the sun has now set.

Join in saying –

We will remember. We will remember. Hasten the dawn.

Words by former Senior Chaplain Barry May, Western Australia Police Force


May the souls of the departed, through the tender mercy of God, rest in peace.

ONE MINUTE’S SILENCE


Played on the bugle by Corporal David Robinson

This is Latin for “May they rest”. The music was composed by retired Inspector Don Jarrett in 1982 and is unique to Victoria Police.

It was first played on trumpet by Inspector Jarrett, accompanied by Constable Ray Banfield on the organ, at the Annual Church Parade held at

the Police Academy on Sunday, 14 November 1982.

REQUIESCANT

THE BLESSING


As you go from here, may God go with you to guide you, to guard you, and to strengthen and support you.

May God be your light in times of darkness, your protection in times of danger, and your comfort in times of stress and sorrow.

On behalf of all people of faith and goodwill, I pray that God will bless you, now and always.

Amen.

Ensign and escorts – march off Vigil Party – march off

Thank you to all those who contributed to today’s ceremony.

Recessional music.


A vigil candle will be lit at the Police Memorial at Springvale Botanical Cemetery on National Police Remembrance Day.

The Blue Ribbon Foundation will place a tribute on each police grave to honour police officers for their service.

VIGIL CANDLE

POLICE CHAPLAINS

Victoria Police provides a network of chaplains across Victoria for the support of employees and their families.

Police Chaplaincy is part of the suite of services provided by Victoria Police which includes Psychology, Internal Witness Support, Peer Support,

Retired Police Peer Support, Case Management, Police Welfare and Chaplaincy.

These services are available 24 hours, seven days a week throughout the year.

The Senior Police Chaplain and Wellbeing Services can be contacted on 1300 090 995.


VICTORIA POLICE LEGACY

Victoria Police Legacy (VPL), having been established in February 1980 by police members, is a not-for-profit charity that supports:

• Members of the police family who have lost a partner who is a serving or retired Victoria Police officer, Protective Services Officer’s, or recruit in training

• Dependent children of serving or retired Victoria Police officers, Protective Services Officers who have lost a parent/s

• Serving or retired Victoria Police officers and Protective Services Officers who have lost partners

• Resigned Police officers and Protective Services Officers who fall into one of the above categories, if they have served more than 20 years with Victoria Police

• Victoria Police officers and Protective Services Officers who have lost a child through death who was aged 21 years or younger

• Parents of serving Victoria Police officers and Protective Services Officers where that officer was not in a relationship at the time of their death, and

• Victoria Police officers and Protective Services Officers, their partners and families, and police legatees experiencing grief and hardship caused by imminent or actual death or permanent (prolonged) disability.

Support is provided to police legatees through contact visits from our Field Officers, the facilitating of contact with relevant agencies and service providers, and advocacy on a range of issues. Remaining connected and engaged with other police legatees and the wider police family is encouraged through various social activities.

A range of financial support and educational grants are also provided to in excess of 1200 police legatees, which includes many children and young people in the police family.

These services and support would not be possible without the extremely generous financial support of the many thousands of Victoria Police officers and Protective Service Officers ranging from the newest recruit to the Chief Commissioner.

For more information, please visit policelegacyvic.org.au or our Facebook page, Victoria Police Legacy.

We can be contacted at the office on 9663 4280 or, for country callers, please free call 1800 065 999.


The Victoria Police Blue Ribbon Foundation was formed in 1988 to perpetuate the memory of Victoria Police employees who died in the line of duty.

This work is carried out in partnership with the wider community and aims to establish living memorials to honour fallen police employees, through hospitals and other community projects.

Our program of ‘remembering lives by saving others’ has already funded 63 new and improved emergency facilities across the state and we often purchase additional equipment for these units so they can maintain their high standards of patient care.

Throughout the year the public join us to honour all serving police officers and employees who work to ensure peace, safety and good order in our communities and especially on Blue Ribbon Day, when the community comes together in remembrance of those who paid a price beyond measure.

