Roll of Honor
Incident
On Friday 2nd December 1921, an RIC patrol passing along Bishop Street, Derry, noticed two men acting suspiciously in Bennett Street. The men fled and the patrol entered Derry Gaol where they discovered Constable Gorman, tied with a rope, and Special Constable William Lyttle, manacled with his own handcuffs. Cotton wool pads soaked in liquid were found nearby and it was thought that both Constables had been rendered unconscious with Chloroform but it was determined to be poison and both officers were dead.
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Constable Gorman served with the Royal Irish Constabulary.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Constable Gorman.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Constable Michael Gorman 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.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Michael Gorman's cause is highlighted.
How Michael Gorman Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Michael Gorman is highlighted in Dec.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths.
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