Senior Constable Douglas EatonPrint Page 
The Doug Eaton Room in the Toronto Police Station commemorates Senior Constable Douglas Eaton.
On the evening of Saturday 30 April 1977, Senior Constable Eaton, and Senior Constable Edward Gill, were called to a 'silent' intruder alarm at the Toronto Country Club at Kilaben Bay. Whilst making external checks of the premises, the officers were ambushed and shot by three male offenders who had broken into the club. Senior Constable Eaton was killed instantly and Senior Constable Gill was seriously wounded.
The offenders were later arrested and imprisoned after a large cache of weapons and explosives was located.
Location
| Address: | 139 Cary Street, Toronto Police Station, Toronto, 2283 |
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| State: | NSW |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -33.012433 Long: 151.592924 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Structure |
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| Monument Theme: | People |
| Sub-Theme: | Crime |
| Actual Event Start Date: | 30-April-1977 |
| Actual Event End Date: | 30-April-1977 |
| Link: | http://www.gregpiper1.com/index.cfm… |
Dedication
| Actual Monument Dedication Date: | Thursday 17th August, 2017 |
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DOUG EATON ROOM
Plaque :
SENIOR CONSTABLE DOUGLAS RONALD EATON QPM
On the night of 30 April 1977 Senior Constable
Eaton and Senior Constable Edwin Gill attended
a silent intruder alarm at the Toronto Country
Club Kilaben Bay. While they were making an
external check of the premises both Police Officers
were shot by the offenders who had broken into
the club. Senior Constable Eaton was killed
instantly and Senior Constable Gill seriously
wounded. Members of the Glesic family were
later arrested and imprisoned and large cache
of weapons and explosives recovered.
The Constable was born in 1940 and joined the
New South Wales Police Force on 17 August 1964.
At the time of his death he was stationed at
Toronto. He was posthumously awarded the
Queen`s Gallantry Medal the George Lewis
Memorial Trophy and the Peter Mitchell Award.
This room is dedicated to Senior Constable Douglas Ronald EATON QPM
for the ultimate sacrifice.
17 August 2017