The symbolic blue ribbon, that now comes in various forms, remembers the heroic actions of the police officers who have given their lives in the line of duty, but also gives us a very visible opportunity to simply say ‘thank you’ on one special day each year to the Victoria Police officers who serve our community so very well.

remember.org.au

VICTORIA POLICE BLUE RIBBON FOUNDATION


POLICE MEMORIAL HONOUR WALL

Plaque No. Date of death Rank Christian name Surname Regd.

No.1 26 February 1854 Constable William HOGAN

1 2 January 1856 Constable Robert BRUNTON

1 7 July 1856 Constable David ANDERSON

1 2 August 1856 Constable Stephen BATES

2 16 October 1856 Sergeant John MCNALLY

2 21 October 1856 Constable Edward FALLON

2 4 December 1856 Cadet Mounted Constable Edward P THOMPSON

2 1 February 1858 Constable Edward BARNETT 537

3 30 August 1858 Constable Robert LOGAN

3 30 September 1858 Constable Phillip CABOT

3 26 April 1859 Constable Walter RENDELL 1104

3 18 August 1859 Sergeant George DODDS 289

4 12 November 1859 Senior Constable Patrick Henry MOYLETTE 930

4 29 June 1860 Constable Edward REILLY 1118

4 17 August 1860 Constable William CAMPBELL 223

4 27 May 1862 Constable Patrick CONARTY 258

5 4 April 1863 Constable Robert STRAHAN 1126

5 5 August 1863 Constable Daniel O'BOYLE 1678

5 25 September 1863 Superintendent 2nd Class Robert Crofton TAYLOR

5 7 June 1864 Constable William HANSON 574

6 5 October 1864 Constable John MCELVEEN 1647

6 19 March 1867 Constable Justin MCCARTHY 1981

6 20 November 1868 Sergeant Thomas Wood HULL 577

6 8 September 1870 Constable William KENNEDY 1720

7 27 October 1870 Constable John Joseph MCNAMARA 2253

7 6 June 1871 Constable James DEACON 270

7 11 November 1871 Constable John Alexander DUFF 2364

7 28 May 1872 Constable Patrick Francis CURTIN 1564

8 31 July 1876 Constable James HERLIHY 2489

8 23 March 1877 Constable Thomas COLLINS 2533



No.8 26 October 1878 Sergeant Michael KENNEDY 2009

8 26 October 1878 Constable Thomas LONIGAN 2423

9 26 October 1878 Constable Michael SCANLAN 2118

9 12 June 1880 Sergeant 1st Class Leonard FAWSSETT 410

9 7 June 1880 Constable Patrick MALLAVEY 2885

9 23 February 1881 Sergeant 1st Class James PORTER 1885

10 28 December 1881 Senior Constable William IRWIN 1659

10 15 June 1882 Constable Patrick BARRETT 2773

10 6 January 1886 Constable Thomas RYAN 1098

10 15 October 1888 Constable Daniel James COURTNEY 3982

11 13 March 1892 Constable Arthur William BROWN 3147

11 24 March 1893 Constable James Paul SLATTERY 4260

11 25 September 1893 Senior Constable Thomas HOLT 2775

11 14 February 1894 Constable John Joseph GLYNN 2942

12 10 August 1895 Constable Olaf Henry HOYEM 3744

12 28 December 1897 Constable Josiah ROWLEY 4647

12 1 January 1902 Constable Timothy John MURPHY 4932

12 18 May 1902 Constable Charles Elwood HORNIBROOK 4124

13 12 October 1902 Constable Richard JOHNSTON 4356

13 5 January 1906 Constable Henry Charles BLAIR 5005

13 15 March 1907 Constable Hugh LENNOX 3726

13 19 June 1908 Constable Hugh KENNEDY 4711

14 17 July 1909 Constable Francis BRUCKNER 3866

14 4 January 1911 Constable Charles Hothem JONES 3748

14 10 January 1911 Constable John Sandford COLLINS 5118

14 8 December 1911 Constable James OGILVIE 3934

15 8 December 1911 Constable Harold RIDDLE 4810

15 6 April 1912 Constable Edmund CRIMMIN 5668

15 1 October 1915 Constable David Edward MCGRATH 4819

15 24 October 1916 Senior Constable John TENNANT 3802



No.16 25 November 1916 Constable Angus MCINNES 5785

16 20 March 1920 Constable George Henry TAYLOR 5669

16 9 January 1921 Constable William Michael SHARROCK 4956

16 3 May 1922 Constable Edward O'NEILL 6512

17 3 September 1923 Constable Joseph DELANEY 6389

17 24 December 1925 Constable James CLARE 7727

17 1 October 1926 Constable Arthur Roy CURRIE 6886

17 9 June 1928 Constable Owen Harrison MAGGS 7686

18 27 June 1929 Constable Donald Gordon DUNCAN 7960

18 14 February 1931 Constable William John Vincent ROBERTS 8334

18 5 January 1935 Constable Clyde James SMITH 7913

18 30 April 1935 Constable John Henry ROBINS 8689

19 1 February 1937 Constable Leonard Cardell RYMER 8650

19 12 January 1938 Constable Bertram Clifford ROBINSON 9210

19 4 April 1938 Constable Victor Ernest BATEMAN 8686

19 30 June 1939 First Constable William Frederick CAWTHORN 8131

20 1 March 1943 Senior Constable Frederick Edward JONES 7297

20 2 January 1948 Constable Max Herbert KOOP 9688

20 22 October 1948 Constable Garth Elvin ATKIN 9991

20 1 February 1952 Constable George HOWELL 10323

21 6 April 1952 Constable Ronald Albert CREUSOT 10009

21 17 May 1954 Constable Charles Marcus REEVE 10236

21 16 May 1956 Constable William Joseph HARNETTY 9554

21 9 August 1956 Constable John Thomas GLEN 11068

22 4 December 1956 Constable Leonard William REES 11483

22 13 November 1957 First Constable John Aloysius BRENNAN 10685

22 24 December 1957 First Constable Edward Keith SIMMONS 10988

22 17 May 1959 Constable Horace Maxwell CAREY 12357

23 5 July 1963 First Constable Graham STOW 13183

23 3 May 1964 First Constable Ray DENMAN 11561

23 29 January 1966 Constable Malroy John MCDONALD 14419

POLICE MEMORIAL HONOUR WALL (CONT.)



