Roll of Honor
Incident
Died in a road traffic collision between a car and his motorcycle at Portglenone while travelling home after completing duty at a major public order event.
Died when his motorcycle was in collision with a car in Portglenone, County Antrim, while travelling home after finishing his duty at a major public order event.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Constable Grieves served with the Police Service of Northern Ireland.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Constable Grieves.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Constable John Leslie Grieves 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 NIR, 126 of 599 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 21% of this state's fallen. That is 10 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.
At Police Service of Northern Ireland, 10 of 16 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 62.5% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. John Leslie Grieves's cause is highlighted.
How John Leslie Grieves Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. John Leslie Grieves is highlighted in Aug.
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