Those who died this month - We will remember them
A total of 105 died this month
| Deceased | Circumstances | Organisation | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Agar killed on 18/05/1984 aged 35 | Off duty. Killed by booby trap bomb attached to his car, outside Lakeland Forum Leisure Centre, Enniskillen, County Fermanagh. | British Army (BA) | |
| Ivan Anderson killed on 21/05/1987 aged 47 | Off duty. Shot while travelling in his car near to his home, Tiroony, near Carrickmore,County Tyrone. | Ulster Defence Regiment (UDR) | |
| Stephen Anderson killed on 29/05/1984 aged 22 | Killed in land mine attack on British Army foot patrol, near Crossmaglen, County Armagh. | British Army (BA) | |
| Anthony Anderson killed on 24/05/1982 aged 22 | Killed, when run over by British Army Armoured Personnel Carrier during petrol bomb attack on the vehicle, Butcher Street, Londonderry. | British Army (BA) | |
| Michael Bagshaw killed on 19/05/1981 aged 25 | Killed in land mine attack on British Army Armoured Personnel Carrier near Bessbrook, County Armagh, | British Army (BA) | |
| David Baird killed on 20/05/1985 aged 22 | Killed by remote controlled bomb, hidden in parked trailer, detonated when Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC) mobile patrol passed, Killeen, County Armagh. | Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC) | |
| John Ballard killed on 11/05/1972 aged 18 | Shot by sniper while on British Army (BA) foot patrol, Sultan Street, Lower Falls, Belfast. | British Army (BA) | |
| Robert Bankier killed on 22/05/1971 aged 25 | Shot by sniper as he left British Army Armoured Personnel Carrier, Cromac Square, Markets, Belfast. | British Army (BA) | |
| John Baxter killed on 01/05/1988 aged 21 | Off duty. Killed by booby trap bomb attached to his car, Nieuw-Bergen, Netherlands. | Royal Air Force (RAF) | |
| Brian Bell killed on 10/05/1974 aged 29 | Shot while on Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC) foot patrol, Finaghy Road North, Finaghy, Belfast. | Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC) | |
| William Best killed on 21/05/1972 aged 19 | On leave. Found shot, William Street, Londonderry. | British Army (BA) | |
| Paul Blakely killed on 31/05/1991 aged 30 | Killed by bomb left in abandoned lorry outside Glenanne British Army base, near Mount Norris, County Armagh. | Ulster Defence Regiment (UDR) | |
| Darren Bradshaw killed on 09/05/1997 aged 24 | Off duty. Shot while in Parliament Bar, Dunbar Link, Belfast. | Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC) | |
| Brian Brown killed on 28/05/1986 aged 37 | Killed by remote controlled bomb hidden in garage, detonated when Ulster Defence Regiment (UDR) foot patrol approached, Newry Road, Kilkeel, County Down. | Ulster Defence Regiment (UDR) | |
| Michael Bruce killed on 30/05/1972 aged 27 | Shot by sniper while on British Army (BA) mobile patrol, Kennedy Way, Andersonstown, Belfast. | British Army (BA) | |
| Alan Buckley killed on 13/05/1972 aged 22 | Shot during gun battle, Whiterock Road,Ballymurphy, Belfast. | British Army (BA) | |
| Paul Bulman killed on 19/05/1981 aged 19 | Killed in land mine attack on British Army Armoured Personnel Carrier near Bessbrook, County Armagh, | British Army (BA) | |
| Franklin Caddoo killed on 10/05/1973 aged 24 | Off duty. Shot at his farm, Rehaghy, near Aughnacloy, County Tyrone. | Ulster Defence Regiment (UDR) | |
| Douglas Carruthers killed on 17/05/1991 aged 41 | Off duty.Killed by booby trap bomb attached to his car while driving near to his home,Mullybritt, Lisbellaw, County Fermanagh. | Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC) | |
| Colin Carson killed on 26/05/1983 aged 31 | Shotoutside Cookstown Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC) base, County Tyrone. | Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC) | |
| Samuel Caskey killed on 04/05/1982 aged 21 | Shot duringsniper attack on Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC) foot patrol, The Diamond,Londonderry. | Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC) | |
| Gerald Cathcart killed on 16/05/1983 aged 49 | Off duty.Shot outside his home, Linkview Park, Malone, Belfast. | Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC) | |
| Charles Chapman killed on 16/05/1990 aged 34 | Killed by booby trap bomb attached toBritish Army van, outside British Army recruiting office, HarrowRoad, Wembley, London. | British Army (BA) | |
| Barry Cox killed on 17/05/1973 aged 28 | Off duty. Killed by booby trap bomb whilegetting into car, outside Knock-na-Moe Castle Hotel, Omagh, County Tyrone. | British Army (BA) | |