No.23 9 December 1966 First Constable Brian COLEMAN 11245

24 3 November 1968 First Constable Darrel BLYTHE 13312

24 19 February 1971 Constable Phillip Gordon FLEMING 15731

24 17 April 1971 Constable William George BENBOW 16081

24 9 October 1971 Constable Robert Lindon WORLAND 15586

25 25 April 1972 Senior Constable John Wilham CREBER 14772

25 8 January 1974 Senior Constable Charles Norman CURSON 14406

25 2 February 1975 Senior Constable John Howard WILSON 15354

25 1 June 1975 Sergeant Lionel Stanley BAUM 13351

26 25 February 1976 Detective Sergeant John Henry HODGE 11709

26 3 March 1976 Senior Constable Kevin John LAUBE 14707

26 13 December 1977 Detective Senior Constable Lyndon WARING 16076

26 11 July 1978 Senior Constable Kenneth John ATKINS 17514

27 13 July 1979 Detective Senior Constable Robert John LANE 15051

27 7 September 1979 Senior Constable Michael John MITCHELL 17550

27 11 August 1980 Senior Constable Barry Joseph O'DONOGHUE 16987

27 9 September 1980 Senior Constable Leslie George TOWNSEND 17320

28 29 October 1981 Constable John VINCS 20404

28 27 November 1981 Constable Walter Richard HEWITT 22598

28 27 November 1981 Constable Shaun Gerard MOYNIHAN 22420

28 1 March 1982 Senior Constable Stephen Edward HENRY 18003

29 19 April 1982 Constable Harry CYGAN 19672

29 16 March 1983 Constable Clare Frances BOURKE 23083

29 22 June 1983 Senior Constable Lindsay James FORSYTHE 15981

29 17 August 1985 Sergeant Arthur John KOKKIN 17714

30 20 April 1986 Constable Angela Rose TAYLOR 24274

30 27 September 1986 Senior Constable Maurice Daniel MOORE 22471

30 5 April 1987 Constable Neil Francis CLINCH 24654

30 14 May 1987 Senior Constable Peter Ross SMITH 19373

31 9 September 1987 Sergeant Russell James THOMPSON 14833



No.31 12 October 1988 Constable Damian Jeffrey EYRE 26483

31 12 October 1988 Constable Steven John TYNAN 25080

31 17 November 1988 Senior Constable Christopher Cameron MALONE 21999

32 9 April 1989 Senior Constable Richard Noel DUFTY 14392

32 5 August 1989 Inspector Alan Geoffrey DICKENS 15108

32 12 November 1989 Constable Trevor John GIVEN 26577

32 9 June 1991 Constable Andrew Robert MCFARLANE 25660

33 3 February 1994 Sergeant Grant Frederick MCPHIE 17489

33 13 August 1994 Senior Constable Ian James CRILLY 20290

33 9 January 1995 Detective Senior Constable Douglas Raymond MATHERS 15860

33 10 May 1997 Senior Constable Timothy Richard LEWCZUK 27626

34 16 August 1998 Senior Constable Rodney James MILLER 29276

34 16 August 1998 Sergeant Gary Michael SILK 24685

34 26 December 1998 Senior Constable Simon David DE WINNE 27590

34 20 May 2000 Senior Constable Fiona Frances ROBINSON 30507

