OBITUARIES 2005
Barry LORENZELLI Died January 2005.
Ex GMP Mounted Section
Kevin MOORE Died January 2005.
Ex Manchester CID/SB.
Emigrated to USA. Died in Houston, Texas.
Frank LEE Died January 2005.
Retired from A Div Manchester & Salford in 1971.
Keith SLACK Died January 2005.
Ex C, D & G Divs GMP. Retired from Stalybridge in 1989.
Mary DOWNER Died February 2005.
Widow of Clive Downer, Retired from Man. City about 1963/4
Alan SQUIRES Died March 2005.
Worked at the Airport then as usher at MCMC
Terry HIBBERT Died March 2005. Not a member, but known to many.
Long-time CID at Stockport.
Tommy BRYAN Died April 2005.
Ex C and B Divs in Manchester.
Emigrated to Australia. Died in Perth, Western Australia.
Joseph Brian CARTER Died April 2005.
Ex Manchester and GMP.
Victoria SMITH Died April 2005.
Widow, 85 years old. She lived in Gibraltar.
Molly THOMSON Died May 2005.
Widow, 91 years old.
Win STACEY Died May 2005. 72 years old.
Lancs County 1956 -74, GMP 74 -76. Served mostly at Stretford.
George DYKE Died May 2005. 84 years old.
Manchester City Police.
Gladys CHALONER Died June 2005.
Widow, 88 years old.
Norman LEACH Died June 2005.
Ex Manchester City & GMP. E300 as was.
Margaret DEACON Died June 2005
Widow member of the Branch.
John FENNEY Died July 2005. 88 years old.
Manchester City Police.
Cyril RYDER Died July 2005. 71 years old
Ex Manchester City & GMP. D92 & C83 as was.
Walter ALLCOCK Died July 2005. Member of Oldham Branch
Ex Oldham Borough, Lancs County, GMP.
Joan Irene FINAN Died July 2005.
Widow member
Harry WARD Ex GMP. 64 years of age. Member of Wigan Branch
Traffic Officer on K and L Divisions.
Bernard AMOS Died August 2005. Member of Salford Branch.
Ex Salford City & GMP.
John (Jack) WHITESIDE Died August 2005. Member of Bolton Branch
Ex Bolton Borough, Lancs County and GMP.
Reg EMMETT Died August 2005. 76 years of age
Ex Insp. Manchester & GMP
Barry DOBSON Died August 2005. Member of Wigan Branch
Ex Lancashire County and GMP.
George Richard BANKS Died August 2005. Member of Oldham Branch.
Ex Oldham Borough, Lancashire County & GMP.
Irene FARRELL Died August 2005
Widow member.
Ray CHESLETT Died September 2005. 62 years of age.
Ex J, M and A Divisions in Manchester & GMP.
Robert FRANCE Served in D Division Manchester City Police from
1939 until 1949.
Emigrated to Canada where he died recently.
Dennis HUGHES Died September 2005. 70 years of age.
Ex E, D and A Divisions Manchester & GMP
Peter THOMAS Died October 2005. 74 years of age.
Long time DS on the old E Div Manchester & GMP
Frank WHITELEGGE Died October 2005
Not a member but known to many
Olive HELMRICH Died October 2005. 71years of age.
Widow member.
Evelyn CAFFERY Died October 2005.
Widow member
Tom MCGINTY Died November 2005 Member of Salford Branch.
Long time CID in Salford City Police
David SANDFORD Died November 2005 67 years of age.
Ex Manchester City Traffic. Retired in 1966 after injury
Eric SHALES Died November 2005 Member of Altrincham Branch
Ex CID Manchester & GMP Superintendent
Bill FERNSIDE Died November 2005 Member of Bolton Branch
Served in CID at Bolton and GMP.
Norbert MARTIN Died November 2005 79 years of age.
Ex B Division Manchester.
Sheila RUSHTON Died November 2005
Widow Member
James GILMORE Died December 2005.
Ex C 1183 (Mill Street) and Force Control Room
Not a member but known to many.