David Johnstone

Ulster Special Constabulary — NIR

Accident

End of Watch April 27, 1961

Age 29

The Vigil Panel 212 ›

Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 98

Incident

Shot by mistake in a misunderstanding by officers guarding a bridge.

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

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

Agency

Department Ulster Special Constabulary

Location NIR

Platform Identity usco.bfs.nir.gb.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch April 27, 1961

Age 29

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Cause Detail Accident

Special Constable David Johnstone is one of 1 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,772 officers honored here.

In NIR, 126 of 599 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 21% of this state's fallen. That is 21 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At Ulster Special Constabulary, 32 of 99 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 32.3% of this agency's fallen.

Ulster Special Constabulary

of 99 officers

32.3% Accident

NIR — Statewide

126

of 599 officers

21% Accident

Nationwide

of 97,772 officers

0% Accident