SOLDIERS DETAILS | ||
Soldiers Name:   Cormac McCabe |
Other Names:  Mervyn James |
Also Known As:   |
Marital Status:   Married |
Age at Death:    42 |
Civilian Job:    Headmaster |
  SERVICE DETAILS | ||
Enlistment
Date:    08/11/1971 |
Service No:    493938   |
Rank:  Capt |
Regiment:    UDR  |
Battalion:    8 UDR  |
Company:    L Company  |
Service Type:   Part Time |
DETAILS OF INCIDENT | ||
On
or Off Duty:    Off |
Date
of Death:   19/01/1974 |
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County:      Tyrone |
Location:    Fardross |
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Details:   He was abducted by the IRA from a hotel in the Irish Republic and the following morning his body was found inside Northern Ireland in a field near Clogher. He had been blindfolded and shot. 41st UDR member and 4th officer to be killed. |
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