William Laurence Smyth

Died

22 May 1986

Age

Rank

Constable

Force

Royal Ulster Constabulary

Cause

Homicide - Bomb

Duty Status

On Duty

Roll of Honour Citation

Killed while on search patrol, by the explosion of a remote-controlled terrorist bomb hidden in a ditch.

Roll of Honour Citation

Killed while on search patrol, by the explosion of a remote-controlled terrorist bomb hidden in a ditch.

Circumstances

Killed by a terrorist bomb explosion in a field while on a search patrol.

Killed while on search patrol, alongside Constable David Leslie McBride and a British Army soldier, by the explosion of a remote-controlled terrorist bomb hidden in a ditch at Milltown Bridge, near Crossmaglen, County Armagh.