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| SOLDIERS DETAILS | ||
| Soldiers Name: Robert McComb |
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| Marital Status: Single |
Age at Death: 22 |
Civilian Job: Shipyard worker |
| SERVICE DETAILS | ||
| Enlistment
Date: 10/05/1972 |
Service No: 24289323 |
Rank: Pte |
| Regiment: UDR |
Battalion: 10 UDR |
Company: D Company |
| Service Type: Part Time |
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| DETAILS OF INCIDENT | ||
| On
or Off Duty: Off |
Date
of Death: 23/07/1972 |
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| County: Antrim |
Location: Belfast |
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Details: Abducted by republicans as he walked home after an evening out with his girlfriend. He was shot in the head and his body was found five hours later. He had been tortured, his fingernails removed, there were cigarette burns over his body and his hair had turned grey. 18th UDR soldier to be killed. |
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