Kevin William SMITH
KEVIN WILLIAM SMITH

New South Wales Police

  • Database on:

    NA

  • Published on:

    NA

  • Updated on:

    15 February 2026

  • Sex:

    NA

  • Born:

    Tuesday 01 January 1963

  • Born Place:

    NA, NA, NA

  • Died on:

    Monday 07 December 2020

  • Death Place:

    NA, NA, NA

  • Age:

    57 years, 11 months, 25 days

  • Organ Donor:

    No

  • Regd #

    20135

  • Uniform #

    ?

  • Relations / Family in the Police

    No

  • Class #

    180.0

  • Visited this website

    139

Force

New South Wales Police


Full Name

KEVIN WILLIAM SMITH


Nick Name

NA


AKA

KEVIN SMITH, SMITHY


Late of / Previously of

NO


Location

? Father of Samuel SMITH , NSWPF # 50666 Father of William SMITH , NSWPF # 53562

Funeral Date(s) / Details

Date: NA @ NA

Location: NA

Death Details:
Funeral Parlour Details

Name: as above

Awards / Commendations etc: National Medal – granted 28 August 1997 ( SenCon ) NSW Police Medal with 2nd Clasp – granted 10 December 2003 Warrant of Appointment – Sergeant – granted 29 April 2005 1st Clasp to National Medal – granted 22 September 2006 NSW Premier Emergency Award – granted 15 June 2007 3rd Clasp to the NSW Police Medal – granted 11 February 2009 Commissioner’s Sesquicentenary Citation – granted 1 March 2012 4th Clasp to the NSW Police Medal – granted 8 June 2016 5th Clasp to the NSW Police Medal – granted 19 September 2019 2nd Clasp to National Medal – granted 19 September 2019 National Police Service Medal – granted 19 September 2019 Kevin William SMITH – Commendation for Courage & Tenacity pdf

Note: Plaque t/b placed at Cemetery & Seal Rocks, NSW

Buried: Unknown

Cemetery name: Walkers Crematorium

Biography / History
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Kevin William SMITH

AKA Smithy  

Late of 

Father of Samuel SMITH, NSWPF # 50666

Father of William SMITH, NSWPF # 53562

NSW Police Training Centre Redfern –  Class #  180B

 

New South Wales Police Force

Regd. #  20135

Service:  From 11 January 1982  to   7 December 2020  = 38 years, 10 months, 26 days Service

Rank:  Commenced Training at Redfern Police Academy on Monday 11 January 1982 ( aged 18 years, 9 months, 19 days )

Probationary Constable- appointed 2 April 1982 ( aged 19 years, 10 days )

Constable – appointed 2 April 1983

Constable 1st Class – appointed 2 April 1987  

Detective – appointed ? ? ? ( NO )

Senior Constable – appointed 2 April 1991  

Leading Senior Constable – appointed ? ? ?

Sergeant 3rd Class – appointed 17 February 2004

Sergeant 2nd Class – appointed ? ? ?

Final Rank =  Sergeant 2nd Class

Kevin William SMITH 03 Service History pdf

StationsKatoomba GDs ( ProCst )( April 1982 – ? ) ( 36 Division ), Katoomba GDs, Walgett GDs, Walgett HWP?,

Bulahdelah HWP ( 3 Nov 1985 – 4 Sept 1995 ),

Forster HWP ( 5 Sept 1995 – 25 Sept 1996,

Nyngan ( Warren ) GDs ( 26 Sept 1996 – 16 March 2002 ),

Hunter Valley ( GDs )( Sgt )( 17 March 2002 – 7 December 2002 ), Hunter Valley HWP ( 8 December 2002 – 12 July 2014 ),

Mid North Coast Command – Kempsey HWP ( 13 July 2014 – Death )

Retirement / Leaving age: = 57 years, 8 months, 14 days

Time in Retirement from Police: Zero

Awards:  National Medal – granted 28 August 1997 ( SenCon )

NSW Police Medal with 2nd Clasp – granted 10 December 2003

Warrant of Appointment – Sergeant – granted 29 April 2005

1st Clasp to National Medal – granted 22 September 2006

NSW Premier Emergency Award – granted 15 June 2007

3rd Clasp to the NSW Police Medal – granted 11 February 2009

Commissioner’s Sesquicentenary Citation – granted 1 March 2012

4th Clasp to the NSW Police Medal – granted 8 June 2016

5th Clasp to the NSW Police Medal – granted 19 September 2019

2nd Clasp to National Medal – granted 19 September 2019

National Police Service Medal – granted 19 September 2019

Kevin William SMITH – Commendation for Courage & Tenacity pdf

 Born:  Saturday  23 March 1963, Tenterfield, NSW

Died on:  Monday  7 December 2020

Age:  57 years, 8 months, 14 days 

Cause:  Cancer – Metastatic Colorectal

Event location:   ?

Event date ?

