Roll of Honor
Incident
On 15th November 1920, Lionel and his colleague, Auxiliary Cadet Bertram Vivian Archer Agnew, left Macroom on twenty-four hours’ leave and travelled to Cork City where they stayed overnight in The Imperial Hotel. They left the hotel the following morning and were never seen again.
It was later established that both men had been abducted by terrorists, interrogated and shot dead in ‘The Rea’ area of Knockraha, County Cork, on 16th November. Their bodies are believed to have been buried in a bog between Cork and Macroom.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Auxiliary Cadet Mitchell served with the Royal Irish Constabulary.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Auxiliary Cadet Mitchell.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Incident Details
Auxiliary Cadet Lionel Ralph Mitchell 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. Lionel Ralph Mitchell's cause is highlighted.
How Lionel Ralph Mitchell Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Lionel Ralph Mitchell is highlighted in Nov.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths.
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