Roll of Honor
Incident
Died in Dr. Steevens’ Hospital in Dublin from pneumonia brought on by the wounds he sustained when, on the night of 5th January, he was shot twice while on duty not far from his barracks in Strokestown, County Roscommon.
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Sergeant McArdle served with the Royal Irish Constabulary.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sergeant McArdle.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Sergeant Peter J McArdle 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.
National Cause Distribution
How Illness compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Peter J McArdle's cause is highlighted.
How Peter J McArdle Compares
When Illness Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Illness deaths across the full memorial record. Peter J McArdle is highlighted in Jan.
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