Police officers who have died in the line of duty will be remembered at events in the Eurobodalla and on the Far South Coast on Thursday, September 29 – and you are invited.
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The public can participate in one of the most important days on the policing calendar – National Police Remembrance Day.
The Far South Coast Local Area Command will host a Eurobodalla ceremony from 10am at St Bernard's Catholic Church, Batehaven. Morning tea will follow.
A second ceremony will be held from 2:30 pm at St John's Anglican Church, Bega, followed by an afternoon tea.
The day is set aside so members of the NSW Police Force and the community can remember those officers who have given their lives in the course of their duties.
It is also a time to remember both sworn and unsworn members of the NSW Police Force who lost their lives through illness, accident or other circumstances in the previous 12 months.
This year, on April 9, the Far South Coast command marked the 150th anniversary of the death of Constable Miles O'Grady, who was shot by The Clarke Gang at Nerrigundah, south-west of Moruya.
The constable was born in 1841 and joined the New South Wales Police Force on 15 June, 1863. At the time of his death, he was stationed at Nerrigundah.