William Thomas McKnight MM
Died
:
4 May 1922
Rank
:
Special Constable
Force
:
Ulster Special Constabulary
Cause
:
Homicide - Shot
Duty Status
:
On Duty
Roll of Honour Citation
Died in hospital after being fatally shot when his patrol was ambushed by terrorists in Dunnamore, County Tyrone.
Special Constable McKnight died in Victoria Hospital, Belfast, the day after being fatally shot when his patrol was ambushed by terrorists on Corvanaghan Road, Dunnamore, six miles from Cookstown, County Tyrone.