Peter Burke

Died

20 September 1920

Age

Rank

Head Constable

Force

Royal Irish Constabulary

Cause

Homicide - Shot

Duty Status

On Duty

Circumstances

Shot dead in a public house while on his way to an RIC depot.

Posthumously awarded the Constabulary Medal for Gallantry.

Shot dead in a public house in Balbriggan, County Dublin, while on his way to an RIC depot. His brother, Sergeant Michael Burke, was injured in the attack. Posthumously awarded the Constabulary Medal for Gallantry.