Date of Death: 3rd February 2017
Aged: 73
Formerly of Lancs County & GMP. Retired as Superintendent. Member of Bury Branch.
Obituary Year: 2017
Alan “Bootsy” OGDEN
Date of Death: 30th January 2017
Aged: 86
Formerly of West Riding, Manchester & GMP.
Alan joined the then West Riding Constabulary in 1956 after National Service and was posted to Delph. He then transferred to Manchester where he was posted to the C Division. From there he moved to the Airport, then Mancro and then back to the Airport from where he retired in 1986.
A comment from Dennis Woods sums him up beautifully – "Alan was often on my section. His appearance was that of the old traditional bobby, some six feet four inches in height, and around twenty stone in weight. He wore size fourteen boots, hence his nickname! Each Christmas he was Santa Claus at various venues for the local, and policemen's kids; dressed accordingly he looked very much the part. A lovely caring man, God bless"
After retirement he moved to Australia and lived in Brisbane, where he was a school bus driver! Whilst there he met his second wife (his first was one of Shipman's victims), who was the postmistress at Camb Yell in Shetland. After marrying her he moved there to live.
Ronald Frank “Ronnie” CHARLTON
Date of Death: 30th January 2017
Aged: 90
Formerly of Manchester & GMP. He served on the D and E Divisions in both Uniform and CID.
Formerly of Manchester & GMP. Ronnie joined MCP after service in the Grenadier Guards, where he became Colour Sergeant. He served on the D and E Divisions in both Uniform and CID.
William John CARR
Date of Death: 25th January 2017
Aged: 75
Formerly of Lancs County & GMP. Member of Bury Branch.
William John “Bill” PORTER
Date of Death: 20th January 2017
Aged: 78
Formerly of Salford City, Manchester & Salford & GMP. Retired as Superintendent. Member of Salford Branch.
Kenneth LEE
Date of Death: 19th January 2017
Aged: 90
Formerly of Manchester City & GMP. Was PC B27 & D178 before moving into the CID.
Geoffrey RIMMER
Date of Death: 18th January 2017
Aged: 85
Formerly of Manchester & GMP. Retired as Detective Chief Superintendent.
Kenneth BELL
Date of Death: 17th January 2017
Aged: 70
Formerly of Lancs County and GMP. Retired from the SVS at Longsight.
David WEBB
Date of Death: 7th January 2017
Aged: 70
Formerly of Cheshire & GMP he retired as Chief Inspector on Traffic at Stretford.