William James Hanson

Died

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24 July 1990

Age

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37

Rank

:

Constable

Force

:

Royal Ulster Constabulary

Cause

:

Homicide - Bomb

Duty Status

:

On Duty

Killed alongside his colleagues, Reserve Constables David Sterritt and Joshua Cyril Willis, when terrorists detonated a massive roadside bomb, hidden in a ditch, as the car in which the officers were travelling passed by. A catholic nun in another car was also killed.