Patrick Gaffney

Patrick Gaffney

Died

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15 December 1902

Age

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41

Rank

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Acting Sergeant

Force

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Royal Irish Constabulary

Cause

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Drowned

Duty Status

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On Duty

Roll of Honour Citation

Drowned when he was swept into a swollen river in Glencally, County Mayo, as he and another officer were escorting a woman over a temporary bridge that she was afraid to cross alone.