Michael Burke

Died

:

5 June 1921

Age

:

28

Rank

:

Sergeant

Force

:

Royal Irish Constabulary

Cause

:

Homicide - Shot

Duty Status

:

On Duty

Shot dead when his patrol was ambushed by twenty terrorists, shortly after midnight, at Swatragh, Magherafelt, County Londonderry. A Special Constable was seriously wounded in the same incident.