Anthony Graham BACKHOUSE

AKA  Abs, Tone, Tony, The Wookie  

Late of Gibson St, Goulburn, NSW  

NSW Goulburn Police Academy – Class #  246A

New South Wales Police Force

Regd. #  27696

Service:  From 29 July 1990   to   ? August 2020  =  30 years Service  

Rank:  Commenced Training at Goulburn Police Academy on Monday 30 July 1990 ( aged 31 years, 8 months, 26 days )

Probationary Constable- appointed Friday 25 January 1991 ( aged 32 years, 2 months, 22 days )

Constable – appointed ? ? ?

Constable 1st Class – appointed ? ? ? 

Detective – appointed ? ? ?

Senior Constable – appointed ? ? ? 

Leading Senior Constable – appointed ? ? ?

Sergeant 3rd Class – appointed ? ? 2004

Sergeant 2nd Class – appointed ? ? ?

Sergeant 1st Class – appointed ? ? ?  ( YES )

Final Rank = Senior Sergeant 

Stations:  ( 1991 – ) Rockdale GDs, Hurstville, St George, Kogarah GDs (  – 1997 ), Sutherland District Anti Theft Squad ( DATS ), Liverpool GDs & Beats Unit & Brief Handling Manager ( 22 Division )( 1997 – 2004 ), Burwood ( 2004 )( Sgt ), Education & Training ( Leadership & Capability Unit )( 2007 ), NSW Police Academy – Goulburn ( 2010 ) ( Constable Education Program  CEP )( Policing Practices ) for the Associate Degree in Policing – NSW Police College – Goulburn ( Sgt ) – Retirement – August 2020

Retirement / Leaving age: = ?

Time in Retirement from Police: ?

Awards:  No Find on Australian Honours system – however

National Medal – granted

1st Clasp to National Medal – granted

National Police Medal – granted

NSW Police Medal – granted

1st Clasp to NSW Police Medal – granted

2nd Clasp to NSW Police Medal – granted

3rd Clasp to NSW Police Medal – granted

Commissioners Emergency Service Commendation – granted posthumously

 Born:  Monday 3 November 1958 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Emigrated to Sydney, NSW, Au in 1983

Died on:  Thursday 2 December 2021

Age:  63 years, 0 months, 29 days

Cause:  Kidney disease?

Event location:  Canberra Hospital, ACT

Event date:  illness since 2015 & had been in Canberra Hospital for the past 10 months.  He was on Dialysis and Chemo Therapy.

Funeral date:  Saturday 11 December 2021 @ 11am

Funeral location:  Goulburn Police Academy, McDermott Dve, Goulburn, NSW

 

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any Future Wake date:  ??? TBA

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Funeral Parlour: R J Sidney Craig, Goulburn, NSW

Buried at: Cremation at Craig’s Hill Crematorium, 63 Middle Arm Rd, Goulburn, NSW

Memorial / Plaque / Monument located at: ?

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

 TONY is mentioned on the NSW Police Wall of Remembrance, SPC ( 2022 )

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FURTHER INFORMATION IS NEEDED ABOUT THIS PERSON, THEIR LIFE, THEIR CAREER AND THEIR DEATH.

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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: Sergeant Anthony Graham Backhouse Detective Senior Constable Vaughan Anthony Hau Detective Senior Constable Gregory Joseph Jensen Senior Sergeant John Kelly Senior Constable David John Koen (Ret’d) Ms Angela Wai Sun Lee Constable Joseph Lees Inspector Anthony Peter William McCann Constable James Liam O’Toole Sergeant Christina Fraser Rees Senior Constable Matthew Joseph Rees Senior Constable Caroline Roberts Sergeant Kevin William Smith

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Funeral Notice – Goulburn Post newspaper 2010 2009

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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
8 December 2021

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