William Raymond Wylie QPM

Died:: 27 February 1973
Age:: 25
Rank:: Constable
Force:: Royal Ulster Constabulary GC
Cause:: Homicide - Shot
Duty Status:: On Duty
Gallantry award:: William Raymond Wylie received State recognition by way of a Gallantry Award in relation to the incident where he lost his life.

Roll of Honour Citation

Shot dead during a gun battle when he and his colleague, Auxiliary Constable Ronald McCauley, were ambushed by several terrorists as they checked a suspicious car in County Antrim. His colleague was fatally wounded and died on 25th March. Both men were posthumously awarded the Queen’s Police Medal for Gallantry.