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| SOLDIERS DETAILS | ||
| Soldiers Name: Robert Harrison |
Other Names: James |
Also Known As: |
| Marital Status: Married |
Age at Death: 50 |
Civilian Job: Hospital Orderly |
| SERVICE DETAILS | ||
| Enlistment
Date: 04/03/1970 |
Service No: 24199086 |
Rank: SSgt |
| Regiment: UDR |
Battalion: 11 UDR |
Company: D Company |
| Service Type: EX FT |
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| DETAILS OF INCIDENT | ||
| On
or Off Duty: NA |
Date
of Death: 05/02/1977 |
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| County: Down |
Location: Gilford |
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Details: Shot by the IRA as he and a colleague both on police duty left a shop after checking a report that an incendiary device had been placed there. His colleague had an arm amputated. (RUCR when killed). Left the Regiment in 1975 - 10th ex UDR soldier to be killed. |
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