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[[Gordon Brown]], the [[Prime Minister]] described him as a "very heroic, very brave man".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/6617115/Cumbria-floods-Pc-Bill-Barker-died-on-eve-of-his-birthday.html|title=Cumbria floods: Pc Bill Barker died on eve of his birthday|last=Stokes|first=Paul|work=Telegraph website|accessdate=21 November 2009}}</ref> |
[[Gordon Brown]], the [[Prime Minister]] described him as a "very heroic, very brave man".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/6617115/Cumbria-floods-Pc-Bill-Barker-died-on-eve-of-his-birthday.html|title=Cumbria floods: Pc Bill Barker died on eve of his birthday|last=Stokes|first=Paul|work=Telegraph website|accessdate=21 November 2009}}</ref> |
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On 27 November 2009 he was buried at [[Egremont, Cumbria]]. The next day [[Prince Charles]] met his family in private. |
On 27 November 2009 he was buried at [[Egremont, Cumbria]]. The next day [[Prince Charles]] met his family in private.<ref> {{cite web |url= http://www.whitehaven-news.co.uk/pc_bill_barker_s_family_meet_prince_charles_1_644009 |title= PC Bill Barker's family meet Prince Charles |work= The Whitehaven News |publisher= http://www.newsandstar.co.uk/ |accessdate=2009-12-07}}</ref> |
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On 7 December 2009 a new footbridge over the river was opened. The bridge is 52 metres long, and is named [[Barker Crossing]] after him.<ref name="SkyBridge">{{cite news|url=http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/UK-News/New-Workington-Footbridge-Named-After-Hero-Policeman-PC-Bill-Barker/Article/200912115494386?f=rss|title=Bridge Named In Honour Of Hero Policeman|last=Couzens|first=Jo|date=07 December 2009|publisher=Sky News International|accessdate=07 December 2009}}</ref> |
On 7 December 2009 a new footbridge over the river was opened. The bridge is 52 metres long, and is named [[Barker Crossing]] after him.<ref name="SkyBridge">{{cite news|url=http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/UK-News/New-Workington-Footbridge-Named-After-Hero-Policeman-PC-Bill-Barker/Article/200912115494386?f=rss|title=Bridge Named In Honour Of Hero Policeman|last=Couzens|first=Jo|date=07 December 2009|publisher=Sky News International|accessdate=07 December 2009}}</ref> |
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 | It has been suggested that this article be merged into 2009 Great Britain and Ireland floods. (Discuss) Proposed since December 2009. |
Bill Barker | |
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| Born | 21 November 1964 |
| Died | 20 November 2009 (aged 44) Workington, Cumbria, England |
| Occupation | policeman |
| Spouse | Hazel Barker |
Bill Barker was a police constable who died in the November 2009 Great Britain and Ireland floods on 20 November 2009 in Cumbria, UK, on the day before his 45th birthday. He fell into the River Derwent in Workington when Northside Bridge, which he was standing on, was swept away by floodwater, as he was stopping traffic from driving onto the bridge. His body was washed up on a beach at Allonby. He left a widow (Hazel) and 4 children.
He joined the police on 3 January 1984, at age 19. Bill's collar number was 642. He worked on Brigham Traffic Control, then the Western Mobile Support Group (WMSG) which then became the Western Roads Policing Unit (WRPU). He was a family liaison officer. In August 1997 he received a chief constable’s commendation for his courage and tenacity during a pursuit with a Land Rover Discovery in the Keswick area; it rammed his car twice.
Gordon Brown, the Prime Minister described him as a "very heroic, very brave man".[1]
On 27 November 2009 he was buried at Egremont, Cumbria. The next day Prince Charles met his family in private.[2]
On 7 December 2009 a new footbridge over the river was opened. The bridge is 52 metres long, and is named Barker Crossing after him.[3]
References
- ^ Stokes, Paul. "Cumbria floods: Pc Bill Barker died on eve of his birthday". Telegraph website. Retrieved 21 November 2009.
- ^ "PC Bill Barker's family meet Prince Charles". The Whitehaven News. http://www.newsandstar.co.uk/. Retrieved 2009-12-07.
{{cite web}}: External link in|publisher= - ^ Couzens, Jo (07 December 2009). "Bridge Named In Honour Of Hero Policeman". Sky News International. Retrieved 07 December 2009.
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External links
- http://www.whitehaven-news.co.uk/news/sad_farewell_for_flood_hero_pc_bill_barker_1_643727?referrerPath=home/1.283017
- http://www.timesandstar.co.uk/mourners_applaud_brave_workington_pc_bill_barker_at_egremont_funeral_1_643735?referrerPath=home
- http://www.newsandstar.co.uk/news/cumbria_floods/pc_bill_barker_s_family_meet_prince_charles_1_644009?referrerPath=/news_round-up_1_50001