Roll of Honor
Incident
Fatally wounded when a rifle being cleaned was unintentionally discharged.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Constable Cunningham served with the Royal Ulster Constabulary.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Constable Cunningham.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Constable Cecil Harold Cunningham is one of 10,088 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In NIR, 126 of 599 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 21% of this state's fallen. That is 10 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.
At Royal Ulster Constabulary GC, 82 of 469 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 17.5% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Cecil Harold Cunningham's cause is highlighted.
How Cecil Harold Cunningham Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Cecil Harold Cunningham is highlighted in Oct.
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