Benjamin Flint

Irish Revenue Police — L

Felonious

End of Watch May 10, 1832

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 3

Incident

Died after he and other officers from the Irish Revenue Police were attacked and beaten when they were sent to surround and arrest distillers at an unlawful whiskey still near Castletownkinneigh, County Cork. Private Edward Baxter died from his injuries a month later, on 10th June.

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194 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Private Flint served with the Irish Revenue Police.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.

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

Agency

Department Irish Revenue Police

Location L

Platform Identity irpd.nir.gb.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch May 10, 1832

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Cause Detail Homicide - Stabbed

Private Benjamin Flint 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 L, 592 of 749 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 79% of this state's fallen. That is 24.8 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.

At Irish Revenue Police, 4 of 4 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 100% of this agency's fallen.

Irish Revenue Police

of 4 officers

100% Felonious

L — Statewide

592

of 749 officers

79% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious