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Samuel Wilson Dobbyn
Constable

Samuel Wilson Dobbyn

Royal Irish Constabulary — L
Illness
Ireland flag Leinster flag
End of Watch October 13, 1875
Age 40
The Vigil Panel 206 ›
Gender Male
Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 641

Incident

Died from a fractured skull after becoming ill and falling from a carriage while on duty in Maryborough, Queens County (now known as County Laois).

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BO-GB-RIC-4021CBDD
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151 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Constable Dobbyn served with the Royal Irish Constabulary.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.

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

Agency

Department Royal Irish Constabulary
Location L
Platform Identity rico.nir.gb.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch October 13, 1875
Age 40
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Illness
Cause Detail Medical

Constable Samuel Wilson Dobbyn is one of 2,974 officers lost to illness connected to their service across the full record of this memorial — 9.1% of all 32,508 officers honored here.

In L, 49 of 749 officers were lost to illness connected to their service — 6.5% of this state's fallen. That is 2.6 percentage points below the national rate of 9.1%.

At Royal Irish Constabulary, 32 of 642 officers on record were lost to illness connected to their service — 5% of this agency's fallen.

Royal Irish Constabulary
32
of 642 officers
5% Illness
L — Statewide
49
of 749 officers
6.5% Illness
Nationwide
2,974
of 32,508 officers
9.1% Illness

National Cause Distribution

How Illness compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Samuel Wilson Dobbyn's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
17,623 (54.2%)
Accident
10,088 (31%)
Illness
2,974 (9.1%)
Cardiac
1,306 (4%)
Undetermined
260 (0.8%)
Suicide
256 (0.8%)
vehicular
1 (0%)

How Samuel Wilson Dobbyn Compares

Age at End of Watch
40
This officer
Avg for Illness: 47.8 years

When Illness Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Illness deaths across the full memorial record. Samuel Wilson Dobbyn is highlighted in Oct.

Jan
294
Feb
198
Mar
185
Apr
226
May
201
Jun
181
Jul
217
Aug
281
Sep
291
Oct
376
Nov
239
Dec
285