| Robert Crozier killed on 31/05/1991 aged 46 | Killed by bomb left in abandoned lorry outside Glenanne British Army base, near Mount Norris, County Armagh. | Ulster Defence Regiment (UDR) | |
| Thomas Crump killed on 03/05/1973 aged 27 | Died one day after being shot by sniperwhile on British Army foot patrol, junction of Foyle Road and BishopStreet, Londonderry. | British Army (BA) | |
| Thomas Cunningham killed on 12/05/1982 aged 23 | Shot while repairing house, Fountain Park, Strabane, County Tyrone. | ex-Ulster Defence Regiment (ex-UDR) | |
| Noel Davis killed on 24/05/1975 aged 22 | Killedby booby trap bomb in abandoned car, Ballinahone, near Maghera, County Londonderry. | Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC) | |
| Tracy Doak killed on 20/05/1985 aged 21 | Killed by remote controlled bomb, hidden in parked trailer, detonated when Royal UlsterConstabulary (RUC) mobile patrol passed, Killeen, County Armagh. | Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC) | |
| Marcel Doglay killed on 30/05/1972 aged 28 | Killed when time bomb exploded inside Springfield Road Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC) / British Army base, Belfast. | British Army (BA) | |
| Ian Donald killed on 24/05/1973 aged 35 | Killed by remote controlled bomb,detonated when British Army foot patrol were searching house,Cullaville, County Armagh. | British Army (BA) | |
| Frederick Drake killed on 17/05/1973 aged 25 | Off duty. Injured by booby trap bombwhile getting into car, outside Knock-na-Moe Castle Hotel, Omagh, CountyTyrone. He died 3 June 1973. | British Army (BA) | |
| Colin Dunlop killed on 31/05/1981 aged 30 | Shot whileguarding patient at Royal Victoria Hospital, Falls Road, Belfast. | Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC) | |
| Trevor Elliott killed on 18/05/1984 aged 28 | Killed in landmine attack on Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC) armoured patrol car, Lislea,near Camlough, County Armagh. | Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC) | |
| Philip Ellis killed on 06/05/1981 aged 33 | Shot by sniper while on Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC) foot patrol, DuncairnGardens, Belfast. | Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC) | |
| Thomas Evans killed on 15/05/1976 aged 33 | Killed in land mine attack on Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC) foot patrol searchingfield, near Belcoo Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC) base, County Fermanagh. | Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC) | |
| Andrew French killed on 22/05/1986 aged 35 | Killed by remote controlled bomb, hidden in ditch, detonated when joint British Army / Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC) foot patrol passed, near Crossmaglen, County Armagh. | British Army (BA) | |
| Peter Gallimore killed on 18/05/1984 aged 27 | Off duty. Injured by booby trap bombattached to his car, outside Lakeland Forum Leisure Centre, Enniskillen,County Fermanagh. He died 18 October 1984, | British Army (BA) | |
| John Gaskell killed on 13/05/1973 aged 22 | Killed by remote controlled bomb hidden in disused factory, detonated when British Army foot patrol passed, Donegall Road, Falls, Belfast. | British Army (BA) | |
| Andrew Gavin killed on 19/05/1981 aged 19 | Killed in land mine attack on British Army Armoured Personnel Carrier near Bessbrook, County Armagh. | British Army (BA) | |
| John Geddis killed on 10/05/1977 aged 26 | Off duty.Killed in car bomb attack on petrol station, Crumlin Road, Belfast. Petrolstation had remained open during Loyalist strike. | Ulster Defence Regiment (UDR) | |
| Andrew Gibbons killed on 28/05/1983 aged | Died at Camlough Lake, County Armagh. 40 Commando. | Royal Marine (RM) | |
| John Gibbons killed on 05/05/1973 aged 21 | Killed by booby trap bomb while on British Army foot patrol, near Crossmaglen, County Armagh. | British Army (BA) | |
| Henry Gillespie killed on 20/05/1972 aged 32 | Shot by sniper while on Ulster Defence Regiment mobile patrol, Killyliss, near Dungannon,County Tyrone. | Ulster Defence Regiment (UDR) | |
| Stephen Gillespie killed on 03/05/1991 aged 31 | Died two days after being injured during rocket attack on Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC) mobile patrol, Mica Drive, Beechmount, Belfast. | Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC) | |
| Paul Gray killed on 10/05/1975 aged 20 | Shot by sniper while on Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC) foot patrol, Waterloo Street,Londonderry. | Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC) | |
