William Raymond Wylie

Royal Ulster Constabulary GC — NIR

Felonious

End of Watch February 27, 1973

Age 25

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 468

Incident

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.

Shot dead during a gun battle when he and his colleague, Auxiliary Constable Ronald McCauley, were ambushed by several terrorists as they checked a suspicious car in County Antrim. His colleague was fatally wounded and died on 25th March. Both men were posthumously awarded the Queen’s Police Medal for Gallantry.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Constable Wylie served with the Royal Ulster Constabulary.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Constable Wylie.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Department Royal Ulster Constabulary GC

Location NIR

Platform Identity ruc.bfs.nir.gb.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch February 27, 1973

Age 25

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Cause Detail Homicide - Shot

Constable William Raymond Wylie 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.

Royal Ulster Constabulary GC

351

of 469 officers

74.8% Felonious

NIR — Statewide

422

of 599 officers

70.5% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious