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| SOLDIERS DETAILS | ||
| Soldiers Name: John Truckle |
Other Names: Robert Edwin |
Also Known As: |
| Marital Status: Married |
Age at Death: 61 |
Civilian Job: Credit Controller |
| SERVICE DETAILS | ||
| Enlistment
Date: 24/08/1972 |
Service No: 446090 |
Rank: Capt |
| Regiment: UDR |
Battalion: 11 UDR |
Company: HQ & E Company |
| Service Type: EX PT |
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| DETAILS OF INCIDENT | ||
| On
or Off Duty: NA |
Date
of Death: 20/09/1983 |
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| County: Armagh |
Location: Portadown |
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Details: Killed by an IRA bomb placed under his car. It exploded outside his home. Children were standing just yards away. IRA sympathisers sang and danced outside his home that night taunting his family and security forces. Left the Regiment in 1982 - 37th ex UDR member to be killed and 2nd ex officer. |
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