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| SOLDIERS DETAILS | ||
| Soldiers Name: Wilfred McElveen |
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| Marital Status: Married |
Age at Death: 38 |
Civilian Job: Barman |
| SERVICE DETAILS | ||
| Enlistment
Date: 03/01/1972 |
Service No: 24273924 |
Rank: Pte |
| Regiment: UDR |
Battalion: 2 UDR |
Company: C Company |
| Service Type: EX PT |
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| DETAILS OF INCIDENT | ||
| On
or Off Duty: NA |
Date
of Death: 27/08/1982 |
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| County: Armagh |
Location: Milford |
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Details: Part Time employed on Full Time duties. Killed by an IRA booby trap which exploded under his car as he drove out of an amateur football club's grounds. His brother William, a RUCR was killed by the IRA in 1973. Left the Regiment in 1981 - 31st ex UDR soldier to be killed. |
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