Roll of Honor
Incident
Unintentionally shot himself while cleaning his rifle at home.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Special Constable Nixon served with the Ulster Special Constabulary.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Special Constable Nixon.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Special Constable William Edward Nixon 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.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. William Edward Nixon's cause is highlighted.
How William Edward Nixon Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. William Edward Nixon is highlighted in Jul.
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