Charles CROTHERS

Corporal 24273855 Charles CROTHERS. Ex UDR, serving RUCR Officer Age 54 killed on the 5th October 1982 - Londonderry City (Bann Drive) - Married with four children - Security Guard Shot by the IRA while on the gate of the Western HQ of the Water Services at Altnagelvin. He was attacked as he opened a security gate at the premises. A red Ford Cortina pulled up in front of the gate and two men wearing blue parka jackets and carrying guns got out. They fired over the car hitting their victim who fell to the ground. One of the gunmen walked over to the victim as he lay on the ground and fired three more shots into his body. The car used in the attack had been hijacked in the waterside and was later abandoned at Drumahoe a mile away. He was a member of the Orange Order and in 1985, a plaque in his memory was unveiled at Bawn Orange hall, Pomeroy, Co Tyrone. Charles was a member of the RUCR when he was murdered.