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| SOLDIERS DETAILS | ||
| Soldiers Name: David Chambers |
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| Marital Status: Married |
Age at Death: 34 |
Civilian Job: Factory Worker |
| SERVICE DETAILS | ||
| Enlistment
Date: 08/02/1977 |
Service No: 24421865 |
Rank: Pte |
| Regiment: UDR |
Battalion: 11 UDR |
Company: C Company |
| Service Type: Part Time |
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| DETAILS OF INCIDENT | ||
| On
or Off Duty: Off |
Date
of Death: 04/06/1984 |
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| County: Armagh |
Location: Dollingstown |
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Details: Shot by the IRA as he arrived for work at the Boxmore Eggs Container factory. He was knocked off his motorcycle with a shotgun blast and after the crash one gunman ran forward and fired four more times as David lay on the ground. A 200 lb bomb designed to kill security forces taking part in the follow-up operation exploded in a nearby derelict house injuring two policemen and a UDR soldier. 144th UDR soldier to be killed. |
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