The names of three police officers who lost their lives in the past 12 months will be added to the National Police Memorial in Kings Park on Wednesday.
These include Queensland police officer Senior Constable David Masters, NSW police officer Senior Constable Kelly Foster and Detective Senior Constable Michael James Cursiter of WA police.
Senior Constable Masters was hit and killed by a stolen motor vehicle as he attempted to conduct a road stop on the Bruce Highway at Burpengary, in Queensland on June 26.
Senior Constable Foster lost her life while attempting to save a member of the public who was drowning at the Wollangambe Canyon, in NSW, on January 2.
Detective Senior Constable Cursiter suffered a fatal heart attack following the pursuit of an offender in Perth, Western Australia on November 6 last year.
There are now 808 touchstones on the memorial wall at Kings Park, with an additional seven added for police officers who were killed or died protecting the community between 1829 and 1949.
Federal police commissioner Reece Kershaw said the day was to honour those officers who who gave their lives in service to their communities and to recognise the grief their loved ones carry."
"Policing can be a very dangerous job and it asks a lot from us and our families, sometimes it asks for all that we can give," Commissioner Kershaw said.
"Those men and women who have made that sacrifice are remembered for their courage and determination in the face of that danger."
Canberra's remembrance ceremony, with police representatives from across the jurisdictions, will take place on Wednesday with the approval of the ACT Chief Medical Officer. Due to COVID lockdown restrictions, no visitors are permitted at the 2pm event.
