James Briggs DCM MM
Died
:
3 June 1921
Age
:
28
Rank
:
Constable
Force
:
Royal Irish Constabulary
Cause
:
Homicide - Shot
Duty Status
:
On Duty
Roll of Honour Citation
Shot dead, alongside three other Constables, when their bicycle patrol was ambushed by a large terrorist unit about a mile from Cloughjordan, County Tipperary.
Shot dead, alongside three other Constables, when, about 10:00am, their bicycle patrol of twelve men, travelling from Borrisokane to Cloughjordan, was ambushed by a large terrorist unit at Modreeney, about a mile from Cloughjordan, County Tipperary.