William R Graham
Auxiliary Constable

William R Graham

Illness
End of Watch November 22, 1994
Age 47
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Gender Male

Incident

Died in hospital after collapsing in the RUC station following duty at a protest rally.

In Our Keeping

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BO-GB-RUC-566EE6B3
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July 23, 2026

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Tributes

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

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Location NIR
Platform Identity ruc.bfs.nir.gb.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch November 22, 1994
Age 47
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Illness
Cause Detail Medical

Auxiliary Constable William R Graham 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 NIR, 50 of 599 officers were lost to illness connected to their service — 8.3% of this state's fallen. That is 0.8 percentage points below the national rate of 9.1%.

At Royal Ulster Constabulary GC, 35 of 469 officers on record were lost to illness connected to their service — 7.5% of this agency's fallen.

Royal Ulster Constabulary GC
35
of 469 officers
7.5% Illness
NIR — Statewide
50
of 599 officers
8.3% 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. William R Graham'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 William R Graham Compares

Age at End of Watch
47
This officer
Avg for Illness: 47.8 years

When Illness Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Illness deaths across the full memorial record. William R Graham is highlighted in Nov.

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