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| SOLDIERS DETAILS | ||
| Soldiers Name: Michael Darcy |
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| Marital Status: Single |
Age at Death: 28 |
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| SERVICE DETAILS | ||
| Enlistment
Date: 04/01/1979 |
Service No: 24482809 |
Rank: LCpl |
| Regiment: UDR |
Battalion: 6 UDR |
Company: D Company |
| Service Type: Full Time |
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| DETAILS OF INCIDENT | ||
| On
or Off Duty: Off |
Date
of Death: 04/06/1988 |
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| County: Tyrone |
Location: Castlederg |
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Details: Shot by the IRA as he arrived home after an evening out. His widowed mother heard the shooting, the car engine was still running and the radio playing as he was shot six times in the back. Neighbours were too frightened to come out of their homes to help her. 175th UDR soldier to be killed. |
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