John Gilmartin

Died

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15 March 1922

Age

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48

Rank

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Sergeant

Force

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Royal Irish Constabulary

Cause

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Homicide - Shot

Duty Status

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Off Duty

Roll of Honour Citation

Shot dead, along with his colleague Sergeant Tobias Gibbons, by four masked gunmen as they lay seriously ill in their beds in St. Brigid’s Home, Galway. Sergeant Gilmartin was a holder of the Constabulary Medal for Gallantry.

Roll of Honour Citation

Shot dead, along with his colleague Sergeant Tobias Gibbons, by four masked gunmen as they lay seriously ill in their beds in St. Brigid’s Home, Galway. Sergeant Gilmartin was a holder of the Constabulary Medal for Gallantry.

Circumstances

Shot dead by four masked men as he lay ill in a hospital bed.