John Godfrey Stokes

Died

12 July 1920

Age

Rank

Sergeant

Force

Royal Irish Constabulary

Cause

Homicide - Shot

Duty Status

On Duty

Circumstances

Shot dead during a sustained IRA attack on his barracks.

Shot in the throat and died instantly as he opened a door to lead a sortie after repeatedly refusing to surrender during a sustained early-morning terrorist attack on Rearcross Barracks, County Tipperary, during which the building was set on fire.