Roll of Honor
Incident
Shot dead by terrorists, alongside a soldier, in what was to become known as the “Rag Day Killings”. They were operating the security checkpoint near St. Anne’s Cathedral, in Lower Donegall Street, close to Belfast city centre, when four terrorist gunmen wearing costumes and mingling with students throwing flour, approached the checkpoint and shot the trooper. Norma, who was unarmed, tried to run but one of the gunmen shot her three times in the back. The gunmen escaped in a blue Mazda car as other soldiers returned fire.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Civilian Search Officer Spence served with the Royal Ulster Constabulary.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Civilian Search Officer Spence.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Civilian Search Officer Norma Spence is one of 17,623 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 54.2% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In NIR, 422 of 599 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 70.5% of this state's fallen. That is 16.3 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.
At Royal Ulster Constabulary GC, 351 of 469 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 74.8% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Norma Spence's cause is highlighted.
How Norma Spence Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Norma Spence is highlighted in Mar.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths.
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