LATEST NEWS Our Association AGM is held in May each year.   RUC George Cross Widows' Association Newforge Country Club 18B Newforge Lane Belfast BT9 5 NW office@rucgcwidowsassociation.org.uk Patron:    Lady Ruth Hamilton

WELCOME TO OUR WEBSITE   The Aim and Purpose of our Association Welcome to the website of the RUC GC Widows Association. The Association was formed to support widows in coping with their children in Welfare and Educational matters where necessary. Our aim is to organise events and provide comfort for widows and their families.     RUC GC Memorial A total of 300 RUC officers have been murdered during the Troubles.The IRA has killed 277, the INLA and IPLO 12 and loyalist terrorists eight. Three were murdered by unknown groups. In addition, four officers were killed by the security forces by mistake and over 9,000 injured during the course of their duties. Terrorist groups have bombed, shot and beaten RUC officers to death, sometimes killing relatives and other civilians in the process. Levels of stress-related illness have been higher than in any other police force: almost 70 officers have committed suicide, many of them with RUC-issued weapons. An alphabetical record of the Deceased. A chronological record of the Deceased.

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