Peter O’Reilly

Royal Ulster Constabulary GC — NIR

Illness

End of Watch May 2, 1939

Age 46

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Gender Male

His Life Service The Sacrifice Department 468

His Life

Collapsed on duty after the morning station parade and died soon after.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Sergeant O’Reilly served with the Royal Ulster Constabulary.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sergeant O’Reilly.

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

Agency

Department Royal Ulster Constabulary GC

Location NIR

Platform Identity ruc.bfs.nir.gb.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch May 2, 1939

Age 46

Gender Male

His Life Details

Cause Illness

Cause Detail Medical

Sergeant Peter O’Reilly is one of 3,037 officers lost to illness connected to their service across the full record of this memorial — 9.3% of all 32,585 officers honored here.

In NIR, 50 of 599 officers were lost to illness connected to their service — 8.3% of this state's fallen. That is 1 percentage points below the national rate of 9.3%.

At Royal Ulster Constabulary GC, 35 of 469 officers on record were lost to illness connected to their service — 7.5% of this agency's fallen.

Royal Ulster Constabulary GC

of 469 officers

7.5% Illness

NIR — Statewide

of 599 officers

8.3% Illness

Nationwide

3,037

of 32,585 officers

9.3% Illness