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| SOLDIERS DETAILS | ||
| Soldiers Name: Kenneth Newell |
Other Names: Alexander |
Also Known As: |
| Marital Status: Married |
Age at Death: 31 |
Civilian Job: Lorry Driver |
| SERVICE DETAILS | ||
| Enlistment
Date: 21/04/1980 |
Service No: 24489789 |
Rank: LCpl |
| Regiment: UDR |
Battalion: 4/6 UDR |
Company: B Company |
| Service Type: Full Time |
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| DETAILS OF INCIDENT | ||
| On
or Off Duty: Off |
Date
of Death: 27/11/1991 |
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| County: Armagh |
Location: Crossmaglen |
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Details: Abducted with a colleague by the IRA as he off loaded his lorry. He was later found, shot in the head, lying at a roadside verge at Cullyhanna near Crossmaglen. His helper was later released, the IRA not realising that he too was a soldier in the Regiment. He told the inquest that they had both been taken to a shed where he was put through a mock execution and could hear Kenny being questioned about members of the security forces. 197th UDR soldier to be killed. |
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