Robert James Harrison

Robert James Harrison

Died

:

5 February 1977

Age

:

50

Rank

:

Reserve Constable

Force

:

Royal Ulster Constabulary

Cause

:

Homicide - Shot

Duty Status

:

On Duty

Roll of Honour Citation

Shot dead by a sniper in a terrorist ambush as he was leaving a shop in Gilford, County Down, after checking a bogus report that an incendiary device had been placed there.

Shot dead by a sniper in a terrorist ambush as he and a colleague, who was seriously injured, were leaving a shop in Gilford, County Down, after checking a bogus report that an incendiary device had been placed there.