Patrick Lynch

Died

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27 October 1920

Age

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33

Rank

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Constable

Force

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Royal Irish Constabulary

Cause

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Homicide - Shot

Duty Status

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On Duty

Roll of Honour Citation

One of four RIC officers who were fatally shot when their nine-man patrol was ambushed by terrorists.

Died two days after being fatally shot alongside his colleagues, Sergeant Patrick Perry and Constables Patrick Laffey and Patrick Keown, all of whom died at the scene, when their nine-man bicycle patrol was ambushed three miles along the road after leaving the RIC barracks in Cliffoney, County Sligo, to investigate a case of malicious damage in Magherow.

The leaders of the ambush called on the RIC to surrender but Sergeant Perry ordered his men to open fire which resulted in the patrol being fired on from three sides. Two other officers were badly wounded.