Richard Allen Baird
Died
:
17 April 1979
Age
:
28
Rank
:
Constable
Force
:
Royal Ulster Constabulary
Cause
:
Homicide - Bomb
Duty Status
:
On Duty
Roll of Honour Citation
Killed alongside three colleagues by a remote-controlled bomb, hidden in a parked van, which was detonated as their patrol drove past in Bessbrook, County Armagh.
Constables Paul Moore Gray and Noel Alexander Webb and Reserve Constable Robert Archibald Lockhart were also killed in the explosion.