James Seafield-Grant MC

Royal Irish Constabulary — L

Felonious

End of Watch February 25, 1921

Age 30

The Vigil Panel 204 ›

Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 641

Incident

As the Commander of J Company, Major Seafield-Grant was leading a column of thirty-nine Auxiliaries, a Sergeant and six Constables, in what was a regular, almost predictable occurrence aimed at conducting disruption raids to arrest rebels, when the column was ambushed some seven miles from Macroom at Coolavokig, near Ballyvourney, County Cork. The front vehicle, in which Seafield-Grant was traveling, was immediately disabled when the radiator was shot. Grant alighted and began engaging the attackers and directed his men to return fire. He sustained fatal injuries during the attack, which lasted close to four hours. His body was recovered to his room within Macroom Castle and later conveyed back to England for burial. Two other officers were fatally wounded. Constable Arthur William Cane died the following day and Temporary Cadet Cleve Lindsey Soady died on 1st March.

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

— 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 February 25, 1921

Age 30

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Cause Detail Homicide - Shot

Auxiliary Commandant James Seafield-Grant MC 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.

Royal Irish Constabulary

519

of 642 officers

80.8% Felonious

L — Statewide

592

of 749 officers

79% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious