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| SOLDIERS DETAILS | ||
| Soldiers Name: Ronald Finlay |
Other Names: Marshall Atcheson |
Also Known As: |
| Marital Status: Married |
Age at Death: 47 |
Civilian Job: Farm Labourer |
| SERVICE DETAILS | ||
| Enlistment
Date: 06/03/1970 |
Service No: 24205282 |
Rank: Cpl |
| Regiment: UDR |
Battalion: 6 UDR |
Company: B Company |
| Service Type: EX PT |
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| DETAILS OF INCIDENT | ||
| On
or Off Duty: NA |
Date
of Death: 15/08/1991 |
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| County: Tyrone |
Location: Sion Mills |
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Details: Shot by the IRA as he got out of his car to go to work on the farm he had worked at for thirty years. His wife and sons, aged ten and two years witnessed the attack. The gunmen had taken over the farm, holding the owner and his brother bound and gagged and opened fire from an upstairs window. They shot out the tyres on the Finlay's car before escaping in the farmer's car. Ronnie's brother Winston was killed by the IRA in 1987. Ronnie served in the Ulster Special Constabulary. Left the Regiment in 1988 - 55th ex UDR member to be killed. |
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