John Quinn
Died
:
27 October 1982
Age
:
37
Rank
:
Sergeant
Force
:
Royal Ulster Constabulary
Cause
:
Homicide - Bomb
Duty Status
:
On Duty
Roll of Honour Citation
Killed alongside two colleagues in a terrorist land-mine attack on their armoured car while on mobile patrol.
John’s colleagues, Constables Paul Hamilton and Allan McCloy, were also killed in the attack at Oxford Island, near Lurgan, County Armagh.