William Lennon
County Inspector

William Lennon

Illness
End of Watch January 15, 1897
Age 51
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Gender Male

Incident

Collapsed and died from heart failure while walking to report for duty at Railway Street Barracks, Lisburn, County Antrim.

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129 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
County Inspector Lennon 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

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

Service Record

End of Watch January 15, 1897
Age 51
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Illness
Cause Detail Medical

County Inspector William Lennon is one of 1 officers lost to illness connected to their service across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,756 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 6.5 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

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
1
of 97,756 officers
0% Illness

National Cause Distribution

How Illness compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. William Lennon's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
1 (0%)
Accident
1 (0%)
Illness
1 (0%)
Cardiac
1 (0%)
Undetermined
1 (0%)
Suicide
1 (0%)

How William Lennon Compares

Age at Death
51
This officer
Avg for Illness: 47.7 years

When Illness Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Illness deaths across the full memorial record. William Lennon is highlighted in Jan.

Jan
294
Feb
198
Mar
186
Apr
226
May
201
Jun
182
Jul
217
Aug
281
Sep
353
Oct
376
Nov
239
Dec
285