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| SOLDIERS DETAILS | ||
| Soldiers Name: William McKee |
Other Names: James |
Also Known As: |
| Marital Status: Widower |
Age at Death: 61 |
Civilian Job: School Bus Driver |
| SERVICE DETAILS | ||
| Enlistment
Date: 07/05/1970 |
Service No: 24208318 |
Rank: Cpl |
| Regiment: UDR |
Battalion: 6 UDR |
Company: F Company |
| Service Type: Part Time |
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| DETAILS OF INCIDENT | ||
| On
or Off Duty: Off |
Date
of Death: 14/04/1978 |
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| County: Tyrone |
Location: Omagh |
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Details: Ambushed and shot by two women and a man while driving a school bus near Omagh. Although wounded he managed to control the bus and accelerate away but his IRA attackers followed him in a hijacked car and caught up with him at a crossroads three miles away. He was shot again. He dragged himself onto the road before he collapsed and died from his injuries. 85th UDR soldier to be killed. |
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