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The fallen Greater Manchester Police officers killed or who died in the line of duty

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The third largest force in England and Wales, Greater Manchester Police is responsible for serving and protecting over 2.8 million people in the region.

Formed in 1974, Greater Manchester Police employs 6,866 police officers and over 3,500 members of police staff according to figures released in March 2020.

But what is sometimes lost in statistics and figures is the dedication and acts of bravery shown by its officers each day, especially those who work on the front line of policing.

While incidents of police officers being killed or dying in the line of duty are thankfully rare, Bryn Hughes, father of murdered GMP officer PC Nicola Hughes, has urged the government to award posthumous medals to all emergency workers killed at work. READ MORE: Entire village just outside Greater Manchester 'executed' and 'wiped off the map' without a trace READ MORE: Read today's top Manchester Evening News stories Bryn Hughes' daughter was killed in 2012, alongside fellow officer PC Fiona Bone, in a gun and grenade ambush while on duty in Tameside, Greater Manchester.

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