List of Australian Federal Police killed in the line of duty

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This is a list of Australian Federal Police officers killed in the line of duty (excluding by suicide).

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NameRankDatePlace of deathCause of death
Frederick James BannearPeace Officer 1st Class9 September 1945 Perth, Western AustraliaStruck by train while on patrol in North Quay, Fremantle
Robert John BishopConstable10 February 1968 Canberra Complications related to injuries sustained after his patrol car struck a tree
Richard Leslie NordenConstable12 November 1974 Canberra Complications related to injuries sustained during an ACT Police motorcycle accident
John Michael ZegenhagenSenior Constable4 August 1984 Brisbane In 1974, while conducting diplomatic and consular security in Brisbane, his car would plunge into the Brisbane river. He would later die after being in a coma for over six years
Colin Stanley Winchester [lower-alpha 1] Assistant Commissioner10 January 1989 Canberra Fatally wounded by a gunman near his home in Deakin, ACT
David Anthony HanswykConstable12 May 1990 Canberra Complications related to injuries sustained after his ACT Policing motorcycle collided with a car
Robert Edmund ShepherdSuperintendent19 May 1993 Colombia Died after his plane crashed into a mountain in Columbia
Stephen Richard HillFederal Agent13 March 1996 Albany, Western Australia Died after his plane crashed near Albany, Western Australia
Adam DunningProtective Service Officer22 December 2004 Honiara, Solomon Islands Fatally wounded by a gunman during a patrol around a high-risk premises in Honiara, Solomon Islands
Brice Steele [lower-alpha 2] Commander7 March 2007 Yogyakarta, Indonesia Among the 21 passengers that died after a plane crashed on landing in Yogyakarta, Indonesia
Mark Scott [lower-alpha 2] Federal Agent7 March 2007 Yogyakarta, Indonesia Among the 21 passengers that died after a plane crashed on landing in Yogyakarta, Indonesia

Notes

  1. Highest ranking police officer murdered in Australia
  2. 1 2 Killed when Garuda Indonesia Flight 200 crash landed

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