Special Constable

David Johnstone

Accident
End of Watch April 27, 1961
Age 29
Gender Male

Incident

Shot by mistake in a misunderstanding by officers guarding a bridge.

Shot by mistake in a misunderstanding by officers guarding a bridge.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Special Constable Johnstone served with the Ulster Special Constabulary.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Special Constable Johnstone.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

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Service Record

End of Watch April 27, 1961
Age 29
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident
Cause Detail Accident

The Sacrifice · Accident

David is one of 1,673 officers lost to accidents in United Kingdom, 44.1% of the 3,791 remembered there.

34,103 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.

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Time

In 1961, 9 officers in United Kingdom were lost to accidents, the 73rd heaviest of 194 years on record. The heaviest was 1940, with 40.

Every year on record · United Kingdom
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Who

David was 29. Of the 1,612 lost to accidents in United Kingdom whose age is recorded, half were between 27 and 43; the middle age was 35.

Age at death
Where he stood among them
Age by years of service
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When

April holds 6.9% of these deaths in United Kingdom; November holds the most, 9.9%. Thursdays: 15.3%.

By month
By day of the week
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How

Accident deaths account for 44.1% of all 3,791 deaths in United Kingdom, the most common cause.

Every cause
Weapons recorded
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His people

Ulster Special Constabulary has 99 officers remembered here, David among them.

Across the years

Special Constable David Johnstone

Ulster Special Constabulary · End of Watch April 27, 1961

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