Funeral date:  Tuesday  15 December 2020

Funeral location:  the Chapel of Walkers Crematorium & Memorial Gardens, 8 Everinghams Lane, Frederickton, NSW

Funeral Live Stream kept Private by family   

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

any Future Wake location??? TBA 

any Future Wake date??? TBA

( 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: as above 

Buried at: Cremated

A plaque will be placed at the Crematorium Gardens and also at Seal Rocks, NSW, in due course.

Kevin William SMITH, Kevin SMITH

Kevin William SMITH, Kevin SMITH

Memorial / Plaque / Monument located at:  A plaque will be placed at the Crematorium Gardens and also at Seal Rocks, NSW, in due course.  

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

 KEVIN is NOT mentioned on the Police Wall of Remembrance  *NEED MORE INFO as of 2022

 KEVIN MIGHT BE ENTITLED TO BE mentioned on the Sydney Police Centre Memorial Wall, Surry Hills

Family currently awaiting results of request for the Police Centre Memorial Wall, Surry Hills ( June 2021 )

  KEVIN IS mentioned on the Sydney Police Centre Memorial Wall, Surry Hills as of 25 October 2022


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May they forever Rest In Peace

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25 October 2022

This afternoon, in a quiet and deeply-felt ceremony at the Sydney Police Centre, another thirteen names were added, and the memories of another thirteen dedicated NSW Police Force employees were honoured, at the NSW Police Force Service Memorial:
Detective Senior Constable Vaughan Anthony Hau
Detective Senior Constable Gregory Joseph Jensen
Senior Sergeant John Kelly
Senior Constable David John Koen (Ret’d)
Constable Joseph Lees
Senior Constable Matthew Joseph Rees
Senior Constable Caroline Roberts

Kev always kept this poem in his Police wallet:

Kev always kept this Ode in his Police wallet.
Kev always kept this Ode in his Police wallet.
Class 180B – Redfern Police Academy
Back Row: M.J. PETERSON, B. SANTONE, R.J. VAN DER WEIDE, D.W. RICHES, F. TRENCH, D.C. MILLER, S.D. MARSHALL, P.J. WOOD
Middle Row: M.J. NASH, S.M. ( SUE ) MANGAN, S.J. WILSON, S.J. PENTON, A.H. RHODES, S.M. ROBB, G. WHITTEN
Front Row: M.R. MOSS, B.W. WRIGHT, C.J. WILSON, M.C. PAVEY, L.A. WATSON, K.W. SMITH, W.G.( WAYNE ) McRAE
Class 180A – Redfern Police Academy
Back Row: S. KILFOYLE, L.R. DALRYMPLE, S.E. GOODE, J.F. DORAN, P.B. DUNN, P.J. ENGLISH, P.R. LALOR
Middle Row: M.A. LEWIS, B.P. FOSTER, G.J. LOCKE, M.L. HOOK, S. JACKSON, K.L. GAVAN, D.R. GLEW, A.F. GOSS
Front Row: S.J. ( STEVE ) HANNA, M.J. KENNY, F.E. LEITCH, J.A. BRADLEY, K.G. KERNEY, S. DUNCAN, J.M. McCUE, G.R. KADY

A poem to Kev, from Jody:

Kevin William SMITH – Poem for Kevin doc

Kevin William SMITH, Kev SMITH, Smithy, MacLeay Valley Way, Clybucca, NSW<br /> GPS: 30.9475S,152.9494E
MacLeay Valley Way, Clybucca, NSW
GPS: 30.9475S,152.9494E
Kevin William SMITH, Kev SMITH, Smithy
Kev hard at work.
Kevin William SMITH, Kev SMITH, Smithy, Father &amp; Son: Probationary Constable Samuel SMITH # 50666 &amp; Kevin SMITH # 20135<br /> 11 December 2014<br /> Possibly Class 323
Son & Father: Probationary Constable Samuel SMITH # 50666 & Kevin SMITH # 20135
11 December 2014
Possibly Class 323
Kevin William SMITH, Kev SMITH, Smithy, 11/12/2014 - Darwin
11/12/2014 – Darwin
Kevin William SMITH, Kev SMITH, Smithy, Kevin's Dew fish - 1989
Kevin’s Dew fish – 1989
Kevin William SMITH, Kev SMITH, Smithy, Darwin 2011
Darwin 2011
Kevin William SMITH, Kev SMITH, Smithy, the Family - 24 December 2019
the Family – 24 December 2019

Cal
 16 May 2021


Academy Details

Academy Start Date End Date Class # Comment

Rank Details

Rank Achieve Date Comment
NSW Probationary Constable 02 April 1982
NSW Constable 02 April 1983
NSW Constable 1st Class 02 April 1987
NSW Senior Constable 02 April 1991
NSW Sergeant 3rd Class 17 February 2004
NSW Sergeant 2nd Class NA

Assignment Details

Station Start Date End Date Comment