Roll of Honor
Incident
After leaving Kevin Street Police Barracks on mounted patrol, PC Brereton’s colleague’s horse became lame. His colleague dismounted and was removing a stone from the horse’s hoof when the animal bolted. Robert, who had remained mounted, gave chase but was later thrown from his horse and fatally injured.
He was found lying on the road near Dolphin’s Barn, near Dublin, and died in hospital the following morning.
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Police Constable Brereton served with the Dublin Metropolitan Police.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Police Constable Robert Brereton 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 Dublin Metropolitan Police, 8 of 34 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 23.5% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Robert Brereton's cause is highlighted.
How Robert Brereton Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Robert Brereton is highlighted in Jul.
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