Obituary Page for 2024

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John ('Jack') CUPPITT
02.01.2024 Aged 89yrs
Formerly of Bolton, Lancashire and GMP, serving for 34 years, all of which, apart from five months on the Motorway, was in Bolton.  Not a member
Christopher GRAFHAM
10.01.2024
Served at Bolton, Wigan, Salford, and Operations Room, Manchester.  Member of Bolton Branch
Frank CARLISLE
12.01.2024 Aged 86yrs
Formerly of Liverpool, Lancashire and GMP, retiring as Superintendent.  Member of Oldham Branch.
Iain PURSLOW
13.01.2024
Served on Bolton and Wigan Divisions.  Not a member.
Roy BOOTH
17.01.2024 Aged 91yrs
Retired as Chief Inspector.  Member of Altrincham Branch.
Trevor Alfred REID
19.01.2024
Formerly of GMP.  Long career in Traffic policing.  Not a member.
Robert ('Bob') Edward COWPERTHWAITE
21.01.2024 Aged 74yrs
Formerly of Lancashire and GMP, retiring from CID at Whitefield.  Member of Bury Branch.
Ian BURGESS
03.02.2024 Aged 71yrs
Formerly of Manchester and GMP, serving mainly on 'C' Division.  Member of Altrincham Branch.
Thomas ('Tom') HUNTER
03.02.2024
Served on 'M' and 'F' Divisions, and Traffic.  Member of Salford Branch.
Noel SAXON
04.02.2024
Formerly of GMP, where he served on 'D' and 'J' Divisions.  Dog handler at Cheadle Hulme.  Member of Gwynedd Branch.
Laurence Damien REYNOLDS
08.02.2024
Formerly of Cheshire and GMP, serving in Tameside and as D.S. at Stockport and RCS.  Member of Tameside Branch.
Albert LEACH
19.02.2024 Aged 91yrs
Formerly of Manchester and GMP.  Retired as Chief Superintendent; President of Caminada Society.
Brenda SANDFORD
??.??.2024 Aged 86yrs
Branch widow member.
Peter Thomas GREAVY
02.03.2024 Aged 81yrs
Formerly of Manchester and GMP, working 'C' and 'Q' Divisions.
Clifford ("Cliff") RANSON
02.03.2024 Aged 77yrs
Formerly of Cheshire and GMP, working at Stockport.  Member of Altrincham Branch.
Gordon BROWN
??.??.2024 Aged 89yrs
Formerly of Metropolitan and Manchester, serving on 'B', 'H' and 'A' Divisions.
Alun Bevan POWELL
24.03.2024 Aged 85yrs
Formerly of Cheshire and GMP, working at Altrincham, Traffic and Motorway.  Member of Altrincham Branch.
Barrie MOSS
29.03.2024
Formerly of Lancashire and GMP, serving on 'M' Division and Bolton Traffic.  Member of Bolton Branch.
David MURRAY
??.03.2024 Aged 93yrs
Branch member.
Elaine ('Clinker') RUSHTON
07.04.2024
Formerly of Lancashire and GMP, serving at Bury, where she continued as a civilian after retiring.  Member of Bury Branch.
Ian MASSINGHAM
28.04.2024
Formerly of GMP.  Served entirely on 'A' Division, where he was a motorcyclist.  Keen rugby player.  Not a member.
R. B. JONES
??.04.2024 Aged 93yrs
Branch member.
Peter MAWSON
??.??.2024
Member of Oldham Branch
Tommy BOYLE
??.??.2024
Served at Oldham.  Not a member.
Trevor HILTON
??.??.2024 Aged 91yrs
Formerly of  Bolton, Lancashire and GMP.  Long career in Traffic, including the Motorway.  member of Bolton Branch.
Michael LOMAS
18.05.2024 Aged 67yrs
Formerly of GMP.
Michael VESEY
30.05.2024 Aged 79yrs
Formerly of Manchester and GMP, retiring as Det. Sgt. in Special Branch.
Hamilton DALZIEL
31.05.2024 Aged 88yrs
Formerly of Manchester and GMP, retiring as Detective Chief Inspector.
Ian Frank SEABRIDGE
15.06.2024 Aged 66yrs
Formerly of GMP.  Senior Officer on duty at the Manchester bombing of 1996; later as Detective Superintendent at Wigan headed reinvestigation of Louise Sellars murder which was solved after five years.  Retired as Assistant Chief Coinstable,  Member of Wigan and Leigh Branch.
George William ("Bill") MARSHALL
16.06.2024 Aged 80yrs
Formerly of Cheshire and GMP, for many years the office man at Marple.
Frank WILD
17.06.2024 Aged 81yrs
Formerly of Rochdale, Lancashire and GMP, retiring as Sergeant.  Member of Rochdale Branch.
Philip Craig ("Seth") RICHARDS
17.06.2024 Aged 61yrs
Formerly of GMP, serving at Greenheys, Longsight, Wythenshawe and Chadderton MIT.
Dallas John ("Jock") SUTTIE
02.07.2024 Aged 82yrs
Long service in CID at Oldham and Chadderton.  Member of Rochdale Branch.
Anthony GIBSON
??.07.2024 Aged 86yrs
Formerly of Cheshire and GMP.  Spent entire service in what is now Trafford.  Member of Altrincham Branch.
Keith FLETCHER

