Royal Ulster Constabulary GC

In memory of all those officers who lost their lives in the service of the Royal Ulster Constabulary GC and those antecedent constabularies throughout history.

William Raymond Baggley
William Raymond Baggley

Reserve Constable,
Royal Ulster Constabulary

29 January 1974 (42)

John Molyneaux Rodgers
John Molyneaux Rodgers

Reserve Constable,
Royal Ulster Constabulary

26 January 1974 (49)

Michael Joseph Logue
Michael Joseph Logue

Constable,
Royal Ulster Constabulary

29 December 1973 (21)

Ivan Acheson Johnston
Ivan Acheson Johnston

Detective Constable (Rtd),
Royal Ulster Constabulary

15 December 1973 (34)

George Maurice Rolston
George Maurice Rolston

Detective Constable,
Royal Ulster Constabulary

11 December 1973 (37)

Robert Megaw
Robert Megaw

Constable,
Royal Ulster Constabulary

1 December 1973 (29)

John Doherty
John Doherty

Detective Constable,
Royal Ulster Constabulary

28 October 1973 (31)

William Edward Campbell
William Edward Campbell

Reserve Constable,
Royal Ulster Constabulary

16 October 1973 (27)

John Campbell Harris
John Campbell Harris

Constable,
Royal Ulster Constabulary

10 October 1973 (42)

William John McIlveen
William John McIlveen

Reserve Constable,
Royal Ulster Constabulary

13 August 1973 (36)

David Purvis
David Purvis

Constable,
Royal Ulster Constabulary

5 June 1973 (22)

Ronald McCauley
Ronald McCauley QPM

Constable,
Royal Ulster Constabulary

25 March 1973 (44)

William Raymond Wylie
William Raymond Wylie QPM

Constable,
Royal Ulster Constabulary

27 February 1973 (25)

Charles Hamilton Morrison
Charles Hamilton Morrison

Constable,
Royal Ulster Constabulary

8 February 1973 (26)

Samuel Culbert Hyndman
Samuel Culbert Hyndman

Constable,
Royal Ulster Constabulary

22 January 1973 (23)

Henry James Sandford
Henry James Sandford

Reserve Constable,
Royal Ulster Constabulary

14 January 1973 (34)

Mervyn Samuel Wilson
Mervyn Samuel Wilson

Constable,
Royal Ulster Constabulary

14 January 1973 (23)

David William Dorsett
David William Dorsett

Sergeant,
Royal Ulster Constabulary

14 January 1973 (37)

William James Johnston
William James Johnston

Royal Ulster Constabulary Police Authority

18 December 1972 (48)

George Chambers
George Chambers

Constable,
Royal Ulster Constabulary

15 December 1972 (44)

James Alexander Nixon
James Alexander Nixon

Constable,
Royal Ulster Constabulary

13 December 1972 (49)

Robert William Keys
Robert William Keys

Constable,
Royal Ulster Constabulary

28 November 1972 (55)

Joseph Calvin
Joseph Calvin

Reserve Constable,
Royal Ulster Constabulary

17 November 1972 (51)

Andrew Gordon Harron
Andrew Gordon Harron QPM

Constable,
Royal Ulster Constabulary

21 October 1972 (32)

Robert John M Gibson
Robert John M Gibson

Reserve Constable,
Royal Ulster Constabulary

21 July 1972 (45)

Robert David Laverty
Robert David Laverty

Constable,
Royal Ulster Constabulary

16 July 1972 (18)

Samuel Richard David Houston
Samuel Richard David Houston QPM

Constable,
Royal Ulster Constabulary

26 June 1972 (22)

Ernest McAllister
Ernest McAllister

Constable,
Royal Ulster Constabulary

20 March 1972 (31)

Bernard Malachy O’Neill
Bernard Malachy O’Neill

Constable,
Royal Ulster Constabulary

20 March 1972 (36)

William Stewart Logan
William Stewart Logan

Constable,
Royal Ulster Constabulary

15 March 1972 (23)

Thomas Robert Morrow
Thomas Robert Morrow

Sergeant,
Royal Ulster Constabulary

2 March 1972 (28)

Raymond Norman Carroll
Raymond Norman Carroll

Constable,
Royal Ulster Constabulary

28 January 1972 (22)

Peter Gilgunn
Peter Gilgunn

Sergeant,
Royal Ulster Constabulary

27 January 1972 (26)

David John Montgomery
David John Montgomery

Constable,
Royal Ulster Constabulary

27 January 1972 (20)

Raymond Frederick Denham
Raymond Frederick Denham

Reserve Constable,
Royal Ulster Constabulary

12 January 1972 (42)

Dermot Hurley
Dermot Hurley

Sergeant,
Royal Ulster Constabulary

11 November 1971 (50)

Thomas James W Moore
Thomas James W Moore

Constable,
Royal Ulster Constabulary

11 November 1971 (37)

Stanley Corry
Stanley Corry

Detective Constable,
Royal Ulster Constabulary

1 November 1971 (28)

William Robert Russell
William Robert Russell

Detective Constable,
Royal Ulster Constabulary

1 November 1971 (31)

Alfred Henry Devlin
Alfred Henry Devlin

Inspector,
Royal Ulster Constabulary

29 October 1971 (42)


The Royal Ulster Constabulary was the police force in Northern Ireland from 1922 to 2001. It was founded on 1 June 1922 as a successor to the Royal Irish Constabulary following the partition of Ireland. At its peak the force had around 8,500 officers, with a further 4,500 who were members of the RUC Reserve.

The RUC policed Northern Ireland from the aftermath of the Irish War of Independence until after the turn of the 21st century and played a major role in the Troubles between the 1960s and the 1990s.

During the Troubles, 319 RUC officers were killed and almost 9,000 injured in paramilitary assassinations or attacks, mostly by the IRA, which made the RUC the most dangerous police force in the world in which to serve by 1983. In the same period, the RUC killed 55 people, 28 of whom were civilians. In 2000, the RUC was awarded the George Cross for bravery.