10/06/2026
๐๐จ๐๐๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ ๐ซ๐๐ฆ๐๐ฆ๐๐๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐จ๐ฌ๐ ๐ฐ๐ก๐จ ๐ฐ๐๐ซ๐ ๐ค๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ๐๐ ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ซ๐จ๐ซ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ฏ๐ข๐จ๐ฅ๐๐ง๐๐ ๐๐๐ซ๐ซ๐ข๐๐ ๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐๐ฒ ๐ซ๐๐ฉ๐ฎ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐๐๐ง/๐ง๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ ๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ฌ:
1973 โ Samuel A. Rush (50), Civilian
Samuel A. Rush was a 50-year-old Protestant civilian and bus driver from Windsor Avenue in east Belfast.
On 10 June 1973, he was driving his bus along the Albertbridge Road during a period of violent clashes in the area.
As fighting broke out between members of the UDA and the Army, Mr Rush was caught in the crossfire.
He was struck in the head by a bullet, causing him to lose control of the vehicle.
The bus veered off course and crashed into an Army Saracen armoured vehicle.
Around a dozen passengers were travelling on the bus at the time and were left badly shaken by the incident.
Although there had been a night of disturbances involving both sides, the inquest concluded that the fatal shot was most likely fired by UDA gunmen.
Mr Rush is remembered as an innocent civilian whose life was lost while carrying out his daily work.
(Source: CAIN / Lost Lives)
1975 โ Robert Suitters (39), Civilian
Robert Suitters was a 39-year-old Protestant civilian, family man and greengrocer from Silverstream Road in Belfast.
On 10 June 1975, he was working in his shop alongside his 16-year-old daughter when two IRA gunmen entered the premises.
The gunmen ordered those present to kneel before opening fire.
His daughter later told the inquest that her father urged the gunmen to take the money and spare him.
Moments later she heard several shots and rushed to her father's side, only to find he had been fatally wounded.
The attackers fled the scene by car, threatening her when she attempted to follow them.
The inquest heard there had been no threats against Mr Suitters and no apparent reason for the murder.
A detective described the killing as a cold-blooded and well-planned sectarian murder carried out by members of the Provisional IRA.
Mr Suitters was widely respected in the Crumlin Road area and was remembered for helping elderly people and supporting local community organisations.
(Source: CAIN / Lost Lives)
1983 โ Geoffrey Mark Curtis (20), Private, Light Infantry
Private Geoffrey Mark Curtis was a 20-year-old soldier serving with the 1st Battalion, The Light Infantry. He was single and came from Grimsby, Lincolnshire.
On 10 June 1983, he was among a group of soldiers being escorted through the Ballymurphy area of west Belfast by RUC officers.
As the party passed the junction of Glenalina Park and Glenalina Road, an IRA bomb concealed within a lamp post exploded.
The device, containing approximately 15 pounds of explosives, detonated at close range.
Private Curtis was sitting beside the lamp post and absorbed the full force of the blast.
He sustained devastating head injuries and died as a result.
A local schoolboy who witnessed the attack later described the sudden explosion and the manner in which the soldier was thrown across the road.
Two other soldiers and an RUC officer were injured in the bombing.
Private Curtis is remembered as a young soldier whose life was taken while serving in Northern Ireland during the Troubles.
(Source: CAIN / Lost Lives)
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