Roll of Honor
Incident
Shot and fatally wounded along with six other officers who died the same day and another who died from his wounds twelve days later, after being ordered to report to Slane as part of additional security measures demanded by the Marquis of Slane as a consequence of the Easter Rising. At Kilmoon the convoy halted and was told by locals that rebels in Ashbourne were eager for a fight. About 12:30pm the convoy pulled up short of Rath Cross and began to disembark when it came under heavy and accurate fire. Posthumously awarded the Constabulary Medal for Gallantry.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
District Inspector Smyth served with the Royal Irish Constabulary.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, District Inspector Smyth.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Incident Details
District Inspector Harry Smyth 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.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Harry Smyth's cause is highlighted.
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When Felonious Deaths Occur
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