Roll of Honor
Incident
His wife and two British Soldiers were also killed in the same incident.
About 8.30pm, the party was returning to Ballyturin House after a game of tennis. As they approached the gates of the house they were ambushed by a party of gunmen. Of the five people in the car, the only survivor described how up to twenty men surrounded the vehicle and poured bullets into the victims.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
District Inspector Blake served with the Royal Irish Constabulary.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, District Inspector Blake.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
District Inspector Cecil Arthur Maurice Blake 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 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. Cecil Arthur Maurice Blake's cause is highlighted.
How Cecil Arthur Maurice Blake Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Cecil Arthur Maurice Blake is highlighted in May.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths.
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