John Russell

Ulster Special Constabulary — NIR

Accident

End of Watch May 9, 1921

Age 48

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 98

Incident

Fatally injured in a fall off a wall on guard duty at a military barracks.

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Tributes

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

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

Agency

Department Ulster Special Constabulary

Location NIR

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

Service Record

End of Watch May 9, 1921

Age 48

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Cause Detail Accident

Special Constable John Russell 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 Ulster Special Constabulary, 32 of 99 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 32.3% of this agency's fallen.

Ulster Special Constabulary

of 99 officers

32.3% Accident

NIR — Statewide

126

of 599 officers

21% Accident

Nationwide

10,088

of 32,508 officers

31% Accident