| Roll of Honour |
| Farewell to our colleagues who have passed away |
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| December 2018 |
Information from: John Ogden |
 | | Steve Ogden |
| | Steve started as a TTA on EL and P in 1969 he then has spells on Exchange Construction and Maintenance in Manchester North and South areas. He subsequently moved to the BT training college at Stone for several years before moving to America for 15 years with BT-Concert. He returned to the UK a few years ago. |
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| December 2018 |
Information from: David J Mills |
 | | Harold S Garner |
| | Harold joined as a Y2Yc. He worked in the Auto exchange field being on the area pool before running Woodley Telephone exchange for some years. He later worked on Transmission at Manchester G before being promoted. He eventually went on to work at the RNCC before retirement. |
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| December 2018 |
Information from: Ken Monaghan |
 | | Howard Nixon |
| | Howard worked in many places including Blackfriars and Collyhurst Exchanges and then on various jobs in Grand Island and Dial House. |
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| November 2018 |
Information from: John Fradley |
 | | Albert Sanders |
| | Albert worked for many years in Guardian and Rutherford House |
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| November 2018 |
Information from: Laurence Capewell |
 | | Ted Ings |
| | Ted Ings who was a Level 1 AEE will be known to many in the North West for his Regional Involvement in Electronic Exchanges |
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| November 2018 |
Information from: Bill Hayes |
 | | Neil Rothnie |
| | Details to follow |
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| October 2018 |
Information from: Mike Ku |
 | | Ron Scanes |
| | Ron started his career in the Stalybridge and Ashton area and then took up Transmission duties in Dial House on Works Orders on the 1st Floor. He ended his BT days as the North Area ASCO. |
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| August 2018 |
Information from: Alan Farrell |
 | | Ray Mee |
| | Ray worked in Dial House on Electric Lighting and Power EL and P. |
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| August 2018 |
Information from: Barry Durbar and Richard Poole |
 | | Ted McGee |
| | Ted was 86 and spent his later years in BT on Exchange Maintenance at Wilmslow. |
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| July 2018 |
Information from: Harold Garner |
 | | Mike Flynn |
| | Mike lived in Glossop. He joined the GPO from the Forces. He worked as a TO in the 60s in Dial House on Works Orders. Later he went to work on TEO with Alan Bannister and then finally MR/G on Transmission Maintenance. He was promoted to Level 1 and then finally Level 2 within the NW Regional Headquarters before taking retirement.
Mike served 30 plus years as a JP in the Tameside Area where he was also active on the Mottram Bypass Committee for many years. He was a keen Badminton and Table Tennis player in his time. He will be sadly missed by all of his colleagues. |
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| July 2018 |
Information from: Glynn Fletcher (Flek) |
 | | Arthur Whyte |
| | Arthur worked as a cleaner at Whaley Bridge until retirement. |
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| June 2018 |
Information from: Allan Henson |
 | | David Millington |
| | Details to follow |
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| June 2018 |
Information from: Peter Carey |
 | | Vin Carey |
| | Vin spent his earlier years with the GPO at Dial House then moved to Eccles Exchange where he worked until his retirement making many friends on the way.
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| May 2018 |
Information from: Brian Carrick |
 | | Tony Lyons |
| | Tony spent most of his BT career in Guardian Exchange, the last few years before early retirement were spent in Dial House. |
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| May 2018 |
Information from: John Essex and Mike Ku |
 | | Dave Oldham |
| | Dave was heavily involved in the early days data transmission using modems. He went on to manage many teams within BT. He was also an accomplished keyboard player and sailor. |
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| May 2018 |
Information from: James Glynn Fletcher |
 | | Jack Henshall |
| | Jack worked for a long time on subs. in the Heaton Moor area and latterly on the test desk at Stockport ATE. |
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| April 2018 |
Information from: John Coop |
 | | Stan Gorman |
| | Stan worked in the Telex Exchange in Central, York Street. |
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| April 2018 |
Information from: John Coop |
 | | Jeff Cook |
| | Jeff worked on Manchester Central auto before transferring to the Training School at Didsbury. |
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| April 2018 |
Information from: Laurence Capewell |
 | | Sid Conroy |
| | Sid retired from BT in 1994 spending his later career in the Sales Department rising to the heights of a Level 5. He was a colourful chap and well liked by all those who he worked with in BT. He was a very busy and active person both in BT and at home, an avid and very capable DIY man who could turn his hand to anything. He also had a market stall at Altrincham Market with his wife Sandra selling shoes. |
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| April 2018 |
Information from: Bill Howard and Allan Brown |
 | | Martin Butlin |
| | Martin worked in Dial House Manchester on Trunk Test |
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