31/08/2026
Tomorrow evening, the District will come together at the Cenotaph in the Square at 7.00pm to remember the 344 members of our Institution who were cruelly taken from us during the Troubles.
As we remember them, we also remember their families — those who have had to live on with the unimaginable loss and the gaping hole left in their lives by these barbaric acts of terrorism.
We ask you to take just 20 minutes from your evening and join us in the Square as we pay our respects and remember those who never came home.
This is not solely for Orangemen and Sisters. It is for the whole community. We remember family, friends, neighbours and fellow members of our community who were cruelly taken from us.
We also remember those within our Institution who lost loved ones who were not themselves members of our ranks, and the lasting impact those losses have had on their families and friends.
344 lives. 344 families. 344 stories.
Always Remembered. Never Forgotten.
Tomorrow | 7.00pm | Rathfriland Square Cenotaph
Below is our Roll of Honour
“Faithful unto Death”
19 April 1972
Elliott, James Daniel (37) Royal Hillsborough LOL 288
Status: Ulster Defence Regiment
Killed by: (IRA)
Kidnapped from his lorry at the border with Republic of Ireland. Tortured and body left on country road outside Newry with 500lb bomb beside to inflict further casualties.
16 November 1974
McCready, Thomas John (32) Annahinchigo LOL 580
Status: Ulster Defence Regiment
Killed by: (IRA)
Shot by sniper while on Ulster Defence Regiment mobile patrol, Newry, County Down.
07 April 1976
Herron, William (64) Closkelt LOL 415
Status: Civilian
Killed by: (IRA)
Killed during fire bomb attack on his drapery & regalia shop in Dromore, County Down. He lived above the shop. His wife Elizabeth & daughter Noeleen were also murdered in the attack.
04 November 1983
Martin, John Brian (28) Moneygore LOL 574
Status: Royal Ulster Constabulary
Killed by: (IRA)
Killed by time bomb, hidden in ceiling of classroom, which exploded during lecture to RUC officers, Ulster Polytechnic, Jordanstown, County Antrim. Two colleagues were fatally injured.
03 May 1985
Heenan, William (51) Legananny LOL 1455
Status: Ex-Ulster Special Constabulary
Killed by: (IRA)
Shot at his home, Leitrim, near Castlewellan, County Down.
15 May 1986
McConville, Herbert (61) Tierfergus LOL 575
Status: Ex-Ulster Defence Regiment & WW2 veteran
Killed by: (IRA)
Shot while making a delivery, Kilmorey Street, Newry, County Down.
