Craig Eric WILSON 

AKA  ? 

Late of Pt Macquarie, NSW  

NSW Goulburn Police Academy  –  Class # 245

 

New South Wales Police Force

Regd. #  27616

Service:  From 29 April 1990   to   16 March 2007  =  16 years, 10 months, 15 days Service  

Rank:  Commenced Training at Goulburn Police Academy on Sunday 29 April 1990 ( aged 18 years, 6 months, 16 days )

Probationary Constable- appointed Friday 26 October 1990 ( aged 19 years, 13 days )

Constable – appointed ? ? ?

Constable 1st Class – appointed ? ? ? 

Detective – appointed ? ? ?

Senior Constable – appointed ? ? ? 

Final Rank =  Senior Constable – Retirement 

Stations:  Leichhardt ( 8 Division )( ProCst ), ?, Bowral, ?, Port Macquarie – Retirement ( 16 March 2007 )

Retirement / Leaving age: = 35 years, 5 months, 3 days

Time in Retirement from Police: 14 years, 28 days

Awards:  No Find on Australian Honours system

 Born:  Wednesday  13 October 1971 

Died on:  Tuesday  13 April 2021

Age:  49 years, 6 months, 0 days 

Cause:  Depression – Suicide – Firearm – Privately owned 

Event location:   ?

Event date:  Tuesday  13 April 2021 

Funeral date:  Friday  23 April 2021 @ 1pm

Funeral location:  Innes Garden Memorial Park, Philip Charley Dr, Port Macquarie, NSW

Anyone wishing to send flowers, we ask that you please put that money to a donation to Police Legacy or Soldier On instead.  These were organisations that were very close to his heart.

He would also have loved to see his mates with their medals on.

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Memorial / Plaque / Monument located at: ?

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

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

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May they forever Rest In Peace

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October 1990 2 June 2017 21 December 2017 17 March 2021 @ 12.52pm:
Look what arrived yesterday after a very anticipated wait. I looked in the cover of the first edition and in stated published 1987 when I was 16 now about to turn 50 long wait but so worth it what a great book Osu! Great to see Shihan Cameron Quinn took the time to sign the book as well. Awesome. 23 October 2017
Old school how goods this! 14 October 2017 21 July 2018:
The only certainty in life is death……We all die one day.
Last night my father died. No one can say that he lost the fight cancer may have taken his body, but he never gave up or gave in.
One of our proudest moments together was when I graduated from the Police Academy so I thought that was a fitting picture.
The death on any parent is an invaluable lasting blow. Because no one ever loves you again like that.
Until we meet again! Gone but never forgotten. Posted to his personal FB page on the day he died. 13 April 2021 @ 8.13am.
It was a ‘cut and paste’, or a Share from:
Jim Casey
9 April 2021 @ 10.58am
Tough times never last, but tough people do.”
WEATHERING THE STORMS OF LIFE
Life happens, not just for me but for all of us. When the storm has passed, put your energy into rebuilding your life, don’t waste time looking back.
?And once the storm is over, you won’t remember how you made it through, how you managed to survive. You won’t even be sure whether the storm is really over. But one thing is certain. When you come out of the storm, you won’t be the same person who walked in. That’s what this storm’s all about.
Always to believe you the courage and strength to push through this? and that tomorrow will be a better day.
16 of his friends either Liked it, Cared or gave a Heart.
2 days later, a friend, Tony Blake, asked Craig: ” Craig, what’s going on with you mate? Have you got support up there? ” The question went unanswered of course. Megan Here … It is with much sadness and disbelief I need to let our family and friends know that Craig took his life last night. He has fought so many Demons and suffered immense mental anguish for so many years. The nightmares, the flashbacks, the anxiety and the depression were exhausting and debilitating and he needed peace. He decided it was time to check out of this life and while we are heart broken we understand and we wish things were different but unfortunately there is a complete lack of support for our first responders especially after their careers have ended. He was tired and as much as he loved us he decided it was time to end the pain and finally be at peace. R.I.P Craig Eric Wilson 13/10/71 to 13/4/21 Not quite 50 We love you. We will miss you. We will never forget you. 14 April 2021

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Former Port Macquarie residents and now probationary constable, Craig Wilson & Todd Scott. Absent from the photo is Scott Russell.Craig WILSON ( Regd # 27616 ), Scott RUSSELL ( Regd # 27483 ) and Todd SCOTT ( Regd # 27415 ) are among 314 graduates of Police Recruit Education Program Class 245 from Goulburn Police Academy.

The extensive PREP course lasts three months and is regarded among the best of it type in the world.

The probationary constable started work at Sydney stations on October 27 ; officer Wilson at Leichhardt and officers Russell and Scott at Waverley.
Minister for Police and emergency Services, Ted Pickering, congratulated the recruits, saying they were embarking on a challenging career.

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May Craig Forever Rest In Peace

Cal
16 April 2021

Updated 27 May 2025 with additional Station of attachment and newspaper clipping.

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