James Rocke

Died

16 March 1920

Age

Rank

Constable

Force

Royal Irish Constabulary

Cause

Homicide - Shot

Duty Status

Off Duty

Roll of Honour Citation

Died after being shot when he and a colleague were ambushed by gunmen.

Roll of Honour Citation

Died after being shot when he and a colleague were ambushed by gunmen.

Circumstances

Fatally shot when ambushed by several gunmen as he left church.

Fatally shot alongside his colleague, Constable Charles Healy, who died the following day, when they were ambushed by several gunmen as they left church in the village of Toomevara, County Tipperary.