District Inspector

Francis Worthington Craven DSO DSC

Felonious
End of Watch February 2, 1921
Age 32
Gender Male

Incident

Killed alongside Temporary Cadet John A. Houghton when their patrol of two vehicles and seventeen men was ambushed at Ballinlee, near Granard, County Longford. Temporary Cadets George Bush and Harold Clayton both died two days later as a result of the same incident. During WW1 he was awarded the Distinguished Service Order, the Distinguished Service Cross and the Distinguished Service Medal.

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

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

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Service Record

End of Watch February 2, 1921
Age 32
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious
Cause Detail Homicide - Shot

The Sacrifice · Felonious

Francis 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

Francis was 32. 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

February holds 7.9% 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, Francis among them.

Across the years

District Inspector Francis Worthington Craven DSO DSC

Royal Irish Constabulary · End of Watch February 2, 1921

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