Ronald McCauley QPM

Died

25 March 1973

Age

Rank

Constable

Force

Royal Ulster Constabulary

Cause

Homicide - Shot

Duty Status

On Duty

Roll of Honour Citation

Ambushed by terrorist gunmen he returned fire but sustained fatal injuries. Posthumously awarded the Queen’s Police Medal for Gallantry.

Roll of Honour Citation

Ambushed by terrorist gunmen he returned fire but sustained fatal injuries. Posthumously awarded the Queen’s Police Medal for Gallantry.

Circumstances

Died from gunshot wounds received on 27 February when his colleague was shot dead during a gun battle with several terrorists who ambushed them as they checked a suspicious car in County Antrim.

Posthumously awarded the Queen's Police Medal for Gallantry.

Died from gunshot wounds sustained on 27th February, when his colleague, Constable William Raymond Wylie, was shot dead during a gun battle, after they were ambushed by several terrorists as they checked a suspicious car in County Antrim. Both men were posthumously awarded the Queen’s Police Medal for Gallantry.