| Neville Gray killed on 18/05/1984 aged 25 | Killed in land mine attack on Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC) armoured patrol car,Lislea, near Camlough, County Armagh, | Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC) | |
| James Green killed on 05/05/1977 aged 22 | At the time a taxi driver. Shot when stopped to pick up passengers, Glen Road, Andersonstown, Belfast. | ex-British Army (xBA) | |
| John Griffiths killed on 04/05/1989 aged 37 | Killed when a booby trap planted bomb by the IRA exploded under his car as he left his home (Loughgall, County Armagh) to go to prison. He was survived by his wife and two children. He joined the Northern Ireland Prison Service in April 1977 and served over 12 years until his murder. He last served in Maze prison as a Hospital Officer. | Prison Officer (PO) | |
| Andrew Grundy killed on 01/05/1992 aged 22 | Killed by bomb placed in speciallyconstructed railway bogie, driven to permanent British Army VehicleCheck Point (VCP), Killeen, County Armagh. | British Army (BA) | |
| Sidney Hamilton killed on 31/05/1991 aged 44 | Killed by bomb left in abandoned lorry outside Glenanne British Army base, near Mount Norris, County Armagh. | Ulster Defence Regiment (UDR) | |
| Eustace Handley killed on 23/05/1972 aged 20 | Shot by sniper while on British Army (BA)foot patrol, Springhill Avenue, Ballymurphy, Belfast. | British Army (BA) | |
| Derek Hayes killed on 21/05/1988 aged 28 | Killed by booby trap bomb while British Army patrol were searching field, near Crossmaglen, County Armagh. | British Army (BA) | |
| Ivan Hillen killed on 12/05/1984 aged 46 | Off duty. Shot at his farm, Lismore, near Augher, County Tyrone. | Ulster Defence Regiment (UDR) | |
| John Hillman killed on 18/05/1972 aged 28 | Died three days after being shot by sniper while in Flax Street British Army base, Ardoyne, Belfast. | British Army (BA) | |
| Robert Huggins killed on 18/05/1984 aged 29 | Off duty. Killed by booby trap bombattached to his car, outside Lakeland Forum Leisure Centre, Enniskillen,County Fermanagh. | British Army (BA) | |
| James Hunter killed on 15/05/1976 aged 33 | Shot duringsniper attack on Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC) mobile patrol, Warrenpoint,County Down. | Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC) | |
| Ronald Hurst killed on 17/05/1972 aged 25 | Shot while working on perimeter fencingoutside Crossmaglen Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC) / British Army base,County Armagh. | British Army (BA) | |
| James Johnstone killed on 08/05/1984 aged 28 | Off duty. Shotin in car park at his workplace, Drumglass Hospital, Dungannon, CountyTyrone. | Ulster Defence Regiment (UDR) | |
| Francis Kettles killed on 15/05/1976 aged 39 | Killed in land mine attack on Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC) foot patrol searchingfield, near Belcoo Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC) base, County Fermanagh. | Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC) | |
| Harry Keys killed on 15/05/1976 aged 29 | Killed in landmine attack on Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC) foot patrol searching field,near Belcoo Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC) base, County Fermanagh. | Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC) | |
| John King killed on 19/05/1981 aged 20 | Killed in land mine attack on British Army Armoured Personnel Carrier near Bessbrook, County Armagh, | British Army (BA) | |
| Frederick Lutton killed on 01/05/1979 aged 40 | Shot at his workplace, Argory House, near Moy, County Tyrone. | ex-Royal Ulster Constabulary (xRUC) | |
| Eva Martin killed on 02/05/1974 aged 28 | Shot during gun and rocket attack on Clogher Ulster Defence Regiment base, County Tyrone. The first female soldier of the security forces to die in the troubles, Her husband also a UDR part timer was on duty the night she was killed at the Base. Her Father died of shock five days later. She was married and on duty at the time of her death. | Ulster Defence Regiment (UDR) | |
| Robert Maughan killed on 06/05/1979 aged 30 | Undercover British Army / RoyalUlster Constabulary (RUC) patrol. Shot while sitting in stationary civiliantype car, outside church, Lisnaskea, County Fermanagh. | British Army (BA) | |
| David McBride killed on 22/05/1986 aged 27 | Killed by remote controlled bomb, hidden in ditch, detonated when joint British Army / Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC) foot patrol passed, near Crossmaglen,County Armagh. | Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC) | |
