Robert Gorbey
Died
:
6 November 1920
Age
:
23
Rank
:
Constable
Force
:
Royal Irish Constabulary
Cause
:
Homicide - Shot
Duty Status
:
On Duty
Roll of Honour Citation
Fatally shot when a terrorist unit attacked the RIC Barracks in Ballyduff, County Kerry, and a patrol that was in the village at the time. Posthumously awarded the Constabulary Medal for Gallantry.
One of three officers who were fatally shot when, six days earlier, a large terrorist unit attacked the RIC Barracks in Ballyduff, County Kerry, and a patrol that was in the village at the time. Posthumously awarded the Constabulary Medal for Gallantry.