Gerald Bryce Ferguson Smyth DSO & Bar
Divisional Commissioner

Gerald Bryce Ferguson Smyth DSO & Bar

Felonious
End of Watch July 17, 1920
Age 34
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Gender Male

Incident

Shot dead by six terrorist gunmen while off duty in the smoking room of the Cork and County Club, where he had taken lodgings.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Divisional Commissioner Bar served with the Royal Irish Constabulary.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Divisional Commissioner Bar.

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

Agency

Location L
Platform Identity rico.nir.gb.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch July 17, 1920
Age 34
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious
Cause Detail Homicide - Shot

Divisional Commissioner Gerald Bryce Ferguson Smyth DSO & Bar 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 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 79 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

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.

Royal Irish Constabulary
519
of 642 officers
80.8% Felonious
L — Statewide
592
of 749 officers
79% Felonious
Nationwide
1
of 97,772 officers
0% Felonious

National Cause Distribution

How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Gerald Bryce Ferguson Smyth DSO & Bar's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
1 (0%)
Accident
1 (0%)
Illness
1 (0%)
Cardiac
1 (0%)
Undetermined
1 (0%)
Suicide
1 (0%)

How Gerald Bryce Ferguson Smyth DSO & Bar Compares

Age at Death
34
This officer
Avg for Felonious: 39.0 years

When Felonious Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Gerald Bryce Ferguson Smyth DSO & Bar is highlighted in Jul.

Jan
1,392
Feb
1,295
Mar
1,373
Apr
1,516
May
1,504
Jun
1,442
Jul
1,587
Aug
1,517
Sep
1,491
Oct
1,371
Nov
1,447
Dec
1,624

Weapons Used Against Officers

Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths.

Handgun
3,684
Gun
3,592
Gun; Unknown type
1,492
Shotgun
1,109
Rifle
935
Officer's handgun
909