Obituary Page for 2021

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Melvyn HAGUE
01.01.2021 Aged 87yrs
Formerly of Manchester and GMP. A & E Divisions, RCS; set up Firearms Unit, served in Special Branch, close protection. Retired as DI at Manchester Airport
Steve GITTINS
15.01.2021
Formerly of GMP.  Worked at Collyhurst and Oldham, medically retired and moved to Plymouth.  Member of Rochdale Branch.
Cyril DUNCAN
16.01.2021 Aged 95yrs
Bandsman who was therefore originally posted to A Division; retired as Detective Sergeant.   Caminada Society member.
Harold MOSS
16.02.2021 Aged 87yrts
Formerly of Wigan, Hampshire, Cheshire, Lance and GMP (PC6291).  Member of Wigan Branch.
Peter John MEADOWS
29.01.2021 Aged 76yrs
Formerly of Manchester & Salford and GMP.  PC on E, Sgt. on J and TAG, Public Order Instructor.
Robert Ian MOSS
30.01.2021 Aged 81yrs
Formerly of Lancashire and GMP; retired as Chief Inspector at Bury, received MBE for work with St.John Ambulance.  Member of Bolton Branch.
James ARMSTRONG
04.02.2021 Aged 74yrs
Formerly of Manchester and GMP.  Joined as a cadet in 1963.  Branch member.
Kenneth BREIDENBACH
13.02.2021 Aged 71yrs
Formerly of GMP, serving at Brownley Road and Manchester International Airport
Robert Sidney NICHOLS
26.02.2021 Aged 68yrs
Formerly of Manchester & GMP.  Served at Longsight and in CID, retiring from V Admin.
Josephine HUGHES
15.03.2021 Aged 94yrs
Branch widow member
Mary O'BRIEN
16.03.2021 Aged 84yrs
Branch widow member.
Ruth MARSLAND
19.03.2021 Aged 91yrs
Branch widow member
Peter Howard AARONSON
25.03.2021 Aged 64yrs
Formerly of GMP: A Div PC, Q Div PS, Traffic Unit, TASS, Motorway, Brownley Road, retired as Supt at Stretford; then Operations Director of Professional Witness Ltd and Arslan Security.
David ("Nunney") NUNWICK
02.042021 Aged 68yrs
Formerly of GMP; mainly worked Middleton and Heywood with final year in Rochdale CID.  Lifelong association with Scouting.  Member of Rochdale Branch.
Anthony ("Tony") ANDREW
13.04.2021 Aged 77yrs
Formerly of Manchester and GMP, E Division which became C.  Retired as firearms officer at Airport.  Member of Altrincham Branch.
Susan Elizabeth PIERCE
13.04.2021 Aged 67yrs
Formerly of GMP. Served on C Division, CID and MANCRO.
Gerard Richard BURNS
14.04.2021 Aged 81yrs
Formerly of Manchester City.  Served 4 years on C Div, being returned unfit after being knocked from the noddy bike by a lorry.  Subsequently worked in the Fingerprint Dept. for 28 years.
Elfriede CRAWFORD
??.??.2021 Aged 99yrs
Branch widow member
Jerome Andrew BACCHUS
05.05.2021 Aged 56yrs
Formerly of Grampian and GMP.  Served with Green Howards in first Gulf War, Bosnia and Ulster.  In police was traffic and firearms officer working in Close Protection,  GMP Driver Training.  Member of Rochdale Branch.
Dorothy RANKIN
12.05.2021 Aged 90yrs
Branch widow member
George Brian DOBSON
12.05.2021 Aged 90yrs
Formerly of Manchester & GMP; served in Traffic, Driving School, PTC Bruche; retired as Supt. Hall Lane, 'E' Division.
John Ian ("Bob") CUMMINGS
21.05.2021 Aged 82yrs
Formerly of Manchester & GMP; served on 'A'Division, CID and Stolen Vehicle Squad at Longsight.
Philip K. McRORY
??.05.2021 Aged 78yrs
Formerly of Lancashire & GMP; served at Stretford, Eccles, FCR, and Inspector at Longsight Traffic, Bury Traffic and Airport.  In charge of the team that compiled the data for GMPICS Street Index.
Cedric RAWCLIFFE
03.06.2021 Aged 79yrs
Formerly of Manchester & GMP; PC at Collyhurst, Sgt at Middleton, Insp at Stalybridge.  Not a NARPO Member.
Jack WIGGETT
14.06.2021 Aged 78yrs
Formerly of Oldham & GMP; ultimately Inspectgor at Littleborough.  Federation Representative and active on committee of Rochdale NARPO Branch.
James Christopher MAKIN
14.06.2021
Served on B and P Divisions; member of Rochdale Branch
Marjorie CLARKE
17.06.2021 Aged 83yrs
Branch widow member
Dave ARROWSMITH
20.06.6021
Formerly of Cheshire & GMP.  Keen swimmer and ran life-saving team.  Retired as Superintendent.  Member of Tameside Branch.
Roland Arthur ("Taff") WILLIAMS
23.06.2021 Aged 91yrs
Formerly of Manchester & GMP; served on D & E Divisions, ultimately as Juvenile Liaison Officer.  After retirement became Educational Welfare Officer.
David Francis John HOLLOWS
27.06.2021 Aged 80yrs
Formerly of Manchester & GMP; served mainly in CID at Didsbury and Special Branch.  Member of Caminada Society.
Peter BROBBEY
27.06.2021 Aged 55yrs
Formerly of GMP; served for 30 years at Bootle Street, Longsight, Greenheys and finally West Didsbury.
