Peter James MARTIN

AKA  ?  

* Nickname:  ? 

Late of  Kelso ( Bathurst ), NSW  ?  

Relations in ‘the job’:

“possible” relation in ‘the job‘:    ?

NSW Police Training Centre – Redfern  –  Class # 081 

NSW Police Cadet #  1440 

New South Wales Police Force

Regd. #  9528  

Rank:  Commenced Training at Redfern Police Academy as a Police Cadet on Monday 19 May 1958 ( aged 17 years, 5 months, 26 days )  

Probationary Constable – appointed Monday 23 November 1959 ( aged 19 years, 0 months, 0 days )  

Constable – appointed ? ? ? 

Constable 1st Class – appointed 23 November 1965

Detective – appointed ? ? ?  

Senior Constable – appointed 23 November 1969

Leading Senior Constable – appointed ? ? ? ( N/A )  

Sergeant 3rd Class – appointed ? ? ?

Sergeant 2nd Class – appointed ? ? ?  

Appears in the 1979 Stud Book but not the 1984 issue

Final Rank: =  Senior Constable ?  

Stations:  ?, South District ( 1965 ), ? 

Time employed ( Paid ) with NSW Police:  From:  Monday 19 May 1958   to   ? ? ?c1980 =  22+? years,

Service ( From Training Date ) period: From   Monday 19 May 1958    to     ? ? ?  =  ? years,  Service

Retirement / Leaving age: =  ?

Time in Retirement from Police:  ?

Awards:  National Medal – granted 15 September 1980 ( SenCon ) 

 Born:  Saturday 23 November 1940

Died on:  Friday 31 December 1993 

Age: 53 years, 1 month, 8 days

Organ Donor:  Y / N / ? 

Cause:  ? 

Event location:   ?, Canberra, ACT

Event / Diagnosis date:  ? 

Funeral date:  Wednesday 6 January 1994

Funeral location:  ?

LIVE STREAM    ?

Wake location:  ??? 

Wake date:  ??? 

Funeral Parlour: ?

Buried at:  Big Hill Uniting Church graveyard, Arthursleigh Rd, Big Hill, NSW  

Grave Location:  Section:          Row:  05         Plot:  07

Grave GPS:  -34.562461,  150.010382

Although the grave stone indicates that he is ” At Rest Middlingbank, Eucumbene, NSW “

Middlingbank is located about the intersection of the Middlingbank Rd and Slacks Creek Rd – about 2 kms from Buccanderra Caravan Park on Lake Eucumbene, NSW.

It is ‘assumed’ & most probable ( that Selina is his mother because of the age difference ),

 his Mother – Selina May MARTIN ( nee THOMPSON )( Born 1913 – Died 1988 ) is located in the grave at the head of his Marker at Big Hill, that Peter was Cremated and his Ashes scattered at Eucumbene at a location they called Middlingbank and that Peter’s Marker ( at the foot of Selina’s grave ) is a Cenotaph.

http://www.hawkesbury.net.au/cemetery/southern_highlands/big_hill/bhls069.html

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/180011580/peter-james-martin

Memorial / Plaque / Monument located at:  ? 

Dedication date of Memorial / Plaque / Monument: Nil – at this time ( October 2024 )

