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William McDonald

1955 - 1984
Exact Date of Death
04 November 1983
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Recorded Details

Age
29
Location
County Antrim. He died 12th August 1984.

Circumstances

McDonald, William (29) Protestant Status: Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC), Killed by: Irish Republican Army (IRA) Injured by time bomb, hidden in ceiling of classroom, which exploded during lecture to Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC) members, Ulster Polytechnic, Jordanstown, County Antrim. He died 12th August 1984.

Killed in the same year as 70 others - View all victims of 1984

Sources

This record is compiled from the following historical datasets:

• CAIN Sutton Index of Deaths (Ulster University)
• The McKeown Troubles Deaths Database

A Troubled Land has combined these sources into a single unified archive in order to preserve, verify and present the historical record of those killed during the conflict.

Where differences exist between datasets, the original source material has been preserved.

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