On this day
Senior Constable
Ann Jane BRIMBLECOMBE
YEAR OF DEATH
16 August 2006
JURISDICTION
Victoria
DETAILS OF DEATH
Senior Constable Brimblecombe died as a result of a motor vehicle accident.
In 2001, it was resolved to establish a National Police Memorial in Canberra.
The Memorial pays tribute to Australian Police Officers who have been killed on duty or have died as a result of their duties since the advent of policing in Australia and to recognise the unique nature of police service and the dangers that police face in their daily pursuits.
The $2.4million memorial was jointly funded by the Australian Government (through the Australian Federal Police), State and Territory Police Services and Police Federation of Australia.
The Memorial was completed and dedicated on 29 September 2006 (National Police Remembrance Day). Following the dedication ceremony, a criteria for future inclusion of names on the National Police Memorial was agreed upon together with a National Police Memorial Co-ordination Committee.
On this day
16 August 2006
Victoria
Senior Constable Brimblecombe died as a result of a motor vehicle accident.
On this day
16 August 1998
Victoria
About 12.20 am Sunday 16 August 1998 in Moorabbin whilst working on an operation investigating armed robberies in the south-eastern suburbs Sergeant Silk and Senior Constable Miller were shot and killed. The Lorimer Task Force comprising Homicide and Armed Robbery Squad detectives investigated their deaths. Two men were charged and convicted of murder and both were sentenced to Life Imprisonment.
On this day
16 August 1998
Victoria
About 12.20 am Sunday 16 August 1998 in Moorabbin whilst working on an operation investigating armed robberies in the south-eastern suburbs Sergeant Silk and Senior Constable Miller were shot and killed. The Lorimer Task Force comprising Homicide and Armed Robbery Squad detectives investigated their deaths. Two men were charged and convicted of murder and both were sentenced to Life Imprisonment.
On this day
16 August 1962
Queensland
On Wednesday 15 August 1962 Constable Wrembeck, of the Brisbane Traffic Branch, was rostered on a 3pm to 11pm shift and left the station to patrol the South Brisbane area. At 10.15pm Wrembeck, riding his police Triumph motor cycle, was returning towards the City to complete his shift. At this time he observed a Ford Zephyr sedan fail to give a signal as it turned from Vulture Street into Grey Street. Wrembeck stopped the car to speak to the driver. The Zephyr was parked close and parallel to the western kerb in Grey Street near Tribune Street at South Brisbane. The Zephyr was fitted with a semaphore type indicator (This type of indicator has a signal arm which pops out from the body of the car). Wrembeck asked the driver to accompany him to the rear of the car in order too prove or disprove the use of the indicator.Wrembeck and the Zephyr driver were standing at the rear of the car. Wrembeck had moved slightly towards the centre of the road and while there was struck by a Vanguard Space Master sedan which was headed towards the city. Wrembeck was struck on his left side and the force threw him against the side of the Zephyr and then up onto the bonnet. His body then rolled off the car, hit his motorcycle and finally came to rest beside it, 27 feet from the impact. The Vanguard sedan stopped 50 yards on from the accident but then drove away from the scene. Wrembeck, close to death, was rushed to the nearby Mater Hospital. Wrembeck died on 16 August 1962 from his injuries.The driver of the offending car was located and had three charges laid against him: (1) unlawfully killing Constable Wrembeck; (2) being under the influence of alcohol whilst driving a motor vehicle and (3) failing to stop after being involved in a road accident. He was fined, found guilty of dangerous driving and was sentenced to six months in jail and disqualified from driving for 5 years.
Remembering mates – Wall to Wall Ride is held in September each year.
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National Police Remembrance Day is an annually recognised on 29th September.
Please note for 2026, services will be held on Tuesday 29 September.
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The National Police Memorial is located in Kings Park on the northern shore of Lake Burley Griffin adjacent to Queen Elizabeth II Island and the National Carrillion. View in Google maps