John Smyth
Died
:
2 August 1981
Age
:
34
Rank
:
Constable
Force
:
Royal Ulster Constabulary
Cause
:
Homicide - Bomb
Duty Status
:
On Duty
Roll of Honour Citation
Killed, alongside a colleague, by the detonation of a terrorist landmine while on mobile patrol at Loughmacrory, County Tyrone.
John’s colleague, Constable Andrew Alfred Woods, was also killed as they patrolled together at Loughmacrory, near Omagh.