Constable

Thomas Heffron

Felonious
End of Watch January 26, 1921
Age 26
Gender Male

Incident

While on escort duty from Dublin and staying the night in Belfast, at the Railway View Hotel near Musgrave Street Barracks, three Constables retired to their rooms for the evening about 9pm. As they slept, gunmen entered the room next door, seeking to shoot the RIC men. Realising their error, the gunmen barged into the correct room and shot all three officers, killing Constable Thomas Heffron and Constable Michael Quinn. Both were posthumously awarded the Constabulary Medal for Gallantry.

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

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

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Service Record

End of Watch January 26, 1921
Age 26
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious
Cause Detail Homicide - Shot

The Sacrifice · Felonious

Thomas is one of 605 officers killed feloniously in Ireland, 79.1% of the 765 remembered there.

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

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Time

In 1921, 250 officers in Ireland were killed feloniously, more than in any other year.

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Who

Thomas was 26. Of the 543 killed feloniously in Ireland whose age is recorded, half were between 24 and 41; the middle age was 31.

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When

January holds 6.3% of these deaths in Ireland; May holds the most, 14.9%. Wednesdays: 18%.

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How

Felonious deaths account for 79.1% of all 765 deaths in Ireland, the most common cause.

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His people

Royal Irish Constabulary has at least 120 officers remembered here, Thomas among them.

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Constable Thomas Heffron

Royal Irish Constabulary · End of Watch January 26, 1921

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