John Cowen

Munster Constabulary — M

Felonious

End of Watch July 2, 1823

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 10

Incident

Killed when he was stoned by an anti-tithes mob while protecting proctors.

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203 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Sub-Constable Cowen served with the Munster Constabulary.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.

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

Agency

Department Munster Constabulary

Location M

Platform Identity mco.eng.gb.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch July 2, 1823

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Cause Detail Homicide

Sub-Constable John Cowen 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 M, 11 of 14 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 78.6% of this state's fallen. That is 24.4 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.

At Munster Constabulary, 10 of 11 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 90.9% of this agency's fallen.

Munster Constabulary

of 11 officers

90.9% Felonious

M — Statewide

of 14 officers

78.6% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious