Thomas Cahill
Constable

Thomas Cahill

Accident
End of Watch September 21, 1850
Age 43
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Gender Male

Incident

Died having sustained a fatal head injury in a fall after leaving his station in County Mayo.

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176 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Constable Cahill served with the Irish Constabulary.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.

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

Agency

Department Irish Constabulary
Location L
Platform Identity ico.nir.gb.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch September 21, 1850
Age 43
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident
Cause Detail Accident

Constable Thomas Cahill is one of 1 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,772 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 12 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At Irish Constabulary, 3 of 6 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 50% of this agency's fallen.

Irish Constabulary
3
of 6 officers
50% Accident
L — Statewide
90
of 749 officers
12% Accident
Nationwide
1
of 97,772 officers
0% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Thomas Cahill's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
1 (0%)
Accident
1 (0%)
Illness
1 (0%)
Cardiac
1 (0%)
Undetermined
1 (0%)
Suicide
1 (0%)

How Thomas Cahill Compares

Age at Death
43
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Thomas Cahill is highlighted in Sep.

Jan
820
Feb
730
Mar
748
Apr
708
May
848
Jun
797
Jul
899
Aug
938
Sep
913
Oct
925
Nov
872
Dec
897