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| SOLDIERS DETAILS | ||
| Soldiers Name: John Geddis |
Other Names: |
Also Known As: |
| Marital Status: Married |
Age at Death: 26 |
Civilian Job: Post Office Engineer |
| SERVICE DETAILS | ||
| Enlistment
Date: 10/02/1972 |
Service No: 24280253 |
Rank: Cpl |
| 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: 10/05/1977 |
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| County: Antrim |
Location: Belfast |
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Details: Killed in a UVF explosion at a filling station on the Crumlin Road. His wife suffered facial injuries. The filling station had been ordered to close by loyalist groups during the abortive loyalist stoppage but remained open. 74th UDR soldier to be killed. |
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