Roll of Honor
Incident
Killed alongside a District Inspector, a Temporary Constable and thirteen other Temporary Cadets, when their auxiliary division mobile patrol was ambushed by a large terrorist unit at Dus a’ Bharraigh, in the townland of Shanacashel, Kilmichael Parish, near Macroom, County Cork. Temporary Cadet Cecil James Guthrie who escaped the incident, was caught and shot two days later.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Temporary Cadet DFC served with the Royal Irish Constabulary.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Temporary Cadet DFC.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Temporary Cadet William Thomas Barnes DFC is one of 1 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,756 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 79 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At Royal Irish Constabulary, 519 of 642 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 80.8% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. William Thomas Barnes DFC's cause is highlighted.
How William Thomas Barnes DFC Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. William Thomas Barnes DFC is highlighted in Nov.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths.
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