Gail Margaret THELEN

nee GOW & PETITH

AKA Gail GOW, Gail PETITH  

Late of  ? 

Daughter of Senior Superintendent Jim PETITH # 4624

Brother to Paul PETITH # 14509

NSW Police Training Centre – Redfern  –  Class #  168

New South Wales Police Force

Regd. #  19190

Service:  From 30 June 1980   to   9 April 1983  =  2 years Service  

Rank:  Commenced Training at Redfern Police Academy on Monday 30 June 1980

Probationary Constable- appointed 15 September 1980

Constable – appointed ? ? ?

Final Rank =  Constable – Resigned

Stations:  ?, Maroubra – Resignation ( 1983 )

Retirement / Leaving age: = ?

Time in Retirement from Police: ?

Awards:  No Find on Australian Honours system

 Born:  ? ? ?

Died on:  Tuesday 27 April 2021

Age:  66 years, 

Cause:  Cancer 

Event location:   ?

Event date:  ?

Funeral date:  Wednesday  5 May 2021 @ 11am 

Funeral location:  St Cecilia’s Catholic Church, Cnr Wanganella & White Sts, Balgowlah, NSW  

( click here to see Cornona19 Virus Pandemic rules – this will be a limited numbers Funeral )

any Future Wake location:  Balgowlah RSL Club, Ethel St, Balgowlah, NSW 

any Future Wake date: Wednesday 5 May 2021 after the Funeral Service

( Due to current Govt. restrictions on ‘Gatherings’ due to Corona19 Virus Pandemic, some families may wish to have a Memorial Service / Wake with friends and family at a later date )

Funeral Parlour: ?

Buried at: ?

Memorial / Plaque / Monument located at: ?

Dedication date of Memorial / Plaque / Monument: Nil – at this time ( May 2021 )

  GAIL is NOT mentioned on the Police Wall of Remembrance * NOT JOB RELATED

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

https://www.facebook.com/groups/AustralianPolice.com.au/ 

https://www.facebook.com/groups/NSWFallenPolice/ 

Australian Police YouTube Channel 

Feb. 26, 2012 – Salute to an arresting Gail-

beauty Queen joins the beat:

Family ”influence” put a former beauty queen in the police force. Probationary constable Gail Gow is the daughter of Senior Superintendent Jim Petith.

She has three other relatives in the force which includes her brother Paul. As Gail Petith, she went to London as Australian’s representative in the 1974-5 Miss World Contest in which she came third, Gail 24, has passed out and has began her active duty as a policewomen at Maroubra, New South Wales.

Feb. 26, 2012 – Salute to an arresting Gail-beauty Queen joins the Stock Photo – Alamy

Sydney Morning Herald, page 3, Sunday 5 April 1981.  An article, with photos, of Gail

( but I don’t have a subscription for this paper )

https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/122612129/

Nothing further, than what is recorded above, is known about this person at the time of publication and further information and photos would be appreciated.

Cal
18 May 2021

Updated 25 May 2021