Police and their families honour those who have died on duty

New South Wales police officers and their families have honoured those who've died while on duty.

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00:00Police officers and their families gathered at services across the country today to mark

00:07the National Police Remembrance Day.

00:09Here in Sydney the service was held indoors in front of the NSW Police Wall of Remembrance

00:16to honour those that have fallen in the line of duty since the creation of the force in

00:211862.

00:22There are currently 276 names etched in stone.

00:27The police band welcomed a number of dignitaries including the NSW Police Commissioner Karen

00:34Webb and the Governor of the State.

00:37There were also dignitaries from overseas in attendance.

00:41There has been one name added to the wall this year and that was Sergeant Peter Stone

00:46who died whilst saving his son from drowning whilst on duty.

00:51People laid wreaths and flowers on the wall in what was an hour long ceremony.