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.

Michael William Todd
Michael William Todd QGM

Constable,
Royal Ulster Constabulary

15 June 1984 (22)

Trevor George Elliott
Trevor George Elliott

Reserve Constable,
Royal Ulster Constabulary

18 May 1984 (29)

William Neville Gray
William Neville Gray

Constable,
Royal Ulster Constabulary

18 May 1984 (25)

Michael William Dawson
Michael William Dawson

Constable,
Royal Ulster Constabulary

12 April 1984 (23)

Thomas John Bingham
Thomas John Bingham

Constable,
Royal Ulster Constabulary

31 January 1984 (29)

William Ritchie Savage
William Ritchie Savage

Sergeant,
Royal Ulster Constabulary

31 January 1984 (27)

William Robert Fullerton
William Robert Fullerton

Reserve Constable,
Royal Ulster Constabulary

10 January 1984 (48)

Paul Gabriel Marian Clarke
Paul Gabriel Marian Clarke

Constable,
Royal Ulster Constabulary

12 November 1983 (29)

William James Fitzpatrick
William James Fitzpatrick

Reserve Constable,
Royal Ulster Constabulary

10 November 1983 (46)

John McFadden
John McFadden

Reserve Constable,
Royal Ulster Constabulary

5 November 1983 (55)

John Brian Martin
John Brian Martin

Inspector,
Royal Ulster Constabulary

4 November 1983 (27)

Stephen Alexander Neville Fyfe
Stephen Alexander Neville Fyfe

Sergeant,
Royal Ulster Constabulary

4 November 1983 (28)

John Robert Nelson Hallawell
John Robert Nelson Hallawell

Constable,
Royal Ulster Constabulary

28 October 1983 (35)

James Ferguson
James Ferguson

Reserve Constable,
Royal Ulster Constabulary

6 October 1983 (53)

William Toome Finlay
William Toome Finlay

Reserve Constable,
Royal Ulster Constabulary

6 October 1983 (55)

John Kevin Wasson
John Kevin Wasson

Constable,
Royal Ulster Constabulary

7 September 1983 (61)

William Atkinson
William Atkinson

Constable,
Royal Ulster Constabulary

31 May 1983

Colin Herbert A Carson
Colin Herbert A Carson

Reserve Constable,
Royal Ulster Constabulary

26 May 1983 (31)

Gerald Cathcart
Gerald Cathcart

Constable,
Royal Ulster Constabulary

16 May 1983 (49)

Frederick Thomas Morton
Frederick Thomas Morton

Reserve Constable,
Royal Ulster Constabulary

15 March 1983 (59)

Thomas Lindsay McCormack
Thomas Lindsay McCormack

Constable,
Royal Ulster Constabulary

2 March 1983 (49)

William Gordon Wilson
William Gordon Wilson

Sergeant,
Royal Ulster Constabulary

21 February 1983 (29)

William Edward Magill
William Edward Magill

Reserve Constable,
Royal Ulster Constabulary

20 February 1983 (20)

John Robinson Olphert
John Robinson Olphert

Reserve Constable,
Royal Ulster Constabulary

18 January 1983 (39)

Eric Brown
Eric Brown

Sergeant,
Royal Ulster Constabulary

6 January 1983 (40)

Brian Alexander Quinn
Brian Alexander Quinn

Reserve Constable,
Royal Ulster Constabulary

6 January 1983 (25)

John Martin
John Martin

Reserve Constable,
Royal Ulster Constabulary

27 November 1982 (35)

William Harrison Moffat
William Harrison Moffat

Reserve Constable,
Royal Ulster Constabulary

25 November 1982 (32)

Snowdon Corkey
Snowdon Corkey

Reserve Constable,
Royal Ulster Constabulary

16 November 1982 (41)

Ronald Irwin
Ronald Irwin

Reserve Constable,
Royal Ulster Constabulary

16 November 1982 (25)

Garry Mervyn Ewing
Garry Mervyn Ewing

Detective Constable,
Royal Ulster Constabulary

9 November 1982 (31)

John Quinn
John Quinn

Sergeant,
Royal Ulster Constabulary

27 October 1982 (37)

Paul Hamilton
Paul Hamilton

Constable,
Royal Ulster Constabulary

27 October 1982 (26)

Allan McCloy
Allan McCloy

Constable,
Royal Ulster Constabulary

27 October 1982 (34)

Charles Crothers
Charles Crothers

Reserve Constable,
Royal Ulster Constabulary

5 October 1982 (54)

John Eagleson
John Eagleson

Reserve Constable,
Royal Ulster Constabulary

1 October 1982 (57)

Albert White
Albert White

Inspector,
Royal Ulster Constabulary

18 June 1982 (60)

David Reginald Reeves
David Reginald Reeves

Detective Constable,
Royal Ulster Constabulary

11 June 1982 (24)

Samuel Alan Victor Caskey
Samuel Alan Victor Caskey

Constable,
Royal Ulster Constabulary

4 May 1982 (21)

Gordon Arnott Anderson
Gordon Arnott Anderson

Constable,
Royal Ulster Constabulary

23 April 1982 (21)


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.