| John McCambridge killed on 22/05/1976 aged 21 | Off duty. Shot outside his home, Corrainy, near Dungannon, County Tyrone. | Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC) | |
| Jack McClenaghan killed on 19/05/1979 aged 64 | Shot while delivering bread, Garrison, County Fermanagh. | ex-Ulster Defence Regiment (ex-UDR) | |
| Reginald McCollum killed on 21/05/1994 aged 19 | Off duty. Found shot in field, by Mullaghcreevie housing estate, Armagh. Abducted by the IRA in Armagh as he walked home from a party and shot dead, he had been shot nine times and a pathologist at the inquest said his injuries suggested a considerable struggle and that he had fought hard with his attackers, his Brother was also killed during a mortar attack and his grandmother was killed by an IRA bomb placed in her farmyard. He was single and off duty at the time of his abduction and murder. Pte in B Coy 8th Bn. | Royal Irish Regiment (R IRISH) | |
| Herbert McConville killed on 15/05/1986 aged 61 | Shot while delivering meat, Kilmorey Street, Newry, County Down. | ex-Ulster Defence Regiment (ex-UDR) | |
| Stephen McGonigle killed on 04/05/1989 aged 30 | Killed in land mine attack on British Army foot patrol, Silverbridge, near Crossmaglen, County Armagh, | British Army (BA) | |
| Robert Nairac killed on 14/05/1977 aged 29 | Undercover British Army member.Abducted outside Three Step Inn, near Forkhill, County Armagh. Presumedkilled. Body never recovered. | British Army (BA) | |
| Kenneth Nelson killed on 16/05/1976 aged 28 | Off duty.Shot outside his home, Derryfubble, near Benburb, County Tyrone. | Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC) | |
| Robert North killed on 20/05/1977 aged 52 | Off dutyreservist. Shot while driving school bus, near Benburb, County Tyrone | Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC) | |
| Terence ONeill killed on 25/05/1991 aged 44 | Killed by grenade, dropped into compoundat British Army base, from adjoining derelict building, North HowardStreet, Falls, Belfast. | British Army (BA) | |
| Michael ONeill killed on 31/05/1981 aged 34 | Killed by booby trap bomb in abandoned car, Drumalane Road, Newry, County Down. | British Army (BA) | |
| Robert Orr killed on 13/05/1991 aged 56 | Killedby booby trap bomb attached to his car, which exploded while travelling alongThe Mall, Armagh. | ex-Royal Ulster Constabulary (xRUC) | |
| Arthur Place killed on 17/05/1973 aged 29 | Off duty. Killed by booby trap bomb while getting into car, outside Knock-na-Moe Castle Hotel, Omagh, County Tyrone. | British Army (BA) | |
| Norman Prue killed on 06/05/1979 aged 29 | Undercover British Army / Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC) patrol. Shot while sitting in stationary civilian type car, outside church, Lisnaskea, CountyFermanagh. | Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC) | |
| Derek Reed killed on 17/05/1973 aged 28 | Off duty. Killed by booby trap bomb while getting into car, outside Knock-na-Moe Castle Hotel, Omagh, County Tyrone. | British Army (BA) | |
| Millar Reid killed on 01/05/1988 aged 22 | Off duty. Killed bybooby trap bomb attached to his car, Nieuw-Bergen, Netherlands. | Royal Air Force (RAF) | |
| Thomas Allan Ritchie killed on 25/05/1981 aged 28 | Shot by sniper while on Ulster Defence Regiment (UDR) mobile patrol, Gulladuff, near Maghera, County Londonderry. | Ulster Defence Regiment (UDR) | |
| Mervyn Robinson killed on 28/05/1981 aged 47 | Off duty. Shot outside Wayside Inn, Whitecross, near Bessbrook, County Armagh. | Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC) | |
| Stephen Rodgers killed on 20/05/1985 aged 19 | Killed by remote controlled bomb, hidden in parked trailer, detonated when Royal UlsterConstabulary (RUC) mobile patrol passed, Killeen, County Armagh. | Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC) | |
| John Ross killed on 10/05/1974 aged 40 | Shot while on Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC) foot patrol, Finaghy Road North, Finaghy,Belfast. | Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC) | |
| Cecil Shaw killed on 21/05/1977 aged 63 | Shot at his home, Fitzwilliam Street, off Lisburn Road, Belfast. | ex-Royal Ulster Constabulary (xRUC) | |
| Ian Shinner killed on 01/05/1988 aged 20 | Off duty. Shot by sniperwhile driving his car, Roermond, Netherlands. | Royal Air Force (RAF) | |
