Roll of Honor
Incident
In the late afternoon of 15th February 1922, Special Sergeant French was off duty, reading a newspaper at the counter of his shop, when shots were fired from the lower end of Old Lodge Road, Belfast.
Some bullets went through the window of Hugh’s shop and one struck him in the head.
He died soon after being admitted to the Royal Victoria Hospital.
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Special Sergeant French served with the Ulster Special Constabulary.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Special Sergeant French.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Special Sergeant Hugh French 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 Ulster Special Constabulary, 56 of 99 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 56.6% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Hugh French's cause is highlighted.
How Hugh French Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Hugh French is highlighted in Feb.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths.
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