Roll of Honor
Incident
One of ten senior detectives who died when the RAF Chinook helicopter taking them to Scotland crashed on the Mull of Kintyre in dense fog. Fifteen other senior army and MI5 officers also died, along with the crew of four.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Detective Superintendent Gwilliam served with the Royal Ulster Constabulary.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Detective Superintendent Gwilliam.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Detective Superintendent William Gwilliam is one of 10,088 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In NIR, 126 of 599 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 21% of this state's fallen. That is 10 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.
At Royal Ulster Constabulary GC, 82 of 469 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 17.5% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. William Gwilliam's cause is highlighted.
How William Gwilliam Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. William Gwilliam is highlighted in Jun.
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