| William Smyth killed on 22/05/1986 aged 25 | Killed by remote controlled bomb, hidden in ditch, detonated when joint British Army /Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC) foot patrol passed, near Crossmaglen, CountyArmagh. | Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC) | |
| Edward Spence killed on 27/05/1991 aged 26 | Died twodays after being shot while on Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC) foot patrol,Lower Crescent, off University Road, Belfast. | Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC) | |
| Graham Stewart killed on 05/05/1990 aged 25 | Undercover British Army member. Shot during gun attack on British Army concealed observation post, near Cullyhanna, County Armagh. | British Army (BA) | |
| Thomas Taylor killed on 13/05/1973 aged 26 | Killed by remote controlled bomb hidden in disused factory, detonated when British Army foot patrol passed, Donegall Road, Falls, Belfast. | British Army (BA) | |
| Samuel Vallely killed on 14/05/1981 aged 23 | Killed inrocket attack on Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC) mobile patrol, Springfield Road,Belfast. | Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC) | |
| William Vines killed on 05/05/1973 aged 37 | Killed in land mine attack on British Army foot patrol, near Crossmaglen, County Armagh. | British Army (BA) | |
| John Wallace killed on 24/05/1973 aged 32 | Killed by remote controlled bomb,detonated when British Army foot patrol were searching house,Cullaville, County Armagh. | British Army (BA) | |
| Charles Watson killed on 22/05/1987 aged 35 | Shot at his home, Downpatrick Road, Clough, County Down. | ex-Ulster Defence Regiment (ex-UDR) | |
| Andrew Webster killed on 09/05/1979 aged 20 | Killed by remote controlled bomb hidden in derelict block of flats, while on British Army foot patrol, Norglen Gardens, Turf Lodge, Belfast. | British Army (BA) | |
| Herbert Westmacott killed on 02/05/1980 aged 28 | Undercover British Army member. Shot during gun battle at house, Antrim Road, Belfast. | British Army (BA) | |
| Michael Willets killed on 25/05/1971 aged 27 | Awarded the George Cross and honoured in Harvey Andrews song "The Soldier". A terrorist entered the reception hall of the Springfield Road Police Station in Belfast. He carried a suitcase from which a smoking fuse protruded, dumped it quickly on the floor and fled outside. Inside the room were a man and a woman, two children and several police officers. He held the door open while all passed safely through and then stood in the doorway, shielding those taking cover. In the next moment, the bomb exploded with terrible force.Sergeant Willetts was mortally wounded. 3rd Battalion, The Parachute Regiment. | British Army (BA) | |
| Terence Williams killed on 05/05/1973 aged 35 | Killed by booby trap bomb while on British Army foot patrol, near Crossmaglen, County Armagh. | British Army (BA) | |
| David Wilson killed on 14/05/1994 aged 27 | David, from Greenock Scotland, was a LCpl in the Royal Artillery. He died instantly after receiving severe head injuries at Keady. A booby-trap placed behind a fence next to the Permanent VCP at Davis Street exploded causing the armoured glass in the sangar to implode and hit him. Another soldier talking to him in the open sangar doorway was injured but survived. |
British Army (BA) | |
| William Wilson killed on 20/05/1985 aged 28 | One of four RUC killed by 1000lb IRA bomb in a trailer at Killeen border crossing outside Newry. They were there to take over the escort of a security truck from the Gardai. He was married with 2 and 3 year old sons. Killed with Tracy Doak, David Baird and Steven George Rogers. | Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC) | |
| Grenville Winstone killed on 19/05/1981 aged 27 | Killed in land mine attack on British Army Armoured Personnel Carrier near Bessbrook, County Armagh, | British Army (BA) | |
| Stanley Wray killed on 20/05/1979 aged 50 | Off duty.Shot shortly after leaving Claremont Presbyterian Church, Northland Road,Londonderry. | Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC) | |
| Christopher Wren killed on 31/05/1993 aged 34 | Off duty.Killed by booby trap bomb attached to his car while travelling along Carrydarragh Road, Moneymore, County Londonderry. He was the fifth "Royal Irish" Soldier to be killed. He was married with one child and was off duty at the time of his death. A Pte in HQ Coy 8th Bn. | Royal Irish Regiment (R IRISH) | |
| Sheridan Young killed on 17/05/1973 aged 26 | Off duty. Killed by booby trap bomb whilegetting into car, outside Knock-na-Moe Castle Hotel, Omagh, County Tyrone. | British Army (BA) |
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