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| SOLDIERS DETAILS | ||
| Soldiers Name: Richard Wilson |
Other Names: Samuel John |
Also Known As: |
| Marital Status: Single |
Age at Death: 21 |
Civilian Job: |
| SERVICE DETAILS | ||
| Enlistment
Date: 07/11/1977 |
Service No: 24456669 |
Rank: Pte |
| Regiment: UDR |
Battalion: 3 UDR |
Company: D Company |
| Service Type: Full Time |
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| DETAILS OF INCIDENT | ||
| On
or Off Duty: On |
Date
of Death: 06/01/1980 |
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| County: Down |
Location: Burrenbridge |
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Details: One of three soldiers on vehicle patrol killed by an IRA bomb near Castlewellan. The bomb containing one ton of explosives was triggered by a command wire from a derelict house. Four other soldiers were injured. The explosion left a crater 13 feet deep and 30 feet across damaging water pipes. Emergency services worked waist deep in water to rescue the dead and injured. Private Robert Smyth and Private James Cochrane were also killed. 99th UDR soldier to be killed. |
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