James Lyons

Ulster Special Constabulary — NIR

Felonious

End of Watch October 10, 1942

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 98

Incident

Killed in a gun battle with two men after a bomb blast at his station.

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

— 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 October 10, 1942

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Cause Detail Homicide - Shot

Special Constable James Lyons 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.

Ulster Special Constabulary

of 99 officers

56.6% Felonious

NIR — Statewide

422

of 599 officers

70.5% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious