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| SOLDIERS DETAILS | ||
| Soldiers Name: Olven Kilpatrick |
Other Names: Fitzgerald |
Also Known As: |
| Marital Status: Married |
Age at Death: 32 |
Civilian Job: Shop Owner |
| SERVICE DETAILS | ||
| Enlistment
Date: 10/07/1975 |
Service No: 24377366 |
Rank: Pte |
| Regiment: UDR |
Battalion: 6 UDR |
Company: B Company |
| Service Type: Part Time |
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| DETAILS OF INCIDENT | ||
| On
or Off Duty: Off |
Date
of Death: 09/01/1990 |
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| County: Tyrone |
Location: Castlederg |
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Details: Shot by the IRA as he worked in his shoe shop. After killing Olven the two gunmen left a bomb in a shoe box which exploded an hour later during a follow up operation and injured two policemen. The explosion started a fire which gutted the building. 182nd UDR soldier to be killed. |
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