Incident
Mistakenly shot dead by police investigating suspicious activity.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Special Constable Black served with the Ulster Special Constabulary.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Special Constable Black.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
The Sacrifice · Accident
Ulster Special Constabulary has lost 99 officers; 32 of them lost to accidents.
Richard is one of 126 officers lost to accidents in NIR, 21% of the 599 remembered there.
Richard is one of 1,673 officers lost to accidents in United Kingdom, 44.1% of the 3,791 remembered there.
Richard is one of 10,096 officers lost to accidents worldwide, 29.6% of the 34,103 remembered here.
34,103 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.
Time
In 1922, 16 officers at Ulster Special Constabulary were lost to accidents, more than in any other year.
In 1922, 16 officers in NIR were lost to accidents, more than in any other year.
In 1922, 18 officers in United Kingdom were lost to accidents, the 11th heaviest of 194 years on record. The heaviest was 1940, with 40.
In 1922, 101 officers worldwide were lost to accidents, the 18th heaviest of 200 years on record. The heaviest was 1930, with 131.
Who
Richard was 36. Of the 6 lost to accidents at Ulster Special Constabulary whose age is recorded, half were between 26 and 42; the middle age was 32.5.
Richard was 36. Of the 98 lost to accidents in NIR whose age is recorded, half were between 24.3 and 41.8; the middle age was 33.
Richard was 36. Of the 1,612 lost to accidents in United Kingdom whose age is recorded, half were between 27 and 43; the middle age was 35.
Richard was 36. Of the 9,452 lost to accidents worldwide whose age is recorded, half were between 29 and 45; the middle age was 36.
When
June holds 21.9% of these deaths at Ulster Special Constabulary, more than any other month. Mondays: 18.8%.
June holds 19% of these deaths in NIR, more than any other month. Mondays: 13.5%.
June holds 7.7% of these deaths in United Kingdom; November holds the most, 9.9%. Mondays: 13.4%.
June holds 7.9% of these deaths worldwide; August holds the most, 9.3%. Mondays: 13.5%.
How
Accident deaths account for 32.3% of all 99 deaths at Ulster Special Constabulary, the 2nd most common cause.
Accident deaths account for 21% of all 599 deaths in NIR, the 2nd most common cause.
Accident deaths account for 44.1% of all 3,791 deaths in United Kingdom, the most common cause.
Accident deaths account for 29.6% of all 34,103 deaths worldwide, the 2nd most common cause.
His people
Ulster Special Constabulary has 99 officers remembered here, Richard among them.
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Robert William Compston Jan 13, 1921
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John Cummings Feb 7, 1921
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Samuel Nixon Mar 22, 1921
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William Gordon Mar 22, 1921
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William Graham Apr 3, 1921
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John Fluke Apr 10, 1921
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John Russell May 9, 1921
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James Hall May 29, 1921
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Robert Coulter May 29, 1921
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Robert Armstrong Jun 1, 1921
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George Lyness Jun 8, 1921
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David Torrens Jun 9, 1921
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Thomas Sturdy Jun 12, 1921
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Hugh Gabbie Jun 30, 1921
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George Clarke Graham Jul 28, 1921
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William Lyttle Dec 2, 1921
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Charles McFadden Feb 10, 1922
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Robert William McMahon Feb 11, 1922
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William James Dougherty Feb 11, 1922
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James Lewis Feb 11, 1922
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William James McFarland Feb 11, 1922
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Hugh French Feb 15, 1922
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Hector Stewart Feb 15, 1922
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James McInnes Feb 18, 1922
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David E Friars Feb 27, 1922
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Alexander Kirkpatrick Mar 19, 1922
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Foster MacGeagh Mar 20, 1922
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Samuel Laird Mar 21, 1922
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George Chittick Mar 22, 1922
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Thomas R Cunningham Mar 23, 1922
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William Chermside Mar 23, 1922
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James Harper Mar 29, 1922
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Thomas Hall Mar 31, 1922
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David Allen Mar 31, 1922
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James Edward Plumb Apr 6, 1922
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Alexander Compton MC Apr 6, 1922
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George McDonald Apr 15, 1922
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William Robert Johnston Apr 18, 1922
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Thomas J Hunter May 3, 1922
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Robert Cardwell May 3, 1922
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William Thomas McKnight May 4, 1922
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Edward D Hegarty May 4, 1922
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Nathaniel McCoo May 5, 1922
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Samuel Milligan May 8, 1922
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George B Johnston May 19, 1922
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Thomas McNeill May 20, 1922
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George Victor Kidd May 24, 1922
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James Murphy May 25, 1922
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George Connor May 26, 1922
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Thomas Steen May 26, 1922
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Albert Thomas Rickerby May 28, 1922
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John Megarity May 29, 1922
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Andrew Roulston May 31, 1922
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James Murray Jun 3, 1922
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Thomas W Dobson Jun 4, 1922
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Richard Black Jun 5, 1922
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Thomas Sheridan Jun 6, 1922
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Thomas Hume Jun 11, 1922
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Thomas Russell Jun 17, 1922
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Samuel Young Jun 20, 1922
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William Mitchell Jun 20, 1922
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William Liggett Jun 20, 1922
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Herbert Martin Jun 20, 1922
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Robert McDowell Jun 25, 1922
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James Skillen Jun 28, 1922
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Thomas Cochrane Jul 11, 1922
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David Surgenor Jul 27, 1922
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Samuel Hayes Aug 5, 1922
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Alexander Ross Aug 13, 1922
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Thomas Greenfield Aug 15, 1922
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Samuel Holmes Oct 20, 1922
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John Alexander White Nov 16, 1922
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Joseph Irwin Nov 20, 1922
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William Finley Jul 4, 1923
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Joseph Cooke Jan 17, 1924
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William Campbell Jun 21, 1924
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Samuel Steele Neill Apr 26, 1925
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Hugh Lindsay McCracken Apr 4, 1940
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William Moulds Sep 9, 1940
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Alfred Lucas Martin Sep 26, 1940
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James Thompson
May 5, 1941
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John Stevenson Dec 6, 1941
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Arthur Kenwell Mar 10, 1942
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M F Hammond-Smith MC Jul 27, 1942
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William Edward Nixon Jul 28, 1942
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Samuel Hamilton Sep 6, 1942
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James Lyons Oct 10, 1942
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Rupert C Smythe CMG DSO Feb 2, 1943
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Joseph Millar Aug 20, 1947
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Robert Matthew Boyce MC Apr 15, 1953
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Robert Henderson Apr 8, 1957
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Noel Craig Jul 12, 1960
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Clifford Benjamin Bassett Jan 13, 1961
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David Johnstone Apr 27, 1961
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Samuel Henry Irwin May 15, 1964
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Andrew McFeeters Sep 5, 1964
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John Charles Greene Nov 17, 1964
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William James Heenan May 3, 1985
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Samuel Victor Montgomery Apr 14, 1994
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