Special Constable

Samuel Laird

Felonious
End of Watch March 21, 1922
Gender Male

Incident

Fatally shot during a terrorist attack on the home of his employer who was also a Special Constable.

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

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

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Service Record

End of Watch March 21, 1922
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious
Cause Detail Homicide - Shot

The Sacrifice · Felonious

Samuel is one of 1,170 officers killed feloniously in United Kingdom, 30.9% of the 3,791 remembered there.

34,103 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.

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Time

In 1922, 38 officers in United Kingdom were killed feloniously, the 3rd heaviest of 216 years on record. The heaviest was 1941, with 167.

Every year on record · United Kingdom
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When

March holds 9.4% of these deaths in United Kingdom; May holds the most, 12.6%. Tuesdays: 13.5%.

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How

Felonious deaths account for 30.9% of all 3,791 deaths in United Kingdom, the 2nd most common cause.

Every cause
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His people

Ulster Special Constabulary has 99 officers remembered here, Samuel among them.

Across the years

Special Constable Samuel Laird

Ulster Special Constabulary · End of Watch March 21, 1922

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