William James Johnston

Died

18 December 1972

Age

Force

Royal Ulster Constabulary Police Authority

Cause

Homicide - Shot

Duty Status

Civilian

Circumstances

A Police Authority Member, he was shot dead when abducted by terrorists.

Found shot dead in Knockbane, near Middletown, County Armagh, a short time after being abducted from a house on the Drumarg Estate in Armagh as a consequence of his roles as an Ulster Unionist Party Councillor and a member of the Police Authority.