Gordon Hamilton Fairley, a leading cancer specialist, was murdered by the IRA, and so were many nurses, including Marie Wilson in Enniskillen
Professor Gordon Hamilton Fairley was killed on October 23, 1975, when a bomb ripped apart a car belonging to Conservative MP Hugh Fraser outside the MP’s London home. Photo: PA
Each one of the approximately 3,600 deaths that occurred as a result of the Troubles was a tragedy for the individual concerned and for their families and communities. Some, however, struck a loud chord that resonated farther afield and, in some cases, echoed around the world. The anniversaries of two such deaths occurred recently.
October 23 marked the 50th anniversary of the death of Gordon Hamilton Fairley, a leading British cancer specialist and researcher who was the only medical doctor to die in the conflict. He was killed by a bomb that exploded near his house in London while he was walking his dog in October, 1975.