Roll of Honor
Incident
Caught and shot dead two days after escaping from the ambush on his auxiliary division mobile patrol by a large terrorist unit at Dus a’ Bharraigh, in the townland of Shanacashel, Kilmichael Parish, near Macroom, County Cork, when a District Inspector, a Temporary Constable and fourteen other Temporary Cadets were killed.
During the Great War Cecil served in the Royal Flying Corps.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Temporary Cadet Guthrie served with the Royal Irish Constabulary.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Temporary Cadet Guthrie.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Temporary Cadet Cecil James Guthrie is one of 17,623 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 54.2% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In L, 592 of 749 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 79% of this state's fallen. That is 24.8 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.
At Royal Irish Constabulary, 519 of 642 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 80.8% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Cecil James Guthrie's cause is highlighted.
How Cecil James Guthrie Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Cecil James Guthrie is highlighted in Nov.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths.
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