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Roll of Honour

 SOLDIERS DETAILS
Soldiers Name:
  William McKee
Other Names:
 James
Also Known As:
 
Marital Status: 
 Widower
Age at Death:  
 61
Civilian Job:  
 School Bus Driver
  SERVICE DETAILS
Enlistment Date: 
  07/05/1970
Service No: 
  24208318  
Rank: 
Cpl
Regiment:  
 UDR 
Battalion:  
 6 UDR 
Company:  
 F Company 
Service Type: 
 Part Time
   
DETAILS OF INCIDENT
On or Off Duty: 
  Off
Date of Death: 
 14/04/1978
County:   
  Tyrone
Location: 
  Omagh

Details: 
 Ambushed and shot by two women and a man while driving a school bus near Omagh. Although wounded he managed to control the bus and accelerate away but his IRA attackers followed him in a hijacked car and caught up with him at a crossroads three miles away. He was shot again. He dragged himself onto the road before he collapsed and died from his injuries. 85th UDR soldier to be killed.
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