Tweet
Patrick Murphy
Constable
Royal Ulster Constabulary
Died 5 April 1942, aged 49
After his mobile patrol was fired on by IRA gunmen in the Falls Road area of Belfast, he pursued the offenders into a house in an attempt to arrest them but he was shot and fatally wounded.
Posthumous awarded the King's Police and Fire Services Medal for Gallantry
Samuel Richard David Houston
Constable
Royal Ulster Constabulary
Died 26 June 1972, aged 22
While on duty at a security barrier in Newry town centre, County Down, the officer was informed of suspected terrorist bombers nearby, when attempting to arrest one of the three suspects he was shot and fatally wounded.
Posthumously awarded the Queen's Police Medal for Gallantry
Andrew Gordon Harron
Constable
Royal Ulster Constabulary
Died 21 October 1972, aged 32
Died from gunshot wounds received late on the night of 17 October when he was shot while detaining four suspects stopped in a stolen car in Belfast.
Posthumously awarded the Queen's Police Medal for Gallantry
William Raymond Wylie
Constable
Royal Ulster Constabulary
Died 27 February 1973, aged 25
Shot dead and his colleague fatally wounded during a gun battle with several terrorists who ambushed them as they checked a suspicious car in County Antrim.
Posthumously awarded the Queen's Police Medal for Gallantry
Ronald Macauley
Auxiliary Constable
Royal Ulster Constabulary
Died 25 March 1973, aged 44
Died from gunshot wounds received on 27 February when his colleague was shot dead during a gun battle with several terrorists who ambushed them as they checked a suspicious car in County Antrim.
Posthumously awarded the Queen's Police Medal for Gallantry
William Elliott
Inspector
Royal Ulster Constabulary
Died 6 September 1974, aged 48
Shot dead during an exchange of fire while attempting to arrest four armed terrorists who were robbing a bank in Rathcoole, Co. Antrim.
Posthumously awarded the Queen's Police Medal for Gallantry
Stephen Andrew Tibble
Police Constable
Metropolitan Police
Died 26 February 1975, aged 21
Whilst off duty he saw colleagues chasing a man in Hammersmith and went to assist; he overtook them on his motorcycle and confronted the suspect, an armed terrorist, who shot him twice in the chest and fatally wounded him.
Posthumously awarded the Queen's Police Medal for Gallantry
Robert John McPherson
Constable
Royal Ulster Constabulary
Died 26 July 1975, aged 25
While investigating a report of men acting suspiciously near the post office in Dungiven, County Londonderry, he and a colleague were ambushed by terrorist gunmen and he was shot and fatally wounded.
Posthumously awarded the Queens Commendation for Brave Conduct
Captain Roger Philip Goad B.E.M.
Explosives Officer
Metropolitan Police
Died 29 August 1975, aged 40
On the third night of a terrorist bombing campaign he was called to a suspected bomb planted in Kensington; he was investigating the device, in an attempt to defuse it, when it exploded and he was killed instantly.
Posthumously awarded the George Cross for Gallantry
William David Brown
Constable
Royal Ulster Constabulary
Died 13 March 1977, aged 18
Fatally shot when his mobile patrol was ambushed by terrorist gunmen near Lisnaskea, County Fermanagh.
Posthumously awarded the Queen's Gallantry Medal
Kenneth Robert Howorth
Explosives Officer
Metropolitan Police
Died 26 October 1981, aged 49
During a terrorist bombing campaign, he was engaged in attempting to defuse a suspected explosive device in the basement toilet of a restaurant in Oxford Street, when it exploded and he was killed instantly.
Posthumously awarded the George Medal for Gallantry
Michael William Todd
Constable
Royal Ulster Constabulary
Died 15 June 1984, aged 22
While forcing entry into a dwelling in Belfast during a planned search and arrest operation in the early hours, officers where fired on from inside the premises by terrorists with an automatic rifle and he was hit three times and killed.
Posthumously awarded the Queen's Gallantry Medal
Glenn Thomas Goodman
Special Constable
North Yorkshire Police
Died 7 June 1992, aged 37
While on mobile patrol with a regular officer, they were questioning two men in a car in the early hours near Tadcaster when, without warning, both officers were shot and he was fatally wounded.