J OAKES
??.??.2021 Aged 92yrs
Branch member
John HANTON
06.07.2021 Aged 84yrs
Formerly of Manchester & GMP; 10 years in Royal Navy.  Served at Platt Lane and Salford, then Inspector at Ashton-in-Makerfield, Hall Lane, Bootle Street, R&D,& FCR.  Founded and was long term Secretary of GMP Rifle Club.
Fred SPENDER
27.07.2021 Aged 91yrs
Formerly of Manchester & GMP.  Mainly on E Division where he was Accident Prevention Officer.  Active in police Club, both at Platt Lane and Hough End and famous for his 'discoteques'.
John BAYBUT
01.08.2021
Formerly of GMP.  CID at The Crescent and Collyhurst, Commercial Fraud Squad and Financial Investigation Branch.  Not a NARPO member.
John Langford JONES
02.08.2021 Aged 89yrs
Formerly of Manchester & GMP, retiring as Inspector.
Michael Anthony BENNETT
07.08.2021 Aged 86yrs
Formerly of East Riding, Manchester & GMP.  Ultimately Secretary of Joint Branch Board, instigator of purchase of Progress House, and one of the founders of the Credit Union.
George WHITE
23.08.2021 Aged 86yrs
Formerly of Lancashire & GMP.  A foundry worker posted to the Military Police in National Service; afterwards joined Lancs, working mainly in Traffic Dept.  Member of Bury Branch.
David George ("Sam") NAYLOR
26.08.2021 Aged76yrs
Formerly of Cheshire & GMP.  Cheshire cadet, PC at Altrincham, Sgt at Moss Side.  After retirement was civilian at Altrincham.  Member of Altrincham Branch.
Elaine SIMPSON
16.09.2021 Aged 68yrs
Formerly of GMP.  Worked inner City divisions, then Sgt at Bolton and on Motorway.  Member of Bury Branch.
John ROUTLEDGE
19.09.2021
Formerly of Rochdale and GMP, having joined in 1957.  Worked for many years in CID.  Member of Rochdale Branch.
Yvonne BROADBENT
20.09.2021 Aged 62yrs
Formerly of GMP.  Served at Bolton, Trafford and Chester House.  For three years trained local police in Bosnia.  Member of Bolton Branch.
Fiona McNAMARA
21.09.2021 Aged 56yrs
Formerly of GMP.  Served at Tameside and Oldham, retiring from Firearms Licensing.  Not a member.
Paul Harry ("Colt") SEAVERS
23.09.2021 Aged 70yrs
Formerly of GMP.
Rosemary Ann FOSTER
??.09.2021
Nee HARGREAVES.  Formerly of Lancashire & GMP.  Served at Middleton and in Accident Prevention at Rochdale.  Member of Rochdale Branch.
Charles PARR
28.09.2021
Sergeant on 'C', retired as Inspector and lived in Cyprus.  Member of Tameside Branch.
Nigel MILLS
03.10.2021 Aged 76yrs
Formerly of Lancashire & GMP.  Member of Bury Branch.
Glyn BAXTER
04.10.2021 Aged 84yrs
Formerly of Stockport and GMP.  Member of Altrincham Branch.
Leslie Andrew BARKER
06.10.2021 Aged 81yrs
Formerly of Lancashire and GMP.  From Morecambe to Middleton and Stretford, Bruche; many postings to Traffic, Operations, Prosecutions, retiring as Superintendent on Motorway.  Member of Altrincham Branch.
Geoffrey BENNETT
19.10.2021 Aged 82yrs
Formerly of Cheshire & GMP.  Started at Ellesmere Port, but moved on to Stockport. Long career in CID, crime squad, SVS.  Retired as Inspector in Antecedents.
Clive HULME
21.10.2021 Aged 87yrs
Formerly of Manchester and GMP.  Longstanding in Traffic Dept. where was regular Judge's Escort.
Andy HAUGHTON
26.10.2021 Aged 75yrs
Formerly of Cheshire & Gloucestershire.  Worked at Altrincham before moving to Gloucestershire.  Member of Altrincham Branch.
JSA McCARTHY
??.10.2021 Aged 82yrs
Branch member
Katherine Mary SWEENEY
??.10.2021 Aged 59yrs
Formerly of GMP.  Served at Bootle Street.
Grange CATLOW
02.11.2021 Aged 85yrs
Formerly of Manchester & GMP; longstanding member of CID, retiring as Detective Chief Superintendent.
Peter HOLLAND
06.11.2021 Aged 90yrs
Branch Menber.
Michael HARGREAVES
10.11.2021 Aged 69 yrs
Formerly of GMP.  Early service in Prestwich; member of Bury Branch
Richard BRASS
26.11.2021 Aged 69yrs
Formerly of GMP.  Served at Stockport, 'D', 'C' and Airport, retiring as Inspector.  Member of Altrincham Branch.
Michael HOLDEN
06.12.2021
Formerly of Lancashire and GMP; longstanding traffic officer.  Member of Warrington Branch
John Kelly DUNCAN
30.11.2021 Aged 94yrs
Formerly of Manchester & GMP; served 1948 to 1979 on A, B & C Divisions; awarded bronze medal of Society for Protection of Life from Fire.  Successful manager of A Div football team.
Clive Frank FLINT
19.12.2021 Aged 67yrs
Formerly of GMP.  Served at Moss Side and Chester House where he was part of the team setting up the Dedicated Surveillance Unit.  After transferring to Brownley Road was injured and retired after 13 yrs.  Altrincham Branch.
Eric TUSHINGHAM
??.12.2021 Aged 83yrs
Formerly of Cheshire and GMP.
John McDonald Fraser
27.12.2021 Aged 91yrs
Formerly of Cheshire and GMP.  Many years at Partington, retiring from Prosecutions at Stretford.  Member of Altrincham Branch.