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| SOLDIERS DETAILS | ||
| Soldiers Name: John Reid |
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| Marital Status: Single |
Age at Death: 52 |
Civilian Job: Farmer |
| SERVICE DETAILS | ||
| Enlistment
Date: 20/01/1971 |
Service No: 24216551 |
Rank: Pte |
| Regiment: UDR |
Battalion: 8 UDR |
Company: L Company |
| Service Type: Full Time |
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| DETAILS OF INCIDENT | ||
| On
or Off Duty: Off |
Date
of Death: 09/03/1977 |
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| County: ROI |
Location: Glasslough |
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Details: Ambushed by the IRA and shot as he went to feed cattle on his farm. His body was taken five and a half miles away and left just 18 feet on the Northern side of the border at Annaghmore Bridge. He had moved into Caledon 15 months earlier after a booby trap bomb exploded at his home in Tannagh. 69th UDR soldier to be killed. |
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