Born and raised in Biddulph, near Stoke-on-Trent, Roger joined the Bermuda Police in 1964 after serving for 3 years in the Staffordshire County Police. He spent several years on the beat and as duty driver in Central Division and St. George's before being transferred to Traffic where he was promoted to Sergeant in 1971. Following a stint in Central CID and a return to Traffic, he was appointed as Crime Prevention Officer and later transferred to head the newly formed Community-Media Relations Department in the 1980's where he was promoted to Inspector, working alongside Sergeant John Instone. He retired from the BPS as Chief Inspector in 1992 after spending 10 years in Community-Media Relations where he and John were often referred to as the "official police spokesmen".
An active sportsman, he played cricket, tennis and squash for the Police. He was a founder member of the Bermuda YMCA (now defunct) and following the riots of the 1960's he liaised with then P.C's Raymond Sousa and Gary Perinchief (Takbir Sharrief) to create the annual Police Pedal Cycle Gymkhana which ran successfully for many years, and was recently re-introduced as part of the 2010 Police Week activities. One of his favourite projects whilst in Community-Media Relations Department was the creation of Bermuda's first Superstar Cards.
After retiring from the Police Service, Roger became Secretary of the Corporation of Hamilton for 12 years before retiring. Happily married to Marian for 54 years, he has two children and five grandchildren, all of whom are here in Bermuda.
