Constable

John A Cantlon

Felonious
End of Watch June 3, 1921
Age 53
Gender Male

Incident

Shot dead, alongside three other Constables, when, about 10:00am, their bicycle patrol of twelve men, travelling from Borrisokane to Cloughjordan, was ambushed by a large terrorist unit at Modreeney, about a mile from Cloughjordan, County Tipperary.

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

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

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Service Record

End of Watch June 3, 1921
Age 53
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious
Cause Detail Homicide - Shot

The Sacrifice · Felonious

John 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

John was 53. 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

June holds 9.8% 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

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

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Constable John A Cantlon

Royal Irish Constabulary · End of Watch June 3, 1921

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