Roll of Honor
Incident
A crowd of five hundred people opposing the tithes assembled and followed the police while demanding the server of the tithe processes be handed over to them. The confrontation eventually turned nasty and in a boreen, at Carrickshock Commons in South Kilkenny, a hail of stones rained down on the officers causing them fatal injuries.
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195 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Sub-Constable Whitteker served with the Leinster Constabulary.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Sub-Constable Joseph Whitteker 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 Leinster Constabulary, 22 of 23 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 95.7% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Joseph Whitteker's cause is highlighted.
How Joseph Whitteker Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Joseph Whitteker is highlighted in Dec.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths.
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