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Remembering British Police Officers who Lost their Lives in the Line of Duty |
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DUBLIN METROPOLITAN POLICE LEST WE FORGET Const Charles O'Neill Died 28 April 1866, aged 44 Shot and fatally wounded trying to arrest a suspect armed with a gun. Const Patrick Keena Died 7 November 1867, aged 22 Shot and fatally wounded by a Fenian activist he was questioning. Const Joseph Daly Died 24 September 1881, aged 26 Fatally wounded with a cleaver by a man he was attempting to arrest. D/Const John Cox Died 25 November 1882, aged 23 Killed when shot in the back of the head by a Fenian activist. D/Const Patrick Sinnott Died 25 December 1892, aged 29 Blown up by dynamite outside the Detective Office at Dublin Castle. Const Peter Carrigee Died 28 August 1896, aged 25 Fatally beaten and kicked by a man he was trying to arrest for assault. Const Patrick Sheahan Died 6 May 1905, aged 28 Suffocated trying to rescue men overcome by fumes in a sewer. Const James O`Brien Died 24 April 1916, aged 48 Shot dead on guard duty by a rebel volunteer starting the Easter Rising. Const Michael Lahiff Died 24 April 1916, aged 29 Shot and fatally wounded by rebels while on duty unarmed. Const William Frith Died 27 April 1916, aged 38 Shot dead inside a police station in an exchange of fire with rebels. Inspector John Mills Died 11 June 1917, aged 51 Fatally beaten escorting prisoners arrested at a political meeting. D/Sgt Patrick Smyth Died 8 September 1919, aged 50 Ambushed and fatally shot by IRA gunmen after refusing to stop work. D/Const Daniel Hoey Died 12 September 1919, aged 32 Ambushed and shot dead by an IRA assassination squad. Const Michael Downing Died 22 October 1919, aged 25 Fatally shot as he approached three suspects while on foot patrol. D/Sgt John Barton Died 29 November 1919, aged 39 Ambushed by an IRA assassination squad, shot in the back and killed. Asst/Cmr William Charles Forbes Redmond Died 21 January 1920, aged 46 Ambushed by an IRA assassination squad, shot in the back and killed. Const John M. Walsh Died 20 February 1920, aged 38 Shot dead attempting to arrest gunmen being pursued by police. D/Const Henry Kells Died 14 April 1920, aged 41 Ambushed by an IRA assassination squad, shot in the back and killed. D/Const Laurence Dalton Died 20 April 1920, aged 26 Shot and fatally wounded when ambushed on duty by gunmen. Const Michael McCarthy Died 24 April 1920, aged 28 Fatally shot by gunmen while off duty at home on his brother's farm. Const William Thomas Steadman Died 27 April 1921, aged 34 Shot and fatally wounded while taking dispatches across he city. LEST WE FORGET |
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