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.

Alexander Bell
Alexander Bell

Reserve Constable,
Royal Ulster Constabulary

24 July 1989 (39)

Norman Annett
Norman Annett

Constable,
Royal Ulster Constabulary

1 July 1989 (56)

David John Black
David John Black

Reserve Constable,
Royal Ulster Constabulary

27 June 1989 (34)

David William Cooper
David William Cooper

Constable,
Royal Ulster Constabulary

11 April 1989 (47)

Henry Alexander Breen
Henry Alexander Breen

Chief Superintendent,
Royal Ulster Constabulary

20 March 1989 (51)

Robert James Buchanan
Robert James Buchanan

Superintendent,
Royal Ulster Constabulary

20 March 1989 (55)

Patrick J Gabriel Mullaly
Patrick J Gabriel Mullaly

Inspector (Rtd),
Royal Ulster Constabulary

27 February 1989 (54)

Stephen Montgomery
Stephen Montgomery

Constable,
Royal Ulster Constabulary

28 January 1989 (26)

Harold Irvine Keys
Harold Irvine Keys

Reserve Constable (Rtd),
Royal Ulster Constabulary

15 January 1989 (24)

John Lendores Smith
John Lendores Smith

Constable,
Royal Ulster Constabulary

13 January 1989 (47)

William James Monteith
William James Monteith

Reserve Constable,
Royal Ulster Constabulary

21 November 1988 (59)

Hugh Harold McCrone
Hugh Harold McCrone

Reserve Constable,
Royal Ulster Constabulary

26 October 1988 (20)

Paul McCullough
Paul McCullough QGM

Constable,
Royal Ulster Constabulary

25 October 1988 (29)

John Larmour
John Larmour

Constable,
Royal Ulster Constabulary

11 October 1988 (42)

John George Warnock
John George Warnock

Detective Constable,
Royal Ulster Constabulary

2 August 1988 (45)

Stanley Harris
Stanley Harris

Reserve Constable,
Royal Ulster Constabulary

28 March 1988 (56)

Clive Graham
Clive Graham

Constable,
Royal Ulster Constabulary

21 March 1988 (25)

Colin James Gilmore
Colin James Gilmore

Constable,
Royal Ulster Constabulary

25 January 1988 (27)

Edward Armstrong
Edward Armstrong

Reserve Constable,
Royal Ulster Constabulary

8 November 1987 (52)

Samuel Gault
Samuel Gault

Sergeant (Rtd),
Royal Ulster Constabulary

8 November 1987 (49)

Sidney Lyle Roxborough
Sidney Lyle Roxborough

Reserve Constable,
Royal Ulster Constabulary

4 September 1987 (25)

Winston Gilchrist Finlay
Winston Gilchrist Finlay

Reserve Constable,
Royal Ulster Constabulary

30 August 1987 (44)

Ernest Stanley Carson
Ernest Stanley Carson

Detective Constable,
Royal Ulster Constabulary

26 August 1987 (50)

Michael Philip Malone
Michael Philip Malone

Detective Constable,
Royal Ulster Constabulary

26 August 1987 (35)

Norman Alexander Kennedy
Norman Alexander Kennedy

Constable,
Royal Ulster Constabulary

27 July 1987 (41)

Robert Guthrie
Robert Guthrie

Sergeant,
Royal Ulster Constabulary

23 June 1987 (41)

Alexander Halliday
Alexander Halliday

Constable,
Royal Ulster Constabulary

10 June 1987 (60)

Samuel McCLean
Samuel McCLean BEM

Constable,
Royal Ulster Constabulary

2 June 1987 (41)

Thomas Cooke
Thomas Cooke

Sergeant,
Royal Ulster Constabulary

23 April 1987 (52)

David John Ead
David John Ead

Inspector,
Royal Ulster Constabulary

20 April 1987 (38)

Frederick Verner Armstrong
Frederick Verner Armstrong

Reserve Constable,
Royal Ulster Constabulary

11 April 1987 (40)

Robert James Bennett McLean
Robert James Bennett McLean

Reserve Constable,
Royal Ulster Constabulary

11 April 1987 (44)

George Ian Gray Shaw
George Ian Gray Shaw

Reserve Constable,
Royal Ulster Constabulary

3 April 1987 (51)

John Reginald Charles Bennison
John Reginald Charles Bennison

Detective Sergeant,
Royal Ulster Constabulary

23 March 1987 (41)

Austin Wilson
Austin Wilson

Detective Inspector,
Royal Ulster Constabulary

23 March 1987 (35)

William Frederick Woods
William Frederick Woods

Constable,
Royal Ulster Constabulary

14 March 1987 (60)

Peter Nesbitt
Peter Nesbitt

Reserve Constable,
Royal Ulster Constabulary

10 March 1987 (32)

Ivan Noble Irvine Crawford
Ivan Noble Irvine Crawford

Reserve Constable,
Royal Ulster Constabulary

9 January 1987 (49)

Derek Ewing Patterson
Derek Ewing Patterson

Constable,
Royal Ulster Constabulary

10 November 1986 (39)

Stephen Robert Bell
Stephen Robert Bell

Constable,
Royal Ulster Constabulary

25 October 1986 (24)


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.