This book is dedicated to the memory of police officers across Australia who have died in the line of duty. Between the years 1803 and 2012, there have been seven hundred and fifty four duty related deaths in Australia. Some officers were the victims of cold-blooded murders, some died by accident and others for want of water whilst stranded in the outback. Many were heroes who had memorials built to honour their deeds, while others were awarded medals posthumously. But each and every one of these men and women had loved ones, wives, husbands, parents, siblings and children to mourn their non-return