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| SOLDIERS DETAILS | ||
| Soldiers Name: Robert Hill |
Other Names: W |
Also Known As: |
| Marital Status: Single |
Age at Death: 22 |
Civilian Job: Joiner |
| SERVICE DETAILS | ||
| Enlistment
Date: 17/02/1984 |
Service No: 24635722 |
Rank: Pte |
| Regiment: UDR |
Battalion: 3 UDR |
Company: E Company |
| Service Type: Part Time |
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| DETAILS OF INCIDENT | ||
| On
or Off Duty: Off |
Date
of Death: 01/07/1986 |
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| County: Down |
Location: Drumaness |
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Details: Killed by an IRA booby trap bomb under his car outside his home. Wreckage from the car was found over a 100 metre radius and his personal protection weapon was found in a nearby garden. A senior police officer described the device as one of the worst he had ever seen. 157th UDR soldier to be killed. |
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