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.

Mabel Elizabeth Cheyne
Mabel Elizabeth Cheyne

Reserve Constable,
Royal Ulster Constabulary

23 April 1982 (29)

Denis Joseph Maguire
Denis Joseph Maguire

Constable,
Royal Ulster Constabulary

23 April 1982 (25)

David Brown
David Brown

Sergeant,
Royal Ulster Constabulary

16 April 1982 (35)

Norman Duddy
Norman Duddy

Inspector,
Royal Ulster Constabulary

28 March 1982 (45)

David Stephen Kelly
David Stephen Kelly

Constable,
Royal Ulster Constabulary

25 December 1981 (31)

William Coulter
William Coulter

Constable,
Royal Ulster Constabulary

28 November 1981 (23)

Silas Weir Lyttle
Silas Weir Lyttle

Reserve Constable,
Royal Ulster Constabulary

17 November 1981 (59)

Hugh Lewis
Hugh Lewis

Constable,
Royal Ulster Constabulary

9 October 1981 (29)

Alexander Beck
Alexander Beck

Constable,
Royal Ulster Constabulary

28 September 1981 (37)

George Alexander Stewart
George Alexander Stewart

Reserve Constable,
Royal Ulster Constabulary

26 September 1981 (34)

John Proctor
John Proctor

Reserve Constable,
Royal Ulster Constabulary

14 September 1981 (25)

William Mark Evans
William Mark Evans

Constable,
Royal Ulster Constabulary

7 September 1981 (20)

Stuart John Montgomery
Stuart John Montgomery

Constable,
Royal Ulster Constabulary

7 September 1981 (18)

John Smyth
John Smyth

Constable,
Royal Ulster Constabulary

2 August 1981 (34)

Andrew Alfred Woods
Andrew Alfred Woods

Constable,
Royal Ulster Constabulary

2 August 1981 (50)

Thomas Harpur
Thomas Harpur

Constable,
Royal Ulster Constabulary

31 July 1981 (30)

Martha Doreen Harkness
Martha Doreen Harkness

Constable,
Royal Ulster Constabulary

25 July 1981 (22)

Neal Quinn
Neal Quinn

Constable,
Royal Ulster Constabulary

20 June 1981 (53)

Christopher Kyle
Christopher Kyle

Reserve Constable,
Royal Ulster Constabulary

17 June 1981 (23)

Colin Patrick Dunlop
Colin Patrick Dunlop

Reserve Constable,
Royal Ulster Constabulary

31 May 1981 (30)

Mervyn Basil Robinson
Mervyn Basil Robinson

Constable,
Royal Ulster Constabulary

27 May 1981 (47)

Samuel Vallely
Samuel Vallely

Constable,
Royal Ulster Constabulary

14 May 1981 (23)

Philip Charles Ellis
Philip Charles Ellis

Constable,
Royal Ulster Constabulary

6 May 1981 (33)

Gary Desmond Martin
Gary Desmond Martin

Constable,
Royal Ulster Constabulary

27 April 1981 (28)

Kenneth John Acheson
Kenneth John Acheson

Constable,
Royal Ulster Constabulary

2 April 1981 (23)

Alexander Scott
Alexander Scott

Reserve Constable,
Royal Ulster Constabulary

8 February 1981 (36)

Charles Wilson Lewis
Charles Wilson Lewis

Reserve Constable,
Royal Ulster Constabulary

6 February 1981 (38)

James Matthew Stronge
James Matthew Stronge

Reserve Constable,
Royal Ulster Constabulary

21 January 1981 (48)

Lindsay G MacDougall
Lindsay G MacDougall

Reserve Constable,
Royal Ulster Constabulary

14 January 1981 (36)

James Gordon Drennan
James Gordon Drennan

Constable,
Royal Ulster Constabulary

16 December 1980 (21)

Joanne Margaret Best
Joanne Margaret Best

Constable,
Royal Ulster Constabulary

28 October 1980 (21)

Patrick Francis Collins
Patrick Francis Collins

Constable,
Royal Ulster Constabulary

28 October 1980 (34)

Brian Harris
Brian Harris

Reserve Constable,
Royal Ulster Constabulary

28 October 1980 (23)

Paul Mason
Paul Mason

Constable,
Royal Ulster Constabulary

28 October 1980 (20)

Norman G Montgomery
Norman G Montgomery

Constable,
Royal Ulster Constabulary

28 October 1980 (22)

Robert McCartney Shields
Robert McCartney Shields

Reserve Constable,
Royal Ulster Constabulary

30 September 1980 (44)

Thomas H Ernest Johnston
Thomas H Ernest Johnston

Reserve Constable,
Royal Ulster Constabulary

23 September 1980 (36)

David Richard Smith
David Richard Smith

Constable,
Royal Ulster Constabulary

21 September 1980 (22)

Thomas George Dickson
Thomas George Dickson

Constable,
Royal Ulster Constabulary

13 September 1980 (32)

Edmund William Smyth
Edmund William Smyth

Constable,
Royal Ulster Constabulary

13 September 1980 (32)


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.