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Roll of Honour

 SOLDIERS DETAILS
Soldiers Name:
  Donald Farrell
Other Names:
 Patrick
Also Known As:
 
Marital Status: 
 Married
Age at Death:  
 56
Civilian Job:  
 Civil Servant
  SERVICE DETAILS
Enlistment Date: 
  10/11/1940
Service No: 
  159355  
Rank: 
Maj
Regiment:  
 RANGERS 
Battalion:  
 1 R IRISH 
Company:  
  
Service Type: 
 EX GS
   
DETAILS OF INCIDENT
On or Off Duty: 
  NA
Date of Death: 
 23/03/1974
County:   
  Tyrone
Location: 
  Omagh

Details: 
 Shot outside his home in Mountfield, just outside Omagh. He had recently retired from the Army. Maj Farrell had served with the Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers. He had served in the ranks for eight years after joining the Regiment as a boy and received a commission at the beginning of the Second World War. During the Korean War he served as Brigade-Major of the Commonwealth Brigade in Korea and was mentioned in despatches. He had been awarded an MBE.
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