Arthur McKay
08 October 1976
Recorded Details
Circumstances
McKay, Arthur (43) Protestant Status: Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC), Killed by: Irish Republican Army (IRA) Killed by booby trap bomb in abandoned van while on Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC) patrol, Gortmacrane, near Kilrea, County Derry.
Sources
This record is compiled from the following historical datasets:
• CAIN Sutton Index of Deaths (Ulster University)
• The McKeown Troubles Deaths Database
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