 McCloskey, who died on 14 July 1969 aged 67, is considered to be the first fatality of the Troubles.An elderly farmer, he was found unconscious on 13 July near the Dungiven Orange Hall following a police baton charge against a crowd who had been throwing stones at the hall.Witnesses later said they had seen police batoning a figure in the doorway where McCloskey was found, although police claimed he had been unconscious before the baton charge and may have been hit with a stone.