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| SOLDIERS DETAILS | ||
| Soldiers Name: Ronald Funston |
Other Names: A |
Also Known As: |
| Marital Status: Single |
Age at Death: 28 |
Civilian Job: Farmer |
| SERVICE DETAILS | ||
| Enlistment
Date: 12/12/1973 |
Service No: 24308709 |
Rank: Pte |
| Regiment: UDR |
Battalion: 4 UDR |
Company: D Company |
| Service Type: EX FT |
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| DETAILS OF INCIDENT | ||
| On
or Off Duty: NA |
Date
of Death: 13/03/1984 |
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| County: Fermanagh |
Location: Pettigo |
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Details: Shot by the IRA as he worked on the family farm. Gunmen merged from undergrowth and fired eighteen shots as he sat in the cab of his tractor. His mother discovered his body. Left the Regiment in 1978 - 38th ex UDR soldier to be killed. |
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