Cecil Abbott
AO, QPM
16th Commissioner of the New South Wales Police
In office
30 December 1981 – 7 August 1984
Preceded byJim Lees
Succeeded byJohn Keith Avery
Personal details
Born7 August 1924
Hurstville, New South Wales
Died12 March 2014(2014-03-12) (aged 89)
Hurstville, New South Wales
SpouseEdna
Alma materSydney Technical High School

Cecil Roy "Cec" Abbott, AO, QPM (7 August 1924 – 12 March 2014) was the Commissioner of the New South Wales Police in Australia from 30 December 1981 to 7 August 1984.[1]

Private life

Cecil Roy Abbot was born in Hurstville on 7 August 1924 and grew up in Hurstville.[2][3] He married Margaret Edna Robinson on 15 February 1947. They had one son, Paul, who also became a police officer.[4] Abbott died in St George Hospital in Kogarah on 12 March 2014.[5] His funeral was held in Penshurst, New South Wales. Police Commissioner Andrew Scipione attended and described Abbott as a "man of the utmost integrity".[3]

Police career

Abbott became a police cadet in 1941 and graduated to the New South Wales Police Force in 1945. By 1974 he was an inspector at Hurstville.[3][4] He climbed further through the ranks to be Commissioner of Police for the New South Wales Police and the most powerful police officer in the State of New South Wales.[5]

Honours

References

  1. ↑ "New South Wales Commissioners of Police" (PDF). New South Wales Police. Archived from the original (pdf) on 27 February 2011. Retrieved 12 July 2010. 1.07 MB
  2. 1 2 "It's an Honour: AO". Government of Australia. Retrieved 9 December 2008.
  3. 1 2 3 Mutton, Sheree (20 March 2014). "Popular police commissioner Cecil Abbott 'a man of integrity'". St George & Sutherland Shire Leader. Theleader.com.au. p. 5. Retrieved 25 March 2014.
  4. 1 2 Andrew Scipione (19 March 2014). "Latest Media Releases – NSW Police Online" (Press release). Police.nsw.gov.au. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 25 March 2014.
  5. 1 2 Mutton, Sheree (18 March 2014). "Former commissioner 'Cec' Abbott's career saluted". Fairfax Media. Archived from the original on 18 March 2014. Retrieved 18 March 2014.
  6. ↑ "It's an Honour: QPM". Government of Australia. Retrieved 9 December 2008.
  7. ↑ "It's an Honour: National Medal". Government of Australia. Retrieved 9 December 2008.
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