Whilst working an extended tour of night duty as the Night Detective at Bootle Street police station he became involved in dealing with a violent prisoner. Following which he suffered …
Charles Brett
Sergeant Brett was in charge of a prison van which was transporting Fenian Prisoners, from Manchester Court to Belle Vue Prison, on Hyde Road, on 18th September 1867. As the …
John William Law
War Reserve Constable Law was on duty at East Union Street Police Station, Old Trafford, during the Manchester Blitz. The station was hit by a landmine, and War Reserve Constable …
Richard Pickering
Superintendent Pickering was hit on the head during a riot at Rochdale on 13th April 1865, sustaining injuries. He returned to work, and was involved in policing another riot in …
Samuel Miller
Sergeant Miller was on duty in Queen Street, Wigan, assisting another officer in the arrest of a violent prisoner. They were taking the prisoner to the police station when Sergeant …
Stephen Burgess
Sergeant Burgess was riding his pedal cycle on his way home from the CDC when he was involved in an RTA at the junction of Talbot Road with Greatstone Road, …
William Grant
Constable Grant was on duty at Leigh Police Station during a local miners strike. As he was going down the stairs from the court room on the first floor of …
William Thomas Hughes
Sergeant Hughes was a police dog trainer. On the 4th April 1973 he was running a dog training exercise when he slipped on a wet, muddy bank and injured his …
William Walker
Police Fireman Walker was fighting a fire at the premises of Fernley and Bradley at Higher Hillgate Mill, Thomas Street in Stockport. The ladder he was on collapsed and as …