Constable
Benjamin RATTY
YEAR OF DEATH
1826
JURISDICTION
New South Wales
DETAILS OF DEATH
On the night of the 23 September 1826 Constable Ratty was shot by bushrangers at Parramatta. He died of his wounds a fortnight later. A public subscription provided funds for the funeral, coffin and headstone at the old St Johns Cemetery Parramatta. Further details are unknown. The constable was stationed at Parramatta and at the time of his death had been a constable at that location for 7 years.
