Robert Armstrong
Special Constable

Robert Armstrong

Accident
End of Watch June 1, 1921
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Gender Male

Incident

Shot dead by the accidental discharge of a colleague's gun.

Shot dead by the accidental discharge of a colleague’s gun.

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July 23, 2026

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

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

Agency

Location NIR
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Service Record

End of Watch June 1, 1921
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident
Cause Detail Accident

Special Constable Robert Armstrong 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
32
of 99 officers
32.3% Accident
NIR — Statewide
126
of 599 officers
21% Accident
Nationwide
10,088
of 32,508 officers
31% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Robert Armstrong's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
17,623 (54.2%)
Accident
10,088 (31%)
Illness
2,974 (9.1%)
Cardiac
1,306 (4%)
Undetermined
260 (0.8%)
Suicide
256 (0.8%)
vehicular
1 (0%)

How Robert Armstrong Compares

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Robert Armstrong is highlighted in Jun.

Jan
820
Feb
730
Mar
748
Apr
707
May
847
Jun
795
Jul
897
Aug
937
Sep
913
Oct
925
Nov
872
Dec
897