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The Award stated: For the past 30 years, the Royal Ulster Constabulary has been the bulwark against, and the main target of, a sustained and brutal terrorism campaign. The Force has suffered heavily in protecting both sides of the community from danger – 302 officers have been killed in the line of duty and thousands more injured, many seriously.
The Royal Ulster Constabulary Service Medal was a medal created to honour the service of members of the Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC) and the RUC Reserve. Established in 1982 and first awarded in 1985, the medal ceased to be awarded when the RUC was replaced by the Police Service of Northern Ireland.
This list of law enforcement awards and honors is an index to articles that describe notable awards related to law enforcement. The list is organized by region and country. Most of the awards are to law enforcement officers in the country granting the award.
The RUC is often referred to as "RUC GC"; the 2000 act established a registered charity "to be known as 'The Royal Ulster Constabulary GC Foundation' for the purpose of marking the sacrifices and honouring the achievements of the Royal Ulster Constabulary"; [33] other instances include the names of the RUC GC Widows' Association, [34] RUC GC ...
On 4 November 2001, the Royal Ulster Constabulary was reorganised and renamed as the Police Service of Northern Ireland with most former RUC officers remaining in the new organisation . [ 125 ] On 5 July 2021, on the 73rd anniversary of the NHS, and during the global COVID-19 pandemic , the Queen awarded the George Cross to the National Health ...
Constable, Royal Ulster Constabulary: Together with Woman Sergeant Maud Musselwhite (who was awarded the British Empire Medal), working the dock area of Derry for likely targets by terrorists, located three male persons. Forsythe followed and detained the men and extinguished a lit fuse attached to gelignite. An explosion occurred soon after ...
Mr Heaton-Harris said the Government “owes a tremendous debt of gratitude to the brave men and women of the Royal Ulster Constabulary and the Police Service of Northern Ireland for their ...
The medal is circular and made of silver coloured metal. The obverse bears the 2015 Jody Clark Crowned Effigy of Elizabeth II, surrounded by the royal titles.The reverse depicts the badge of the Police Service of Northern Ireland below the words PRO MUNERIS, surmounting emblems of shamrock and laurel [1] The ribbon of the medal is sky blue with a central band of dark green.