Death & Funeral Notices

Vale Notices – Disclaimer

The Vale pages are provided as a service to RFPA members and are maintained entirely by RFPA volunteers. Please note the following:

  • Sources of information: Vale notices are received from a variety of sources, including Police Protocol, family members, RFPA colleagues, and friends of the deceased.
  • Coverage: We do not receive notices for all Police deaths. Not all notices relate to RFPA members whose details we hold. As a service to our members, we may also post information about non‑members when it is provided to us.
  • Verification: Notices are published only when information has been received and confirmed. In some cases, funerals or other events may already have taken place before we are notified.
  • Accuracy: For RFPA members, we generally have accurate personal information from our records. For non‑members, we rely on external sources and cannot always verify every detail.
  • Corrections: If you notice an error, please advise us so it can be corrected. However, please understand that inaccuracies in non‑member notices may occur, as these details are not drawn from RFPA records.

This website and the Vale Notices are not operated by the Police Department or the Police Association. They are managed solely by RFPA volunteers for the purpose of advising members of the passing of colleagues and associates.

I have become aware of the death of Retired Police Officer
Name: William Clifton HANINGTON APM [10641] 81 old former RFPA member.
Date of Birth: 21/03/1944
Died: 19/01/2026
Funeral: Macquarie Park Cemetery & Crematorium, Plassey Rd, Macquarie Park 2pm Tues 27 Jan 2026.

I have become aware of the death of Retired Police Officer Garry PURSSELL
Name: Garry Raymond PURSSELL [19140] 65 old NOT an RFPA member, resided Lake Macquarie.
Date of Birth: 24/10/1966
Died: 21/12/2025
Funeral: Has been held

I have become aware of the death of Retired Police Officer Barry HOCKING OAM
Name: Barry John HOCKING OAM [7755] 90 old Veteran Life Member of the RFPANSW and Veteran Member Sydney RFPA. Barry was a long-term Secretary of the Association.
Date of Birth: 30/05/1935
Died: 15/01/2026
Funeral: 12-30pm Friday 30 January 2026 at South Chapel, ROOKWOOD

I have become aware of the death of Retired Police Officer Alby GRAHAM
Name: Albert Edward ‘Alby’ GRAHAM [15425] 83 old Veteran Member Penrith Blue Mountains RFPA
Date of Birth: 08/01/1943
Died: 12/01/2026
Funeral: 1pm Tuesday 20 January 2026 at North Chapel, Pinegrove Memorial Park, MINCHINBURY

I have become aware of the death of RFPA Asociate Doris JEFFREE
Name: Doris Edith JEFFREEE 102 old Veteran Associate of the Sydney Branch, RFPA NSW. Doris was thee widow of Keith JEFFREE.
Date of Birth: 22/05/1923
Died: 04/08/2025
Funeral: Has been held

I have become aware of the death of Retired Police Officer Bob OSWALD
Name: Robert Edward ‘Bob’ OSWALD [10366] 83 old Veteran Member Parramatta The Hills RFPA..
Date of Birth: 18/07/1942
Died: 09/01/2026
Funeral: Private family funeral will be held

I have become aware of the death of Retired Police Officer John HALL
Name: John Kenneth HALL [18407] 80 old Veteran Member Parramatta The Hills RFPA.
Date of Birth: 21/07/1945
Died: 08/01/2026
Funeral: Friday 23 January 2026, 11am at St Stephens Anglican church 45 President Avenue Kellyville.

I have become aware of the death of RFPA Associate Betty SMITH
Name: Betty Lucy SMITH, 95 old Veteran Associate Parramatta The Hills RFPA, formerly residing at FORSTER
Date of Birth: 11/10/1928
Died: 19/04/2023
Funeral: Held

I have become aware of the death of Retired Police Officer Joan Rebecca Crutcher
Name: Joan Rebecca CRUTCHER [P/W 24] 98 old, a Veteran Member of the Sydney branch of the RFPA.
Date of Birth: 20/04/1927
Died: 21/12/2025
Funeral: Joan’s family and friends are warmly invited to attend her Funeral Service to be held in the South Chapel of Woronora Memorial Park, Linden Street, Sutherland on Monday, 29th December 2025 at 12 noon. In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation to support Cancer Research.