Formerly of Bolton, Lancashire and GMP, retiring as Chief Superintendent.  Member of Bolton Branch.
Graham CAVENDER
16.07.2024 Aged 80yrs
Formerly of Manchester and GMP, working at Longsight and S.B., retiring as Sergeant.
Frank CARMAN
28.07.2024 Aged 78yrs
Formerly of Manchester and GMP serving mainly on 'D' Division.  Member of force football team.
Peter WILLIAMSON
29.07.2024 Aged 91yrs
Formerly of Manchester and GMP, retiring as Inspector.  Member of Altrincham Branch, where he was Vice-Chair and Chair for a total of 19 years.
Jessica SHEPLEY
??.??.2024 Aged 92yrs
Branch widow member.
Stuart FRAIN
01.08.2024
Initially at Bolton, was a Sergeant at Sedgeley Park and Divisional Training Officer at Salford.  Member of Rochdale Branch.
Hadrian HARROP
16.08.2024 Aged 88yrs
Served mainly at Oldham.  Member of Oldham Branch.
Michael THORLEY
26.08.2024
Formerly of GMP.  Served at Farnworth before transfer to Dog Section, from which he retired.  Member of Bolton Branch.
Jeremy William POINTON
27.08.2024, Aged 68yrs
Branch member.
Gordon SWANN
27.08.2024
Served on B, G. and P Divisions and elsewhere.  Member of Federation JBB.  Member of Bury Branch and their committee.
Stewart Edward DADSWELL
11.09.2024 Aged 81yrs
Formerly of GMP; member of the Archery team.  Retired to North Yorkshire.  Frequent attender at classic car events, and volunteer at North York Moors Railway.  Stewart has been cremated, and his ashes are to be interred in Nova Scotia.
Steve WOODHEAD
11.09.2024 Aged 71yrs
Formerly of Lancashire and GMP, serving ar Bury, Oldham, 'F' Division and Moss Side, retiring as Inspector.  Member of Bury Branch.
June JARVIS
13.09.2024
Widow of long-time fingerprint officer Roy JARVIS.  Branch widow member.
Alan LEE

Formerly of Salford and GMP, PC 2498, serving at The Crescent and Computer Training. Member of Salford Branch.
Stuart TOFT
27.09.2024 Aged 78yrs
Member of Oldham Branch.
John WILSON
01.10.2024 Aged 87yrs
Formerly of Cheshire and GMP.  Member of Altrincham Branch.
Richard POTTS
09.10.2024 Aged 92yrs
Formerly of Lancashire and GMP, serving at several former Lancashire stations and at Bruche.  Member of Bolton Branch, where he was Secretary and Treasurer for 20 years.  Life Member.
Stuart THOMAS
??.10.2024 Aged 97yrs
Branch member.
Barbara SMITH
??.10.2024 Aged 94yrs
Branch widow member.
Bob HENDERSON
19.10.2024 Aged 97yrs
Formerly of Stockport and Cheshire.  Member of Altrincham Branch.
Peter WALL
??.??.2024 Aged 77yrs
Branch member.
Derek John BEACH
03.11.2024 Aged 85yrs
Formerly of Manchester and GMP.  Served on 'C' and 'E' Divisions before promotion to Inspector at Stockport.  Retired from Child Protection and Juvenile Justice Section at Headquarters.
Harry WOOD
??.11.2024 Aged 85yrs
Formerly of Manchester and GMP.  'A' Division legend, also serving in CID, RCS and SB.
Stephen CUSTANCE
??.11.2024 Aged 70yrs
Branch member.
Norman COOKE
07.11.2024 Aged 82yrs
Member of Oldham Branch.
Terry SIMPSON
10.11.24
Formerly of Lancashire and GMP, starting at Wigan and after re-organisation moving to Salford, working in communications there and later the Force Control Room.  Member of Salford Branch.
Trevor "Digger" GARDNER
??.11.2024
Formerly of GMP, serving throughout the county, particularly in CID, and retiring as Superintendent on the OMEGA unit.  Member of Wigan and Leigh Branch.
Donald CARRUTHERS
17.11.2024 Aged 87yrs
Branch member.
Bob MORRIS
??.11.2024 Aged 93yrs
Formerly of Stockport, Cheshire and GMP, serving mainly in Stockport traffic unit.  Member of Altrincham Branch.
Ian NORMAN
30.11.2024
Formerly of Manchester and Salford, and GMP, serving at Park Lane and in communications.  Member of Salford Branch.
Gary STOTT
05.12.2024 Aged 91yrs
Formerly of Manchester and GMP.  Served on 'E' Division, for many years as the Area Officer for Hulme/Cornbrook.  There is to be a 'direct cremation' in January in accordance with the family's wishes.
Leslie 'Megetney' PLOVER
27.12.2024 Aged 77yrs
Formerly of City of Manchester Airport Police and GMP, serving on 'D' and 'J' Divisions.  Funeral Wedneday 22nd January, 12 noon, Our Lady and the Apostles Church, SK3 8BQ, interment at Mill Lane Cemetery, SK8 2PX, and reception at Jolly Sailor, SK3 8TE.  To assist with catering, if attending reception please inform Derek Munday by Friday 17th January.

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