Everything about Jim Lees totally explained
James Travers Lees (
1919-
2004), better known as
Jim Lees, was the Commissioner of the
New South Wales Police from 1979 to 1981.
Jim Lees was born in
1919 at
Hornsby and went on to attend the
Hurlstone Agricultural High School. He had initially wanted to be a
farmer but found that he wasn't suited for a life on the land and was then accepted as a cadet in the New South Wales Police Force at the age of 17 in
1936. Within six months he was made a
Constable and began to rise through the ranks of the force.
Jim Lees married his wife Norma in October
1944. They went on to have a family with children Sue, John and Peter. Jim Lees also taught a Sunday School and was heavily involved with his church. He also established the Police Christian Fellowship.
In
1976 Jim Lees became Assistant
Police Commissioner and was appointed Commissioner in October
1979. As well as receiving 12 New South Wales Police commendations he also received the
Queen's Police Medal in
1976, the
Queen's Jubilee Medal in
1977, the
National Medal also in 1977 and the honour of receiving the
Australian Father Of The Year award in
1981.
Jim Lees died on 2 September
2004 at the age of
84. His funeral was attended by incumbent Police Commissioner
Ken Moroney as well as former Police Commissioners
Cecil Roy Abbott,
John Keith Avery and
Tony Lauer.
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