Roll of Honor
Incident
Died in hospital a month after sustaining serious head injuries and losing an eye when, on 5th September, a terrorist blast bomb was thrown at a police cordon during a riot on Charles Street, Portadown, County Armagh. Constable O’Reilly had been a member of the RUC for nine years and was based in the village of Loughgall, County Armagh. He had three young children aged ten years, four years and fifteen weeks. He was buried at Keran Cemetery, Portadown, after a service at his home at Milfort Gardens, Waringstown.
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Constable O’Reilly served with the Royal Ulster Constabulary.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Constable O’Reilly.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Constable Francis Adrian O’Reilly 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. Francis Adrian O’Reilly's cause is highlighted.
How Francis Adrian O’Reilly Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Francis Adrian O’Reilly is highlighted in Oct.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths.
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