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Thomas Godsell
Constable

Thomas Godsell

Royal Irish Constabulary — L
Illness
Ireland flag Leinster flag
End of Watch May 25, 1882
Age 43
The Vigil Panel 206 ›
Gender Male
Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 641

Incident

Found dead on duty having collapsed and died from heart failure in a field in Dungarvan, County Waterford.

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144 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Constable Godsell 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 May 25, 1882
Age 43
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Illness
Cause Detail Medical

Constable Thomas Godsell 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. Thomas Godsell'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 Godsell Compares

Age at End of Watch
43
This officer
Avg for Illness: 47.8 years

When Illness Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Illness deaths across the full memorial record. Thomas Godsell is highlighted in May.

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