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| SOLDIERS DETAILS | ||
| Soldiers Name: James McClintock |
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| Marital Status: Married |
Age at Death: 57 |
Civilian Job: BT Driver |
| SERVICE DETAILS | ||
| Enlistment
Date: 04/03/1970 |
Service No: 24199477 |
Rank: Cpl |
| Regiment: UDR |
Battalion: 5 UDR |
Company: B Company |
| Service Type: EX PT |
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| DETAILS OF INCIDENT | ||
| On
or Off Duty: NA |
Date
of Death: 18/11/1981 |
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| County: Londonderry |
Location: Londonderry |
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Details: Shot by the IRA not far from his home. The gunmen parked at a spot where they knew he would have to slow down to negotiate a bad bend and opened fire. A farmer who came upon the scene on a tractor was also fired on and injured. The following day his wife's cousin John McKeegan, a serving soldier, was killed by the IRA. Left the Regiment in 1981 - 28th ex UDR soldier to be killed. |
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