Constable

William Frith

Felonious
End of Watch April 28, 1916
Age 38
Gender Male

Incident

Died the day after being shot and fatally wounded by rebels while unarmed inside Store Street Police Station, during the Easter Rising.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Constable Frith served with the Dublin Metropolitan Police.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Constable Frith.

— 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 April 28, 1916
Age 38
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious
Cause Detail Homicide - Shot

The Sacrifice · Felonious

William 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 1916, 17 officers in Ireland were killed feloniously, the 5th heaviest of 56 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 250.

Every year on record · Ireland
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Who

William was 38. Of the 543 killed feloniously in Ireland whose age is recorded, half were between 24 and 41; the middle age was 31.

Age at death
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When

April holds 12.2% of these deaths in Ireland; May holds the most, 14.9%. Fridays: 14.5%.

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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

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

Constable William Frith

Dublin Metropolitan Police · End of Watch April 28, 1916

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