William Edward Ivan TOMBS

Major 493131 William Edward Ivan TOOMBS, 3rd County Down Battalion.
He was shot by the PIRA at the Customs Office Warrenpoint where he worked. One gunman covered the customs officer on duty at the door. The second gunman burst into the room where William was working, gun in hand. The gun jammed when the trigger was pulled. William tried to get to his gun which was in his briefcase but the gunman went for him. As William grappled with him the gunman, the gunman called to the other gunman one who ran down the corridor on entry to the office told his companion to get out of the way and he then opened fire killing William on the 16th January 1981 aged 42 at Warrenpoint, County Down. He was off duty. At rest in Clonallen Cemetery, Warrenpoint County Down.