William John McIlveen
- Died:
- 13 August 1973
- Age:
- 36
- Rank:
- Reserve Constable
- Force:
- Royal Ulster Constabulary
- Cause:
- Homicide - Shot
- Duty Status:
- Off Duty
Roll of Honour Citation
Fatally shot by terrorists in a passing vehicle while off duty working as a security guard.
Police Memorial Tribute
Reserve Constable McIlveen was shot by four terrorists when he went to investigate a car that had pulled up outside the bar fixtures factory on Cathedral Road, Armagh, where he had worked as a security guard for about a year.
In September 1975 a nineteen-year-old man was ordered to be detained at the Secretary of State’s pleasure for the murder. The judge described the killing as a cold-blooded and horrible crime. The man was released from prison in 1988 after 13 years.
William’s brother Wilfred, a part-time member of the Ulster Defence Regiment, was killed by a terrorist booby-trap in 1982.
