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| SOLDIERS DETAILS | ||
| Soldiers Name: John Roxborough |
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| Marital Status: Single |
Age at Death: 19 |
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| SERVICE DETAILS | ||
| Enlistment
Date: 17/12/1982 |
Service No: 24635023 |
Rank: Pte |
| Regiment: UDR |
Battalion: 6 UDR |
Company: D Company |
| Service Type: Full Time |
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| DETAILS OF INCIDENT | ||
| On
or Off Duty: On |
Date
of Death: 13/07/1983 |
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| County: Tyrone |
Location: Ballygawley |
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Details: One of four soldiers killed when a 600 lb bomb exploded beneath the Land Rover they were travelling in, the last of five vehicles on their way from Omagh to Ballykinler for a training exercise. Corporal Thomas Harron, Private Ronnie Alexander and Private Ossie Neely also died. 132nd UDR soldier to be killed. |
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