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| SOLDIERS DETAILS | ||
| Soldiers Name: John Smith |
Other Names: David |
Also Known As: |
| Marital Status: Single |
Age at Death: 25 |
Civilian Job: Enterprise Ulster |
| SERVICE DETAILS | ||
| Enlistment
Date: 21/11/1978 |
Service No: 24482769 |
Rank: Pte |
| Regiment: UDR |
Battalion: 7 UDR |
Company: C Company |
| Service Type: Part Time |
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| DETAILS OF INCIDENT | ||
| On
or Off Duty: Off |
Date
of Death: 27/03/1981 |
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| County: Down |
Location: Belfast |
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Details: Shot by the IRA as he walked to work. Two gunmen wearing white painters' coats and carrying tins of paint followed him before shooting him in the back of the head. He had been threatened a few weeks before his death. 110th UDR soldier to be killed. |
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