Roll of Honor
Incident
Constable Gregg and his colleagues were mobile patrol in South Armagh near Forkhill close to the Irish border when they came under machine gun fire which fatally wounded Constable Gregg.
Shot and fatally wounded by machine gun fire when his patrol was ambushed by terrorists while on mobile patrol in South Armagh, near Forkhill, close to the Irish border.
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Constable Gregg served with the Royal Ulster Constabulary.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Constable Gregg.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Constable Thomas Cecil J Gregg 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 NIR, 422 of 599 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 70.5% of this state's fallen. That is 16.3 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.
At Royal Ulster Constabulary GC, 351 of 469 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 74.8% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Thomas Cecil J Gregg's cause is highlighted.
How Thomas Cecil J Gregg Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Thomas Cecil J Gregg is highlighted in Jul.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths.
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