I have become aware of the death of Retired Police Officer Carlton Graeme ‘Carl’ Cameron
Name: Carlton Graeme ‘Carl’ Cameron [11142] 82 old, a Veteran Member of the Northern Rivers branch of the RFPA.
Date of Birth: 3/08/1943
Died: 23/12/2025
Funeral: Camellia Chapel, Macquarie Park Cemetery, North Ryde, at 9.30am on Monday, 12 January 2026.

I have become aware of the death of Retired Police Officer Maurice Lewis Green, APM
Name: Maurice “Maurie” “Muz” Lewis GREEN, APM [11784] 78 old, a Member of the Sydney branch of the RFPA.
Date of Birth: 3/03/1947
Died: 21/12/2025
Funeral: Friday 9 January at Pinegrove Minchinbury, 1pm North Chapel.
Live Streaming details will be on Allan Drew Funeral Directors Castle Hill Website. 
Wake afterwards at Cumberland Golf Club
All friends and former colleagues are invited to attend. The Green family have accepted an offer of police involvement at the funeral service.
A Guard of Honour will be conducted involving all uniform police attending and those retired police who wish to participate at the chapel at the commencement of the service. 

I have become aware of the death of Retired Police Officer Jerry AMBROSE
Name: Jerry AMBROSE [12831] 82 old NOT a Member of the RFPA, formerly residing at CONCORD
Date of Birth: 04/04/1944
Died: 18/12/2025
Funeral: 10:30am Tuesday 23rd December 2025, St Ambrose Catholic Church, 2 Bourke St Concord West.

I have become aware of the death of Former Police Commissioner Peter RYAN
Name: Peter James RYAN QPM OStJ, 81 old Not an RFPA Member resident of the UK.
Date of Birth: 18/04/1944
Died: 16/12/2025
Funeral: UK

I have become aware of the death of Retired Police Officer Bruce KERRISON
Name: Bruce KERRISON [9485] 93 old Veteran Member, Mid North Coast RFPA
Date of Birth: 10/02/1932
Died: 17/12/2025
Funeral: Private family memorial only

I have become aware of the death of Retired Police Officer Peter GREGORY
Name: Peter Frederick GREGORY [7505] 94 old NOT an RFPA Member formerly resided at TWEED HEADS.
Date of Birth: 17/03/1931
Died: 27/02/2025
Funeral: Held

I have become aware of the death of Former Police Officer David BYRNE
Name: David Andrew BYRNE [25449] 56 old NOT an RFPA Member formerly resided Sydney.
Date of Birth: 17/06/1969
Died: 11/12/2025
Funeral: 10am Friday 19 December 2025 at the Trinity and War Memorial Chapel, Trinity Grammar School, 119 Prospect Rd SUMMER HILL.

I have become aware of the death of Retired Police Officer Barry DUNN
Name: Barry Wentworth DUNN [7987] 89 old Unattached Veteran RFPA Member formerly residing at PEAKHURST
Date of Birth: 02/01/1936
Died: 04/12/2025
Funeral: 2pm Friday 19 December 2025 at St Lukes Anglican Church, 19 Burton Rd CONCORD., .

I have become aware of the death of Former Police Officer Peter MAEGHER
Name: Peter MEAGHER [22132] 61, NOT an RFPA Member formerly residing RANDWICK.
Date of Birth: 18/01/1964
Died: 14/12/2025 in Bondi shooting
Funeral: A funeral service is to be held at the St Mary’s Cathedral, College Street, Sydney on Wednesday, 7 January 2026 at 1100hr. 

I have become aware of the death of Retired Police Officer James THORNTHWAITE
Name: Jams Edward THORNTHWAITE [10079] 84 old NOT an RFPA Member
Date of Birth: 29/01/1940
Died: 06/12/2025
Funeral: TBA .