Northern Ireland civil servant Sinclair Duncan, who recalled working during the Troubles in the 1970s, dies at the age of 96

A civil servant whose memoirs were published in the News Letter last year has died.
Sinclair Duncan, pictured last year, has died at the age of 96Sinclair Duncan, pictured last year, has died at the age of 96
Sinclair Duncan, pictured last year, has died at the age of 96

Sinclair Duncan, who from 1949 to 1985 worked at in the ministries of Education, Finance and Agriculture, the Cabinet Office, Office of the Executive, NIO and the Department of Environment, lived in Holywood.

He was awarded ISO in 1984.

Mr Duncan was aged 96 when he died in hospital on Wednesday.

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The web version of this article links (below) to his memoirs of the 1970s, which were published in seven instalments in November of 2020.

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