
John Spence McGarry
Died
:
6 April 1991
Age
:
46
Rank
:
Detective Constable
Force
:
Royal Ulster Constabulary
Cause
:
Homicide - Bomb
Duty Status
:
Off Duty
Roll of Honour Citation
Killed, while off duty, by the explosion of a terrorist booby-trap bomb attached to his vehicle.
DC McGarry was off duty, visiting his mother, when terrorists attached the booby-trap bomb to his vehicle in the car park on Castle Street, Ballycastle, County Antrim.