Richard Allen Baird

Died

:

17 April 1979

Age

:

28

Rank

:

Constable

Force

:

Royal Ulster Constabulary

Cause

:

Homicide - Bomb

Duty Status

:

On Duty

Killed along with three colleagues by a remote-controlled bomb, hidden in a parked van, which was detonated as their patrol drove past in Bessbrook, County Armagh.