Incident
Shot five times by two men using revolvers to fire through the front window of his house on the Newport Road in his home town, when he entered the dining room to wind up the clock and adjust it to British Summer Time before going to bed.
Despite being tended to by a specialist doctor from Dublin and two local doctors, District Inspector Milling died the next day having lost too much blood.
He had been married for 14 years and had had three children, only two of whom were still living at the time of his death.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
District Inspector Milling served with the Royal Irish Constabulary.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, District Inspector Milling.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
District Inspector John Charles Milling 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. John Charles Milling's cause is highlighted.
How John Charles Milling Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. John Charles Milling is highlighted in Mar.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths.
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