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 by terrorist gunmen from close range while on foot patrol.

Roll of Honour Citation

Shot dead by terrorist gunmen from close range while on foot patrol.

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.

Shot dead from close range alongside his colleague, Constable Gary Carl Meyer, when two terrorist gunmen ran up behind them as they walked from Castlecourt to Queen Street, while on foot patrol in West Belfast.