Australian Police

GREGORY EDWARDS

New South Wales Police

Database on:
NA
Published on:
NA
Updated on:
15 February 2026
Sex:
Male
Born:
Tuesday 01 January 1952
Born Place:
NA, NA, NA
Died on:
Sunday 23 March 2008
Death Place:
NA, NA, NA
Age:
56 years, 3 months, 6 days
Organ Donor:
No
Regd #
17544
Uniform #
NA
Relations / Family in the Police
No
Class #
154.0
Visited this website
137

Force

New South Wales Police

Full Name

GREGORY EDWARDS

Nick Name

AKA

Funeral Date(s) / Details

Date: NA @ NA

Location: NA

Death Details:

Awards / Commendations etc: No find on It’s An Honour

Note: Daughter is in 'the job'. Rachael?

Buried: Unknown

Cemetery name: Wollongong Memorial Gardens

Biography / History

Gregory EDWARDS

aka Greg

New South Wales Police Force

Redfern Police Academy Class 154

Regd. # 17544

Rank: Probationary Constable – appointed 4 April 1977

Constable – appointed 4 April 1978

Senior Constable – appointed 4 April 1986

Senior Constable – Resigned???

Stations: ?, Corrimal GDs, Wollongong Police Rescue Squad

Service: From 24 January 1977 to ? ? ? = ? years Service

Awards: No find on It’s An Honour

Born: Wednesday 19 March 1952

Died on: Sunday 23 March 2008 ( Easter Sunday )

Age: 56 yrs 4 days

Cause: Cancer

Funeral date: Thursday 27 March 2008 @ 10.30am

Funeral location: the Chapel, Parsons Funeral Home, 34 Belmore St, Wollongong

Buried at: Cremated. Ashes collected

Wollongong Memorial Gardens, Berkeley Rd, Berkeley, NSW

Memorial at: ?

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

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

Greg, I believe, resigned from NSWPF and was, for a couple of years, working Security in the Wollongong Mall.

Greg, a man who stood around 6’5″ tall with huge hands, slim but strong build, a prominent adams apple, deep laugh and a smoker, lost his fight witch cancer on 23 March 2008.

Loving and devoted husband of Lynette and adored father of Kate, Colin, Clare, Eddie, Jackie.

Brother of Craig and Elaine, Stephen and Ellen.

Former husband to Tonia.

Son of the late Craig and Margaret Edwards.

Aged 56 years.

Forever in hour Hearts.

Relatives and Friends are invited to attend Greg’s Funeral Service to be held in the Chapel, Parsons Funeral Home, 34 Belmore St, Wollongong, on Thursday at 10.30am.

In lieu of Flowers, donations to Palliative Care, Port Kembla Hospital would be appreciated.

Illawarra mercury, Wednesday 26 March 2008

Academy Details

Academy	Start Date	End Date	Class #	Comment

Rank Details

Rank	Achieve Date	Comment
NSW Probationary Constable	04 April 1977
NSW Constable	04 May 1978
NSW Senior Constable	04 April 1978

Assignment Details

Station	Start Date	End Date	Comment

PHIL R.R. RUSSELL

G.M. DAVIS