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 George Victor Hamer
William George Victor Hamer

Reserve Constable,
Royal Ulster Constabulary

12 February 1976 (30)

William Henry Murtagh
William Henry Murtagh

Inspector,
Royal Ulster Constabulary

7 February 1976 (31)

James William Blakely
James William Blakely

Sergeant,
Royal Ulster Constabulary

6 February 1976 (42)

George Mclean Bell
George Mclean Bell

Inspector,
Royal Ulster Constabulary

22 January 1976 (54)

Neville Cummings
Neville Cummings

Detective Constable,
Royal Ulster Constabulary

22 January 1976 (37)

William James Clifford Evans
William James Clifford Evans

Reserve Constable,
Royal Ulster Constabulary

5 January 1976 (30)

Francis George W Sullivan
Francis George W Sullivan

Constable,
Royal Ulster Constabulary

19 December 1975 (31)

Samuel John Clarke
Samuel John Clarke

Reserve Constable,
Royal Ulster Constabulary

25 November 1975 (53)

Patrick Maxwell
Patrick Maxwell

Sergeant,
Royal Ulster Constabulary

25 November 1975 (34)

Margaret Cherry Campbell
Margaret Cherry Campbell

Reserve Constable,
Royal Ulster Constabulary

21 November 1975 (24)

Joseph James Clements
Joseph James Clements

Reserve Constable,
Royal Ulster Constabulary

16 November 1975 (48)

Alexander Andrew Baird
Alexander Andrew Baird

Reserve Constable,
Royal Ulster Constabulary

14 October 1975 (37)

David Smyth Love
David Smyth Love

Detective Constable,
Royal Ulster Constabulary

6 October 1975 (45)

Adrian Noel Johnston
Adrian Noel Johnston

Constable,
Royal Ulster Constabulary

11 September 1975 (19)

William A Meaklim
William A Meaklim

Reserve Constable P/T,
Royal Ulster Constabulary

15 August 1975 (28)

Robert John McPherson
Robert John McPherson

Constable,
Royal Ulster Constabulary

26 July 1975 (25)

Andrew Johnston
Andrew Johnston

Detective Constable,
Royal Ulster Constabulary

7 July 1975 (26)

Norman McDowell
Norman McDowell

Constable,
Royal Ulster Constabulary

5 June 1975 (35)

Noel Saunderson Davis
Noel Saunderson Davis

Constable,
Royal Ulster Constabulary

24 May 1975 (22)

Paul Radcliffe Gray
Paul Radcliffe Gray

Constable,
Royal Ulster Constabulary

10 May 1975 (20)

Albert Edward Saunderson
Albert Edward Saunderson

Constable,
Royal Ulster Constabulary

11 April 1975 (45)

John Wilson Crockett
John Wilson Crockett

Detective Sergeant,
Royal Ulster Constabulary

5 April 1975 (41)

Mildred Ann Harrison
Mildred Ann Harrison

Reserve Constable,
Royal Ulster Constabulary

16 March 1975 (26)

George Coulter
George Coulter

Sergeant,
Royal Ulster Constabulary

31 January 1975 (43)

David James Alexander McNeice
David James Alexander McNeice

Constable,
Royal Ulster Constabulary

14 December 1974 (19)

Robert William Forde
Robert William Forde

Reserve Constable,
Royal Ulster Constabulary

20 November 1974 (29)

Arthur Sterling Henderson
Arthur Sterling Henderson

Reserve Constable,
Royal Ulster Constabulary

8 October 1974 (30)

William Elliott
William Elliott QPM

Inspector,
Royal Ulster Constabulary

6 September 1974 (48)

Peter Augustine Flanagan
Peter Augustine Flanagan

Detective Inspector,
Royal Ulster Constabulary

23 August 1974 (47)

Ronald Alexander Winder
Ronald Alexander Winder

Reserve Constable,
Royal Ulster Constabulary

3 August 1974 (45)

Daniel Joseph O’Connor
Daniel Joseph O’Connor

Sergeant,
Royal Ulster Constabulary

22 June 1974 (35)

William John Rea
William John Rea

Reserve Constable,
Royal Ulster Constabulary

20 June 1974 (58)

John Harrison Forsythe
John Harrison Forsythe

Constable,
Royal Ulster Constabulary

18 June 1974 (30)

Brian Edmund Bell
Brian Edmund Bell

Constable,
Royal Ulster Constabulary

10 May 1974 (27)

John Malcolm Ross
John Malcolm Ross

Constable,
Royal Ulster Constabulary

10 May 1974 (40)

Thomas George McCall
Thomas George McCall

Constable,
Royal Ulster Constabulary

16 April 1974 (33)

Frederick Robinson
Frederick Robinson

Sergeant,
Royal Ulster Constabulary

19 March 1974 (40)

Cyril John Wilson
Cyril John Wilson

Constable,
Royal Ulster Constabulary

17 March 1974 (36)

Thomas Ian McClinton
Thomas Ian McClinton

Constable,
Royal Ulster Constabulary

2 March 1974 (28)

Robert James McIntyre
Robert James McIntyre

Constable,
Royal Ulster Constabulary

4 February 1974 (41)


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.