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L/Cpl
Joe Jardine Age 43 (Part Time) C. Coy
8th March 1972. Worked for the Ministry of Agriculture and
was checking cattle being imported into Northern Ireland at Mioddletown
when IRA gunmen opened fire on him. One gunman fired 23 rounds at him
hitting him 16 times. He was married with 2 children, was off duty at time
of his death.
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Cpl
Jim D. Elliott Age 36 (Part Time) C. Coy.
19th April 1972. Abducted by the IRA near the border in
South Armagh He was murdered then placed in the middle of a minefield of
claymore devices, A 500lb bomb was also set to go off ,when his body was
moved. He was married with 3 children, was off duty at the time of his
abduction.
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C/Sgt
John Ruddy Age 50 (Part Time) C. Coy.
10th October 1972. Shot by the IRA as he left home to walk to his
office in Newry. His wife witnessed his death. He was married with 9
children. Was off duty at the time of his death.
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Pte
John McCready Age 34 (Full Time) C. Coy
17th November 1974. He was shot by the IRA whilst on duty in
Newry, He died 2 hours later in hospital, he was due to be married in less
than a month. He was single, on duty at the time of his death.
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Cpl
Cecil Grills Age 56 (Part Time) C. Coy
12th January 1978. Shot dead by the IRA as he drove home from his
civilian work, He had survived two previous attacks. He was married with 2
children. Was off duty at the time of his death.
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Pte
Jim Cochrane Age 21 (Full Time) D. Coy
6th January 1980. One of three soldiers on mobile patrol who were
killed by an IRA bomb near Castlewellen. The bomb contained one ton of
explosive, and was triggered by a command wire from a derelict house, four
other soldiers were injured. The explosion left a crater 13 feet deep and
30 feet across, Pte Richard Wilson and Pte Roy Smith were the other
soldiers killed. He was single and on duty at the time of his death.
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Pte
Richard Smith Age 18 (Full Time) D. Coy
6th January 1980 (Same as above Incident) He was single and on duty at the time of his death.
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Pte
Ricky Wilson Age 21 (Full Time) D. Coy
6th January 1980 (Same as above Incident) He was single and on duty at the time of his death.
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Pte
Colin H. Quinn Age 19 (Part Time) A. Coy
10th December 1980. Shot by INLA as he left his work in a printing
firm in Belfast, His brother witnessed the killing. He was single and not
on duty at the time of his death.
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Major
W.E. Ivan Toombs Age 42 (Part Time) C. Coy
16th January 1981. Shot by the IRA at a Customs Post in Warren
Point were he worked major Toombs grappled with one of the gunmen and
would have overcome him but the second gunmen then entered and shot the
gallant officer. He had survived a gun attack in 1977. He was married with
5 children and was not on duty at the time of his death.
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L/Cpl
Richard W.J. McKee Age 27 (Full Time) C. Coy
28th April 1981. Shot by the IRA as he travelled in a military
civilianised van with two other soldiers at Kilcoo, one of the other
soldiers was seriously wounded in the attack. He was single and on duty at
the time of his death.
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Captain
Gordon Hanna Age 46 (Part Time) B. Coy
29th November 1985. Killed when an IRA bomb exploded under his car
in Kilkeel, as he drove away from his home, he died in the ambulance on
the way to hospital, His son would normally have been in the car with him.
He was married with 4 children, was off duty the time of his death.
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Cpl
D. Brian Brown Age 37 (Full Time) D. Coy
28th May 1986. Killed by an IRA bomb along with his dog as he and
his search dog made a second search of a petrol station after a bomb
warning. A colleague was badly injured. He had been a dog handler for ten
years. His Widow received a posthumous Queens Gallantry Medal in July
1987. He was married with 4 children and was on duty at the time of his
death.
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Pte
Robert W Hill Age 22 (Part Time) E. Coy
1st July 1986. Killed by a booby-trap bomb under his car outside
his house in Drumaness, wreckage from the car was found over a 100 metre
radius. He was single and off duty at the time of his death.
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Cpl
Alan. T. Johnston Age 23 (Part Time) B. Coy
15th February 1988. Shot dead by the IRA as he arrived for work at
the local Joinery factory in Kilkeel. Alan was the fifth person on his
Fathers side to be killed by terrorists and the third employee from the
firm he worked for. He was single and off duty at the time of his death.
He was the 170th UDR to be killed.
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Pte
W. John Moreland Age 36 (Part Time) E. Coy
16th December 1988. Shot by the IRA as he sat in his coal lorry by
two gunmen in Downpatrick. The previous evening two masked gunmen took
over a couples house and took their car to use in the attack.
He was married with 2 children and was not on duty at the time of his
death.
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Pte
Michael D. Adams Age 23 (Full Time) D. Coy
9th April 1990. Killed by 1000lb landmine, which was detonated by
a command wire as the mobile patrols two Landrovers passed by. The
explosion left a crater 50 feet long 40 feet wide and 15 feet deep.
Originally from London Michael had previous service in the Royal
Engineers, and had only joined the Regiment seven months earlier, he was
engaged to be married. L/Cpl Brad Bradley, Pte John Birch and Pte Steven
Smart were also killed in the explosion at Downpatrick. He was single and
on duty at the time of his death.
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L/Cpl
J (Brad) Bradley Age 26 (Full Time) D. Coy
9th April 1990. As Above. Originally from Scotland he had previous
service with the Royal Highland Fusiliers. He was married with 2 children
and on duty at the time of his death.
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Pte
John Birch Age 28 (Full Time) D. Coy
9th April 1990. As Above. He had previous service in the Irish
Guards. He was married with 2 children his third child was born four
months after his death. He was on duty at the time of his death.
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Pte
Steven Smart Age 23 (Full Time) D. Coy
9th April 1990. As Above He had previous service with the Royal
Artillery and was engaged to be married
He was single and on duty at the time of his death.
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