Roll of Honor
Incident
On 14th November 1992, Reserve Constable Corbett was on a joint RUC and Army patrol in the village of Belcoo, County Fermanagh.
After leaving the RUC station about 11.20pm, the foot patrol moved towards the border to establish a cross-border vehicle checkpoint while conducting rolling vehicle checks as they moved through the village.
About 11:30pm, the patrol came under attack by a terrorist sniper and Alan was hit once in the head from gunfire believed to have come from across the border with the Irish Republic.
He was medically evacuated to hospital but died from his injuries approximately four hours later.
Reserve Constable Corbett joined the part-time RUC in 1986 and moved to the full-time reserve RUC in 1990.In December 1991 he was transferred to Belcoo.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Reserve Constable Corbett served with the Royal Ulster Constabulary.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Reserve Constable Corbett.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Reserve Constable Alan Corbett 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 NIR, 422 of 599 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 70.5% of this state's fallen. That is 16.3 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.
At Royal Ulster Constabulary GC, 351 of 469 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 74.8% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Alan Corbett's cause is highlighted.
How Alan Corbett Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Alan Corbett is highlighted in Nov.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths.
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