Thomas Keighary
Sergeant

Thomas Keighary

Accident
End of Watch December 2, 1920
Age 41
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Gender Male

Incident

Mistakenly shot dead by a soldier while attempting to stop a military lorry at a check-point in Kilcarn, Navan, County Meath.

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BO-GB-RIC-4EA0EAFC
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July 23, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Sergeant Keighary served with the Royal Irish Constabulary.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sergeant Keighary.

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

Agency

Location L
Platform Identity rico.nir.gb.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch December 2, 1920
Age 41
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident
Cause Detail Accident

Sergeant Thomas Keighary 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 L, 90 of 749 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 12% of this state's fallen. That is 19 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.

At Royal Irish Constabulary, 74 of 642 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 11.5% of this agency's fallen.

Royal Irish Constabulary
74
of 642 officers
11.5% Accident
L — Statewide
90
of 749 officers
12% Accident
Nationwide
10,088
of 32,508 officers
31% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Thomas Keighary'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 Thomas Keighary Compares

Age at End of Watch
41
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Thomas Keighary is highlighted in Dec.

Jan
820
Feb
730
Mar
748
Apr
707
May
847
Jun
795
Jul
897
Aug
937
Sep
913
Oct
925
Nov
872
Dec
897