George Lyness

Ulster Special Constabulary — NIR

Felonious

End of Watch June 8, 1921

Age 25

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 98

Incident

Shot dead while guarding a house during a gun battle with terrorists.

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

— 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 June 8, 1921

Age 25

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Cause Detail Homicide - Shot

Special Constable George Lyness is one of 1 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,772 officers honored here.

In NIR, 422 of 599 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 70.5% of this state's fallen. That is 70.5 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At Ulster Special Constabulary, 56 of 99 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 56.6% of this agency's fallen.

Ulster Special Constabulary

of 99 officers

56.6% Felonious

NIR — Statewide

422

of 599 officers

70.5% Felonious

Nationwide

of 97,772 officers

0% Felonious