Norman John C Anderson

Died

27 January 1961

Age

Rank

Constable

Force

Royal Ulster Constabulary

Cause

Homicide - Shot

Duty Status

Off Duty

Roll of Honour Citation

Abducted and shot multiple times as he returned across the border after visiting his girlfriend in the Republic of Ireland.

Roll of Honour Citation

Abducted and shot multiple times as he returned across the border after visiting his girlfriend in the Republic of Ireland.

Circumstances

Having finished duty he drove to the Irish border, parked his van and walked across on foot to visit his girlfriend. As he later tried to start his van he was ambushed, abducted and shot multiple times.

Constable Anderson was stationed at Rosslea and after finishing duty he drove his van to the southern border of County Fermanagh in Northern Ireland to visit his girlfriend who lived across the border in County Monaghan in the Republic of Ireland.

He was on foot on his way back to his van when he was overpowered by his assailants, dragged up a laneway and repeatedly shot.