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| SOLDIERS DETAILS | ||
| Soldiers Name: Noel Johnston |
Other Names: James |
Also Known As: |
| Marital Status: Single |
Age at Death: 28 |
Civilian Job: Hospital Porter |
| SERVICE DETAILS | ||
| Enlistment
Date: 13/04/1974 |
Service No: 24308969 |
Rank: Pte |
| Regiment: UDR |
Battalion: 8 UDR |
Company: C Company |
| Service Type: Part Time |
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| DETAILS OF INCIDENT | ||
| On
or Off Duty: Off |
Date
of Death: 08/05/1984 |
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| County: Tyrone |
Location: Dungannon |
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Details: Shot dead by the IRA, said to be disguised as ambulance men, as he arrived for work at Drumglass Hospital. The gunmen held a Cookstown woman captive overnight as they prepared to use her car in the attack. Jimmy's sister in law's brother, David Martin a former UDR soldier, was killed by an IRA booby trap bomb in 1993. 142nd UDR soldier to be killed. |
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