Constable
Richard Leslie NORDEN
YEAR OF DEATH
1972
JURISDICTION
Australian Federal Police
DETAILS OF DEATH
Constable Richard Norden commenced with the ACT Police in February 1970. Prior to his policing career he had been a member of the Australian Armed Forces, being awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal for service in Vietnam. On 30 October 1972 Constable Norden died as a result of injuries sustained in an ACT Police motorcycle accident in Canberra.
UPDATE – On the 11th November 2024, The Governor-General announced that His Majesty The King approved the awarding of the Victoria Cross for Australia to the late Private Richard Norden.
The citation for Private Norden reads:
“For most conspicuous acts of gallantry in action in the presence of the enemy in the ‘AO Surfers’ Area of Operations in the Bien Hoa province, Vietnam, on 14 May 1968 during the Battle of Fire Support Base Coral”
Full details can be read at Award of the Victoria Cross for Australia to the late Private Richard Norden | Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia
