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| SOLDIERS DETAILS | ||
| Soldiers Name: John McKeegan |
Other Names: |
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| Marital Status: Married |
Age at Death: 40 |
Civilian Job: Delivery Man |
| SERVICE DETAILS | ||
| Enlistment
Date: 12/02/1971 |
Service No: 24216624 |
Rank: LCpl |
| Regiment: UDR |
Battalion: 6 UDR |
Company: A Company |
| Service Type: Part Time |
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| DETAILS OF INCIDENT | ||
| On
or Off Duty: Off |
Date
of Death: 19/11/1981 |
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| County: Tyrone |
Location: Strabane |
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Details: Shot as he made a delivery to a house which had been taken over by IRA gunmen four hours earlier. The delivery order, placed by a girl in her twenties was later found to be bogus. 120th UDR soldier to be killed. |
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