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| SOLDIERS DETAILS | ||
| Soldiers Name: Martin Blaney |
Other Names: Alfred James |
Also Known As: |
| Marital Status: Single |
Age at Death: 27 |
Civilian Job: Farmer |
| SERVICE DETAILS | ||
| Enlistment
Date: 24/08/1981 |
Service No: 24524993 |
Rank: Pte |
| Regiment: UDR |
Battalion: 8 UDR |
Company: A Company |
| Service Type: Part Time |
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| DETAILS OF INCIDENT | ||
| On
or Off Duty: Off |
Date
of Death: 06/10/1986 |
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| County: Tyrone |
Location: Eglish |
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Details: Ambushed and shot dead by the IRA as he drove home. The gunmen hijacked a car holding its owner's family hostage for six hours and then forced their way into the home of Martin's neighbours, a woman and her widowed mother. 159th UDR soldier to be killed. |
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