Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Thursday 14 November 1974, page 3 NSW policeman killed in Cyprus An Australian policeman was killed in a mine explosion in Cyprus on Tuesday, just a week after he had arrived there as a member of the Australian contingent of the United Nations peacekeeping force. Sergeant Ian Ward. 25, single, of Padstow, Sydney, was driving a Land Rover south of Lefka, in north western Cyprus when the vehicle struck a mine. Another Australian policeman, Sergeant John Woolcott, of Bondi. was seriously injured. A Turkish Cypriot passenger also was killed, and four others were injured. The Prime Minister and the acting Minister for Foreign Affairs. Mr Whitlam, said he had learnt of the death with deep sorrow. Sergeant Ward, he said, has lost his life in the service of the cause of peace and the ideals of the United Nations. The body of Sergeant Ward will be flown from Cyprus to Sydney for a police funeral.
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