Obituary Year: 2020

  • Gordon Roy BELL

    Date of Death: 22nd December 2020

    Aged: 85

    Formerly of Manchester and GMP. Served on A Division, Admin/Security at Sedgeley Park, and at Manchester City Magistrates' Court.

  • Ronald PULFORD

    Date of Death: 17th December 2020

    Aged: 74

    Formerly of Manchester & Salford and GMP Long career in CID, retiring as DCI in Special Branch.

  • Denis HAND

    Date of Death: 12th December 2020

    Aged: 85

    Formerly of Manchester and GMP. Entire service on ‘C’ Division; awarded Testimonial of Royal Humane Society for attempting to save six year old boy from canal.

  • Henry MILNER, QPM

    Date of Death: 12th December 2020

    Aged: 82

    Formerly of Manchester and GMP. Long time Firearms Officer and Instructor. Awarded for bravery as well as the Queen’s Police Medal.

  • Margaret BROADHURST

    Date of Death: December 2020

    Aged: 82

    Widow of ex-Inspector Terry Broadhust; Branch Widow member

  • Michael Anthony SHORTALL

    Date of Death: 23rd November 2020

    Aged: 63

    Formerly of GMP. First posted to Brownley Road and mainly worked on Traffic in Manchester divisions.

  • Roy JARVIS

    Date of Death: 16th November 2020

    Aged: 93

    Formerly of Manchester and GMP. Attached for many years to the Fingerprint Department, in which he continued to work after retirement.

  • William Albert COOKE

    Date of Death: 9th November 2020

    Aged: 88

    Formerly of Manchester and GMP. Entire service at Bootle Street

  • Stuart RANKIN

    Date of Death: 26th October 2020

    Aged: 89

    Formerly of Manchester and GMP. Head of Computer Services when new systems installed for MANCRO and FCR. Retired as Ch. Supt. and took similar role in Hong Kong

  • K. SHUTTLEWORTH

    Date of Death: 23rd October 2020

    Aged: 91

    Branch member