Dedicated to the memory of dearly departed members of the Retired Police Association of Tasmania:

Surname Given Name Date of Birth Date of Death
Bedelph Donald Leslie 4 September 1931 22 January 2011
Brown Neil Patrick 10 September 1944 27 February 2011
Elvey Wilf 12 January 1931 20 August 2011
Oakley Robert Mervyn 8 August 1941 26 September 2011
Galloway Graham Howard 24 November 1947 5 October 2011
Hill Tyrone 11 November 1942 29 December 2011
Webberley John James 30 August 1921 10 March 2012
Brown Malcolm Ivan 16 November 1934 4 May 2012
Burley Thomas William 30 July 1954 6 May 2012

At the funeral of a deceased former police officer the following reading, which has been adopted by both State and Federal police services, may be read at the service if requested by the family of the deceased.  The Ode was originally written by West Australia Police Senior Sergeant Des Noonan in conjunction with the then West Australian Police Chaplain, Reverend Barry May.


ODE TO A POLICE OFFICER

As the sun surely sets
Dawn will see it arise,
For Service above self
Demands its own prize,
You have fought the good fight,
Life's race has been run,
And peace your reward,
For eternity begun,
And we that are left,
Shall never forget,
Rest in Peace, friend and colleague,
For the sun has now set.
We will remember …
WE WILL REMEMBER HIM/HER
Hasten the Dawn.