Constable

John Ward

Accident
End of Watch December 10, 1864
Age 25
Gender Male

Incident

Drowned when he fell into Kingstown Harbour (now known as Dún Laoghaire Harbour).

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162 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Constable Ward served with the Dublin Metropolitan Police.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.

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

Agency

Type Police Department
Location Dublin, L
Platform Identity dmpd.ie.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch December 10, 1864
Age 25
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident
Cause Detail Drowned

The Sacrifice · Accident

John is one of 92 officers lost to accidents in Ireland, 12% 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 1864, 1 officer in Ireland was lost to accidents, the 14th heaviest of 41 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 22.

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Who

John was 25. Of the 86 lost to accidents in Ireland whose age is recorded, half were between 25 and 38.8; the middle age was 30.

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When

December holds 14.1% of these deaths in Ireland, more than any other month. Saturdays: 21.7%.

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How

Accident deaths account for 12% of all 765 deaths in Ireland, the 2nd most common cause.

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His people

Dublin Metropolitan Police has 34 officers remembered here, John among them.

Constable John Ward

Dublin Metropolitan Police · End of Watch December 10, 1864

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