Samuel Hayes

Died

:

5 August 1922

Age

:

45

Rank

:

Special Constable

Force

:

Ulster Special Constabulary

Cause

:

Homicide - Shot

Duty Status

:

Off Duty

Shot and fatally wounded while off duty in the Britannic public bar on the Newtownards Road in Belfast when gunmen, pursuing a man who had taken refuge in the bar, fired shots into the bar, hitting the USC officer and another customer.