Roy Seckold

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Roy Seckold was a wonderful member of our WikiTree community who has passed away. Roy Seckold made many contributions and will be missed.

Biography

1. Born at Auburn NSW. Attended Auburn North Public School 2. 1947 Moved with family to Ettalong Beach NSW and attended Ettalong Beach Public School 3. 1947 Joined 1st Ettalong Cubs ( Scouts) 4. 1949 moved up to 1st Ettalong Scouts, becoming Patrol Leader then Troop Leader 5. 1950/52 attended Woy Woy Central School NSW 6. 1953/1954 Attended Gosford High School NSW\ 7. 1954 Gained the Bushman Thong award in Scouts 8. 1954 awarded the QUEEN Scout AWARD later became assistant Scoutmaster 1st Ettalong 9. 1950/1957 Whilst at High School worked as a projectionist mainly at Ettalong Cinema and also as relief at Woy Woy, Wagstaff and Umina Cinema owned by Riley Bros. 10. 1955/1958 worked in the Public Service in the Housing Commission Sydney NSW in Field/accounts section 11, 1956/60 Commenced National Army Service at 13 Battalion then posted to a Citizen Military Force Unit (CMF) at B Coy (Gosford) of the 17/18th North Shore ( Infantry Regiment) 12. 1958 Commenced Training at NSW Police Training Depot at Redfern NSW graduating as a Probationary Constable and posted to Phillip St Police Station on General Duties and confirmed as a Constable in 1959 13. 1960 Transferred to the Public Safety Bureau ( Traffic) North Sydney as a High speed solo motor cyclist then I Sep 1960 transferred to Cootamundra (NSW ) on same duties ( renamed Special Traffic Patrol) (later renamed Highway Patrol) 14. 1961 Transferred to Gosford (NSW) on same duties, also qualified as Traffic radar (Traffic speed detector and Breathalyser operater. 15. 1971 Whilst still in Police force, commenced training at the Army Officer Training Unit graduating as a 2nd Lieutenant in Feb 1973, as a Platoon Commander at Gosford with 17 Royal New South Wales Regiment holding various positions to rank of Captain finishing up as Depot Commander, Commanding Officer of the Gosford Unit then transferred as SO3 ( Staff Officer 3) in 2nd Division at Ingleburn ( Bardia Barracks, where I had done National Service in 1956. duties as auditor of various units of 2 Div 15. 1974 promoted to Sergeant at Gosford Police Station (NSW) then later transferred to Hornsby (NSW) Police Station as Station Sergeant ( General Duties) then alternated between Gosford and Hornsby retiring from Police Force in 1990 at Hornsby Police Station (whilst having qualified by exam for Inspector and performed duty as acting Inspector, retired as Senior Sergeant, Operations) 16.1989 Commenced duties at Office of the Board of Studies ( Education NSW) as Security Officer in charge for security of the Higher School Certificate exam papers until I retired in 2017. 17. Awarded National Medal and later Bar to the medal, 18. Army Reserve Medal 19 Australian Defence Medal, 20.NSW Police Medal, 21.National Service Medal 22.National Police Medal.

Request upon my death I fully accept that my demise is to come and I want to be sure that my work on WikiTree is not deleted. Therefore, in the event of my demise or incapacity, and therefore my inability to arrange an orderly transfer of management of my profiles I hereby give prior permission for any or all of my private profiles to be transferred to my 2 daughters ( Jody Lorrae (Seckold-82 ) and Bronwyn ( Seckold-81 ) Sandeman, as managers or in case they are unable to manage same such request is to be given to any of my nieces or nephews as shown on my siblings profiles Everything I have created on Wikitree is available to be shared to the maximum extent possible

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• First-hand information. Entered by Roy Seckold at registration. by letters

from MacArthur Family ( Given to me by unknown source)

• family Records
• ,Shipping record for ":Kinnear" in 1838
• Family Records
• New South Wales Australia Birth Marriage Death registery

1. Birth registered NSW 2. Marriage 12371/1962 registered Ashfield NSW 3. Death registered NSW

• Family records

l Australian, Electoral Roll, 1903-1980 results for Seckold 1.name Roy James SECKOLD 2.gender male 3.Electoral year 1963 4.State New South Wales 5.District Robertson 6. Sub-district City