Cecil James M Patterson

Cecil James M Patterson

Died

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26 February 1971

Age

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45

Rank

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Detective Inspector

Force

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Royal Ulster Constabulary

Cause

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Homicide - Shot

Duty Status

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On Duty

Roll of Honour Citation

Shot dead alongside a colleague while patrolling in Etna Drive, Ardoyne, Belfast, when terrorists fired automatic weapons during rioting.

Constable Robert William A. Buckley was also shot and killed in the same incident.