35 20 May 2000 Senior Constable Mark Anthony BATEMAN 30810

35 24 April 2005 Senior Constable Anthony CLARKE 30108

35 26 April 2005 Senior Constable Rennie PAGE 30621

35 16 August 2006 Senior Constable Ann Jane BRIMBLECOMBE 21796

36 5 August 1853 Constable Edward GRAY

36 3 December 1853 Constable Daniel MULLALY

36 3 August 1854 Constable Andrew HENDERSON

36 9 August 1854 Constable Robert LINDSAY

37 18 January 1881 Constable David DIGBY 362

37 27 November 1887 Constable William Thomas CLARKE 3203

37 12 July 1925 Constable Victor NELSON 5525

37 14 January 1967 First Constable Frank James MANNIX 9736

38 29 May 1852 Acting Corporal Matthew O'CONNOR 54

38 6 May 1910 Mounted Constable (Trooper) William Arthur LUNNY 5367

POLICE MEMORIAL HONOUR WALL (CONT.)



No.38 4 August 1957 Constable Edward James DORE 12068

38 16 April 1974 Senior Constable Alan Michael LARGE 15507

39 30 December 1837 Constable Matthew TOMKIN 228

39 5 June 1842 Constable Rhody MONAGHAN 238

39 30 October 1851 Constable James HOPKINS 173

39 1 February 1852 Corporal William HARVEY 225

40 22 June 1999 Senior Constable Edward Leslie HUBBARD 28905

40 28 November 1954 First Constable James Norman BREWIS 7154

40 24 December 2011 Senior Constable David John HOBDEN 23192

40 19 August 1869 Sergeant Edward LEONARD 691

41 18 February 1888 Constable James MAGUIRE 2907

41 21 July 1952 First Constable George William CARTER 9297

41 15 February 2002 Constable Kenneth MCNEIL 18081

41 11 December 2004 Senior Constable James Leslie DUNSCOMBE 23016

42 7 September 2018 Leading Senior Constable Keith PATTERSON 25315

42 14 September 2018 Detective Senior Sergeant Victor KOSTIUK 22036

42 1 April 1892 Sub-Inspector Edward HALL 569

42 11 September 1894 Mounted Constable James FOLEY 3811

43 22 April 2020 Leading SeniorConstable Lynette TAYLOR 27417

43 22 April 2020 Constable Glen HUMPHRIS 45688

43 22 April 2020 Senior Constable Kevin KING 40942

43 22 April 2020 Constable Joshua PRESTNEY 45438

44 29 March 1949 First Constable George WILLIS 8720

44 12 February 1963 Constable Albert DAVEY 12508


POLICE VALOUR AWARD

The Victoria Police Valour Award is awarded to police employees for a particular incident that involves an act of exceptional bravery in extremely perilous circumstances.

ST MICHAEL MEDALLION

National Police Remembrance Day, 29 September, is also St Michael’s Day – the Patron Saint of law enforcement. Medallions are available for purchase in silver or gold through the Police Museum and the Blue Ribbon Foundation.

VICTORIA POLICE STAR

The Victoria Police Star is an award for employees killed or seriously injured on or off duty.

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