Roll of Honor
Incident
Died from the head injuries he sustained when, at Rathkeale, County Limerick, he fell from his bicycle while on duty returning from Newbridge Races.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Sergeant Patterson served with the Royal Irish Constabulary.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sergeant Patterson.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Sergeant Samuel Patterson is one of 10,088 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In L, 90 of 749 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 12% of this state's fallen. That is 19 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.
At Royal Irish Constabulary, 74 of 642 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 11.5% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Samuel Patterson's cause is highlighted.
How Samuel Patterson Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Samuel Patterson is highlighted in Aug.
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