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 SOLDIERS DETAILS
Soldiers Name:
  Brown McKeown
Other Names:
 Vance
Also Known As:
 
Marital Status: 
 Married
Age at Death:  
 40
Civilian Job:  
 Butcher
  SERVICE DETAILS
Enlistment Date: 
  30/04/1973
Service No: 
  24489812  
Rank: 
LCpl
Regiment:  
 UDR 
Battalion:  
 5 UDR 
Company:  
 A Company 
Service Type: 
 Part Time
   
DETAILS OF INCIDENT
On or Off Duty: 
  Off
Date of Death: 
 17/12/1983
County:   
  Londonderry
Location: 
  Maghera

Details: 
 Shot by the IRA in front of his 13 year old son as they sat in their car after leaving the supermarket where he worked. The boy who was helping his father, earning pocket money for Christmas was injured and despite years of psychiatric treatment never fully recovered. 137th UDR soldier to be killed.
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