Harold John Beckett

Died

30 June 1990

Age

Rank

Constable

Force

Royal Ulster Constabulary

Cause

Homicide - Shot

Duty Status

On Duty

Roll of Honour Citation

Shot dead, at close range, by terrorist gunmen while on foot patrol with a colleague in West Belfast.

Roll of Honour Citation

Shot dead, at close range, by terrorist gunmen while on foot patrol with a colleague in West Belfast.

Circumstances

On foot patrol in Belfast Constable Beckett was with Constable Meyer when they were walking from Castlecourt to Queen Street. Two terrorist gunmen ran up behind the Constables and shot Constable Meyer, after a struggle with Constable Beckett they also shot him and fled.

Harold’s colleague, Constable Gary Carl Meyer, was also killed when two terrorist gunmen ran up behind them as they walked from Castlecourt to Queen Street.