On 28th February 1985, Newry RUC Station came under heavy mortar attack by IRA terrorists.
The officers listed here all died in an explosion when the canteen sustained a direct hit.
This was the largest loss of life in a single terrorist incident ever suffered by the RUC GC during its entire history.
C/Insp Alexander Donaldson 41yrs
D/Sgt John Thomas Dowd 31yrs
R/Con Sean Brian McHenry 19yrs
D/W/Con Ivy Winifred Kelly 29yrs
R/Con Paul Hilary McFerran 33yrs
W/Con Rosemary E. McGookin 27yrs
Con David Peter Topping 22yrs
R/Con Denis Anthony Price 22yrs
We Will Remember Them
The officers listed here all died in an explosion when the canteen sustained a direct hit.
This was the largest loss of life in a single terrorist incident ever suffered by the RUC GC during its entire history.
C/Insp Alexander Donaldson 41yrs
D/Sgt John Thomas Dowd 31yrs
R/Con Sean Brian McHenry 19yrs
D/W/Con Ivy Winifred Kelly 29yrs
R/Con Paul Hilary McFerran 33yrs
W/Con Rosemary E. McGookin 27yrs
Con David Peter Topping 22yrs
R/Con Denis Anthony Price 22yrs
We Will Remember Them
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