Thomas Hume
Special Constable

Thomas Hume

Accident
End of Watch June 11, 1922
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Gender Male

Incident

Shot dead when a rifle accidentally fell and discharged in the barracks.

Shot dead when a rifle accidentally fell and discharged in the barracks.

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BO-GB-USC-88DDFF06
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Special Constable Hume served with the Ulster Special Constabulary.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Special Constable Hume.

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

Agency

Location NIR
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Service Record

End of Watch June 11, 1922
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident
Cause Detail Accident

Special Constable Thomas Hume 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 NIR, 126 of 599 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 21% of this state's fallen. That is 21 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At Ulster Special Constabulary, 32 of 99 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 32.3% of this agency's fallen.

Ulster Special Constabulary
32
of 99 officers
32.3% Accident
NIR — Statewide
126
of 599 officers
21% 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 Hume's cause is highlighted.

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

How Thomas Hume Compares

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Thomas Hume is highlighted in Jun.

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