Posthumously awarded the Queen's Commendation for Brave Conduct
Constable
Royal Ulster Constabulary
Died 5 April 1942, aged 49
After his mobile patrol was fired on by IRA gunmen in the Falls Road area of Belfast, he pursued the offenders into a house in an attempt to arrest them but he was shot and fatally wounded.
Posthumous awarded the King's Police and Fire Services Medal for Gallantry
Samuel Richard David Houston
Constable
Royal Ulster Constabulary
Died 26 June 1972, aged 22
While on duty at a security barrier in Newry town centre, County Down, the officer was informed of suspected terrorist bombers nearby, when attempting to arrest one of the three suspects he was shot and fatally wounded.
Posthumously awarded the Queen's Police Medal for Gallantry
Andrew Gordon Harron
Constable
Royal Ulster Constabulary
Died 21 October 1972, aged 32
Died from gunshot wounds received late on the night of 17 October when he was shot while detaining four suspects stopped in a stolen car in Belfast.
Posthumously awarded the Queen's Police Medal for Gallantry
William Raymond Wylie
Constable
Royal Ulster Constabulary
Died 27 February 1973, aged 25
Shot dead and his colleague fatally wounded during a gun battle with several terrorists who ambushed them as they checked a suspicious car in County Antrim.
Posthumously awarded the Queen's Police Medal for Gallantry
Ronald Macauley
Auxiliary Constable
Royal Ulster Constabulary
Died 25 March 1973, aged 44
Died from gunshot wounds received on 27 February when his colleague was shot dead during a gun battle with several terrorists who ambushed them as they checked a suspicious car in County Antrim.
Posthumously awarded the Queen's Police Medal for Gallantry
William Elliott
Inspector
Royal Ulster Constabulary
Died 6 September 1974, aged 48
Shot dead during an exchange of fire while attempting to arrest four armed terrorists who were robbing a bank in Rathcoole, Co. Antrim.
Posthumously awarded the Queen's Police Medal for Gallantry
Stephen Andrew Tibble
Police Constable
Metropolitan Police
Died 26 February 1975, aged 21
Whilst off duty he saw colleagues chasing a man in Hammersmith and went to assist; he overtook them on his motorcycle and confronted the suspect, an armed terrorist, who shot him twice in the chest and fatally wounded him.
Posthumously awarded the Queen's Police Medal for Gallantry
Robert John McPherson
Constable
Royal Ulster Constabulary
Died 26 July 1975, aged 25
While investigating a report of men acting suspiciously near the post office in Dungiven, County Londonderry, he and a colleague were ambushed by terrorist gunmen and he was shot and fatally wounded.
Posthumously awarded the Queens Commendation for Brave Conduct
Captain Roger Philip Goad B.E.M.
Explosives Officer
Metropolitan Police
Died 29 August 1975, aged 40
On the third night of a terrorist bombing campaign he was called to a suspected bomb planted in Kensington; he was investigating the device, in an attempt to defuse it, when it exploded and he was killed instantly.
Posthumously awarded the George Cross for Gallantry
William David Brown
Constable
Royal Ulster Constabulary
Died 13 March 1977, aged 18
Fatally shot when his mobile patrol was ambushed by terrorist gunmen near Lisnaskea, County Fermanagh.
Posthumously awarded the Queen's Gallantry Medal
Kenneth Robert Howorth
Explosives Officer
Metropolitan Police
Died 26 October 1981, aged 49
During a terrorist bombing campaign, he was engaged in attempting to defuse a suspected explosive device in the basement toilet of a restaurant in Oxford Street, when it exploded and he was killed instantly.
Posthumously awarded the George Medal for Gallantry
Michael William Todd
Constable
Royal Ulster Constabulary
Died 15 June 1984, aged 22
While forcing entry into a dwelling in Belfast during a planned search and arrest operation in the early hours, officers where fired on from inside the premises by terrorists with an automatic rifle and he was hit three times and killed.
Posthumously awarded the Queen's Gallantry Medal
Glenn Thomas Goodman
Special Constable
North Yorkshire Police
Died 7 June 1992, aged 37
While on mobile patrol with a regular officer, they were questioning two men in a car in the early hours near Tadcaster when, without warning, both officers were shot and he was fatally wounded.
Posthumously awarded the Queen's Commendation for Brave Conduct
Comment