Matthew Rogers

Irish Constabulary — L

Illness

End of Watch February 11, 1860

Age 20

The Vigil Panel 206 ›

Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 5

Incident

Died from exposure after his patrol became lost in the mountains.

In Our Keeping

Permanent identifier: BO-GB-IRC-D980FC13
Stewardship: Maintained by NeuraWeb Global Inc.
Added to badge.nw: April 8, 2026
Last updated: July 23, 2026

Honored here by 1 sentinel - 1 tribute.

Are you family? This record can be claimed and maintained by those who knew Matthew. Claim this record.

This page is permanent and free. No fee to view it, no advertising, no tracking, and no account required. It will not be taken down.

Tributes

166 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Sub-Constable Rogers 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 February 11, 1860

Age 20

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Illness

Cause Detail Medical

Sub-Constable Matthew Rogers is one of 2,974 officers lost to illness connected to their service across the full record of this memorial — 9.1% of all 32,508 officers honored here.

In L, 49 of 749 officers were lost to illness connected to their service — 6.5% of this state's fallen. That is 2.6 percentage points below the national rate of 9.1%.

At Irish Constabulary, 2 of 6 officers on record were lost to illness connected to their service — 33.3% of this agency's fallen.

Irish Constabulary

of 6 officers

33.3% Illness

L — Statewide

of 749 officers

6.5% Illness

Nationwide

2,974

of 32,508 officers

9.1% Illness