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.

Edward George McFarland
Edward George McFarland

Reserve Constable,
Royal Ulster Constabulary

16 October 1986 (19)

Desmond John Dobbin
Desmond John Dobbin

Reserve Constable,
Royal Ulster Constabulary

12 October 1986 (42)

Charles Allen
Charles Allen

Constable,
Royal Ulster Constabulary

26 July 1986 (37)

Karl C Blackbourne
Karl C Blackbourne

Constable,
Royal Ulster Constabulary

26 July 1986 (19)

Peter John Kilpatrick
Peter John Kilpatrick

Sergeant,
Royal Ulster Constabulary

26 July 1986 (27)

Mark Loftus Buckley
Mark Loftus Buckley

Constable,
Royal Ulster Constabulary

25 July 1986 (25)

John William McVitty
John William McVitty

Constable,
Royal Ulster Constabulary

8 July 1986 (46)

David Leslie McBride
David Leslie McBride

Constable,
Royal Ulster Constabulary

22 May 1986 (27)

William Laurence Smyth
William Laurence Smyth

Constable,
Royal Ulster Constabulary

22 May 1986 (24)

James Hazlett
James Hazlett BEM

Inspector,
Royal Ulster Constabulary

23 April 1986 (54)

Derek George Breen
Derek George Breen

Detective Constable,
Royal Ulster Constabulary

11 February 1986 (29)

James A McCandless
James A McCandless

Constable,
Royal Ulster Constabulary

1 January 1986 (38)

Michael Jonathan Williams
Michael Jonathan Williams

Reserve Constable,
Royal Ulster Constabulary

1 January 1986 (24)

William James Clements
William James Clements

Reserve Constable,
Royal Ulster Constabulary

7 December 1985 (52)

George Gilliland
George Gilliland

Constable,
Royal Ulster Constabulary

7 December 1985 (34)

David Hanson
David Hanson

Constable,
Royal Ulster Constabulary

15 November 1985 (24)

Patrick Martin Vance
Patrick Martin Vance

Inspector,
Royal Ulster Constabulary

31 August 1985 (33)

William Robert Gilliland
William Robert Gilliland

Constable,
Royal Ulster Constabulary

18 June 1985 (39)

William Archibald Agnew
William Archibald Agnew

Reserve Constable,
Royal Ulster Constabulary

16 June 1985 (53)

William James Wilson
William James Wilson

Inspector,
Royal Ulster Constabulary

20 May 1985 (28)

David James Ronald Baird
David James Ronald Baird

Constable,
Royal Ulster Constabulary

20 May 1985 (23)

Tracy Ellen Doak
Tracy Ellen Doak

Constable,
Royal Ulster Constabulary

20 May 1985 (21)

Stephen George Rodgers
Stephen George Rodgers

Reserve Constable,
Royal Ulster Constabulary

20 May 1985 (19)

Michael Keith Kay
Michael Keith Kay

Reserve Constable,
Royal Ulster Constabulary

3 April 1985 (38)

John William Joseph Bell
John William Joseph Bell

Reserve Constable,
Royal Ulster Constabulary

29 March 1985 (34)

Hugh Brendan McCormac
Hugh Brendan McCormac

Sergeant,
Royal Ulster Constabulary

3 March 1985 (40)

Alexander Donaldson
Alexander Donaldson

Chief Inspector,
Royal Ulster Constabulary

28 February 1985 (41)

John Thomas Dowd
John Thomas Dowd

Detective Sergeant,
Royal Ulster Constabulary

28 February 1985 (31)

Sean Brian McHenry
Sean Brian McHenry

Reserve Constable,
Royal Ulster Constabulary

28 February 1985 (19)

Geoffrey K Campbell
Geoffrey K Campbell

Reserve Constable,
Royal Ulster Constabulary

28 February 1985 (24)

Ivy Winifred Kelly
Ivy Winifred Kelly

Woman Detective Constable,
Royal Ulster Constabulary

28 February 1985 (29)

Paul Hilary McFerran
Paul Hilary McFerran

Reserve Constable,
Royal Ulster Constabulary

28 February 1985 (33)

Rosemary Elizabeth McGookin
Rosemary Elizabeth McGookin

Constable,
Royal Ulster Constabulary

28 February 1985 (27)

David Peter Topping
David Peter Topping

Constable,
Royal Ulster Constabulary

28 February 1985 (22)

Denis Anthony Price
Denis Anthony Price

Reserve Constable,
Royal Ulster Constabulary

28 February 1985 (22)

John Francis Gerald Murphy
John Francis Gerald Murphy

Sergeant,
Royal Ulster Constabulary

21 February 1985 (30)

Samuel Fletcher
Samuel Fletcher

Reserve Constable,
Royal Ulster Constabulary

4 November 1984 (58)

William Robert McDonald
William Robert McDonald

Sergeant,
Royal Ulster Constabulary

12 August 1984 (29)

Malcolm Alexander White
Malcolm Alexander White

Sergeant,
Royal Ulster Constabulary

12 August 1984 (26)

Ernest Thompson Caulfield
Ernest Thompson Caulfield

Constable,
Royal Ulster Constabulary

26 July 1984 (29)


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.