Edmund William Smyth

Royal Ulster Constabulary GC — NIR

Illness

End of Watch September 13, 1980

Age 32

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 468

Incident

Collapsed and died of heart failure while in his office at Dunmurry Police Station, County Antrim.

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Tributes

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

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

Agency

Department Royal Ulster Constabulary GC

Location NIR

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

Service Record

End of Watch September 13, 1980

Age 32

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Illness

Cause Detail Medical

Constable Edmund William Smyth 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

of 469 officers

7.5% Illness

NIR — Statewide

of 599 officers

8.3% Illness

Nationwide

2,974

of 32,508 officers

9.1% Illness