Notification of the death of a retired Police Officer
William Harry Bowers
It is with regret that we have to inform you of the death of William (Bill) Harry Bowers, aged 91 years, a retired Police Officer. Bill died on Tuesday 20 October 2020 after catching the Covid virus in hospital. Our thoughts are with the family at this difficult time.
Bill joined the City Police in 1956 and his collar number was Pc 770. He served at Southern Division and the Traffic Department. He retired on health grounds in 1981 from the effects of being involved in a road traffic accident on the M1.
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John Kennedy, Secretary, Notts NARPO
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Ron Nightingale
Bill was a very helpful guy and in fact transported me to Pannal Ash for 10 weeks in the depths of winter 1956. He had a motorbike and sidecar and I used to chill out in the sidecar. We lost contact with each other when he moved to Traffic but I remember him as a great person who helped me in my early career.
NottsNarpo 
So sorry to hear that Bill was taken by this awful virus. I remember Bill with fondness. He was a friend and mentor in my early days on traffic. He taught me everything I needed to know about patrolling the M1 in the early seventies. My condolences to his family
Robin Newcombe
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Worked with Bill on Traffic about the time of the photo. Really nice man.
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