Constable

Robert A Crook

Felonious
End of Watch March 11, 1921
Age 22
Gender Male

Incident

Fatally shot alongside Constable John McIntosh, who died the same day, and Constable Walter H. Cooper, who died two days later, when they were attacked by several gunmen while off duty in Victoria Square, Belfast.

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

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

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Service Record

End of Watch March 11, 1921
Age 22
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious
Cause Detail Homicide - Shot

The Sacrifice · Felonious

Robert 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

Robert was 22. 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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Age by years of service
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When

March holds 10.7% 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, Robert among them.

Across the years

Constable Robert A Crook

Royal Irish Constabulary · End of Watch March 11, 1921

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