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

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

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   CLASS 081

4 row ( l to r ):
L. C. Bennett; D. W. Stolle # 9460; M. W. Kirk # 9512; R. C. Landers; B. Symons; A. Southall # 9527; John C. Dunbar # 9482; Peter J. Martin # 9528; B. K. Leaney # 9533; D. W. McLaughlin; J. R. Dorsett # 9498; P. W. Medway # 9444; J. McGregor # 9518; F. J. Ryder # 9506; Ray. N. Morris # 9517; P. R. Clemson # 9523; J. O. Parry; P. J. Woodward # 9478; D. C. Newton # 9480; Rod. L. Power # 9477; A. W. McDonald # 9510; B. A. Kearns; P. R. Leembruggen # 9530; R. G. Dunn.
3rd row ( l to r ):
E. H. Williamson # 9507; Syd. K. Isedale # 9490; T. G. Purcell # 9468; Allen J. Murphy # 9509; A. P. Lynch # 9500; R. W. Stone # 9488; M. C. Adams; H. J. P. Munro # 9484; J. E. Hawley # 9522; S. C. Heckenberg # 9487; H. T. Auliff # 9464; Barry A. Melouney # 9492; M. R. Turk # 9526; Anthony C. Frost # 9516; C. A. Hermanson # 9525; Edward ( Ted ) F. Doherty # 9446; W. McCormick # 9529; Ken. J. Williams # 9461; M. C. Moy # 9449; K. G. McNeill # 9455; A. D. Morris # 9469; R. L. Scarf # 9457; J.R. Press # 9462; R. J. Mahoney # 9514.
2nd row ( l to r ):
J. J. McNamara # 9465; T. J. Webber # 9504; B. A. Bennett # 9453; J. F. Bostock # 9535; R. N. Thornett; W. A. Allan; K. J. Hall; Mick R. Hay # 9452; Ken. Waters # 9494 or 9505; Keith Waters # 9494 or 9505; G. N. Crouch # 9532; R. C. Rogerson # 9536; D. S. McAfee # 9459; G. A. Wilson # 9470; B. Garland # 9511; J. Peterlin # 9503; Thom. C. Coleman # 9496; R. J. Canning # 9473; Victor A. Schweikert # 9458; R. Pearson; B. Kerrison # 9485; J. G. Kinnane; L. R. Kriss # 9483.
Front row – seated- ( l to r ):
Sergeant 3/c. Ben Hall; C. C. Greenham; G. R. Gibb # 9445; R. C. Jenner # 9486; J. C. McGingley; Darcy W. Cluff # 9463; R. J. Graham # 9467; David E. Nelson # 9481; F. B. McGoldrick; Ernest G. Mercer # 9515; E. W. Kelly; J. Kelly # 9531; Sergeant 1/c. Sligar # 8146; Sergeant 1/c. Barber # 4474; Sergeant 3/c. Porch; Miss. Sylvia W. Paull # P/W 0038; Mrs. Eileen. M. McLean # P/W 0037; Miss. June W. Fielding # P/W 0039; S. Favot # 9493; J. P. Boon # 9519; L. E. Ervine # 9497; R. T. Milligan # 9479; Denis W. Wardrobe # 9456; D. C. Rugers; H. V. Clarke.

Recently, in October 2024, I was again driving aimlessly in Goulburn PAC area and came across this graveyard.

I actually forgot that I have been here back in 2006.

I took a new photo of the Grave Plate and Plot and have now done, as much as I can, as a Memorial Post.

Cal

15 October 2024

SUNDAY 9 APRIL 2006

In the yard of a small Church at a place called ( Goulburn Police Patrol ) ‘BIG HILL’ WE STOPPED AT A CHURCH AND TOOK A FEW GRAVE PHOTOS IN THE Cemetery BEFORE HEADING OVER TO TARALGA AND THEN BACK TO GOULBURN.

THIS PLAQUE HAS THE NSW POLICE CREST BADGE ON THE UPPER LEFT CORNER. I DON’T KNOW THE STORY BEHIND IT AT THIS STAGE.

020108:  Note added:

We were driving around aimlessly one day (090406) in the depth of Goulburns’ Patrol and we came upon this small Church at a place called ‘Big Hill’.  Nothing there except for this Church and a few headstones.

One of the headstones had the NSW Police Crest on it – together with another Crest – which is the Free Masons Crest. Even though it is relatively a new grave – the fact that it has the NSW Police Crest was interesting.

I have no idea who he was, where he was Stationed etc or what the reference to Eucumbene is. I assumed that he has a Head Stone at ‘Big Hill’ (Goulburn / Taralga) but is buried at Eucumbene.

But Peter James Martin was only 53 when he died and died on New Years Eve.  I did a “Google” search on him but didn’t find any information on him.

Plaque location:  row 5  plot 7

Cal

9 April 2006

* Story behind any Nickname:

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.

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Cal
First published 9 April 2006.

Updated 2 January 2008

Updated 15 October 2024