Cecil Roy "Cec" Abbott, (7 August 1924 – 12 March 2014) was the

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of the

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in Australia from 30 December 1981 to 7 August 1984. 1.07 MB

Private life

Cecil Roy Abbot was born in

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on 7 August 1924 and grew up in

. He married Margaret Edna Robinson on 15 February 1947. They had one son, Paul, who also became a police officer. Abbott died in St George Hospital in

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on 12 March 2014. His funeral was held in

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. Police Commissioner

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attended and described Abbott as a "man of the utmost integrity".

Police career

Abbott became a police cadet in 1941 and graduated to the

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in 1945. By 1974 he was an

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at Hurstville. He climbed further through the ranks to be Commissioner of Police for the

and the most powerful police officer in the State of

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Honours

* On 31 December 1976, he was awarded the

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(QPM) "In recognition for services to the New South Wales Police". * On 11 June 1982 he was awarded the National Medal. * On 26 January 1985 he was appointed an

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(AO) for "Public service particularly with the New South Wales Police Force".

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Abbott, Cecil Commissioners of the New South Wales Police 1924 births 2014 deaths Officers of the Order of Australia People educated at Sydney Technical High School Australian recipients of the Queen's Police Medal