James Ferguson

Died

6 October 1983

Age

Rank

Reserve Constable

Force

Royal Ulster Constabulary

Cause

Homicide - Shot

Duty Status

On Duty

Circumstances

Shot dead while on foot patrol when approached by terrorist gunmen.

Fatally shot alongside his colleague, Reserve Constable William Toome Finlay, by terrorist gunmen while on foot patrol in Meadowlands, Downpatrick, County Down.