Michael William Dawson

Died

12 April 1984

Age

Rank

Constable

Force

Royal Ulster Constabulary

Cause

Homicide - Bomb

Duty Status

On Duty

Fatally injured by a bomb planted at an address in Belfast to which he had been called.

Fatally injured by a bomb planted at an address in Belfast to which he had been called.

Killed by a terrorist bomb explosion while checking a suspect package.

Constable Dawson was called to 139 University Street, Belfast, regarding a suspect hold-all found in the front garden.

As Michael was speaking to the householder, a bomb within the hold-all exploded, killing the female and seriously injuring the officer.

Constable Dawson, a married man, was taken to Belfast City Hospital but died from his wounds soon after.

The previous year, while carrying a bomb to the same house, a man was injured when the bomb detonated prematurely.