Australian Police

P.C. TORNING

New South Wales Police

Database on:
NA
Published on:
NA
Updated on:
15 February 2026
Sex:
Male
Born:
Sunday 01 January 1956
Born Place:
NA, NA, NA
Died on:
Unknown
Death Place:
NA, NA, NA
Age:
Unknown
Organ Donor:
No
Regd #
19576
Uniform #
NA
Relations / Family in the Police
No
Class #
171.0
Visited this website
144

Force

New South Wales Police

Full Name

P.C. TORNING

Nick Name

AKA

Funeral Date(s) / Details

Date: NA @ NA

Location: NA

Death Details:

Awards / Commendations etc: National Medal – granted 18 November 1982

Buried: Unknown

Biography / History

Richmond Charles TORNING

aka Dick

Father to Peter TORNING – Regd. # 19576

Father to Richard TORNING – Regd. # ?

Late of ?

New South Wales Police Force

Academy Class 107

[alert_yellow]Regd. # 11979[/alert_yellow]

Rank: Trainee – commenced 16 May 1966 until 26 June 1966

Probationary Constable – appointed 27 June 1966

Constable – appointed 27 May 1967 ( 1 Month early )

Constable 1st Class – appointed 1 July 1971 but Seniority date was 27 June 1971 ( lost 4 days Seniority )

Senior Constable – appointed 27 June 1975

Sergeant 3rd Class – appointed 6 May 1982

Discharged – Medically unfit – January 1988

Around the 2000 era, Dick was working for a Real Estate Agency in the Penrith area

Stations: Academy, Liverpool ( 27 June 1966 – 30 May 1981 ), Academy – Instructional Duty ( 31 May 1981 – 27 February 1982 ), Liverpool ( 22 Division, ‘I’ District ) – General Duties ( 28 February 1982 – ? )

Service: From 16 May 1966 to ? January 1988 = 21+ years Service

Awards: National Medal – granted 18 November 1982

Born: 9 March 1937

Died on: Thursday 9 January 2014

Age: 76

Cause: ?

Event location: ?

Funeral date: 21 July 2014????

Funeral location: Northern Suburbs Memorial Gardens, 199 Delhi Rd, Nth Ryde

Buried at: ?

Memorial located at: ?

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Upon joining the NSWPF, Richmond supplied the following details:

5′ 9.5″ tall, 12 stone 7 lb in weight, blue eyes with brown hair and fair complexion.

He was a native of Annandale, NSW and was married at the time of joining. He had previously been employed at an Electrical fitter for 12 years.

His Service # was 4638

He was a Trainee from 16 May 1966 until the 26 June 1966

For some reason, he was appointed a Constable 1 month earlier than his Seniority.

He passed his Constable 1st Class examination on the 27 August 1968 but lost 4 days Seniority by the time it came for this Rank to be effective.

He passed his Sergeant 3rd Class examination on the 16 May 1974.

He entered the Police with a private car drivers licence and was Certified to drive General Duty Cars and Utes ( Paddy Wagons ) on the 28 November 1966.

At completion of his Training Class, he obtained 84.25% in his examination and Passed his typing test at 21 w.p.m. on the 29 August 1966.

He completed a three day course in Civil Defence in May 1967.

He completed Methods of Instruction Course Class 81/42 in 1981.

He also completed the Sergeant’s Course, # 68 of 1982.

No further information is known at this stage – April 2017.

Richmond Charles TORNING - Photo 1

Richmond Charles TORNING - Photo 2

Academy Details

Academy	Start Date	End Date	Class #	Comment

Rank Details

Rank	Achieve Date	Comment
NSW Probationary Constable	26 June 1981
NSW Constable 1st Class	26 June 1986

Assignment Details

Station	Start Date	End Date	Comment

H.M. BRADY

LINDA PILL nee HALEY