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The Roll of Honour of the Royal Irish Regiment
R IRISH Soldiers Killed by Terrorist Action
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20th October 1992

Sergeant R Irvine
9th Battalion, The Royal Irish Regiment

Sgt Irvine was off duty when he was murdered by a gunman at his temporary home on the Tamlaght Road, Rasharkin, Co Antrim.


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19th November 1992
Lance Corporal I Warnock
6th Battalion, The Royal Irish Regiment

LCpl Warnock was off duty and was sitting in his car outside his wife's workplace in Portadown, Co Armagh when he was shot dead in cold blood.


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30th December 1992
Ranger S Waller
1st Battalion, The Royal Irish Regiment

Rgr Waller was off duty at the time of his death, and at home whilst on leave from Cyprus.  He was murdered at his home in Westland Crescent, off Cavehill Road, Belfast.


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15th February 1993
Lance Corporal M Johnson
7th Battalion, The Royal Irish Regiment

Whilst off duty, LCpl Johnson was murdered outside his home in Highfern Gardens, Highfield, Belfast


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31st May 1993
Private C Wren
8th Battalion, The Royal Irish Regiment

Pte Wren was at home and off duty in Moneymore, Co. Londonderry.  A booby trap attached to his car detonated and resulted in his death.


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21st May 1994
Private R B McCollum
8th Battalion, The Royal Irish Regiment

Pte McCollum, who had been shot dead, was found murdered in fields near his home, by the Mullaghcreevie Estate in Co. Armagh.


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8th August 1994 1915
Corporal T T Withers
3rd Battalion, The Royal Irish Regiment

Cpl Withers was off duty and in his shop on Downpatrick Street, Crossgar, Co. Down when he was shot and murdered.


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 R IRISH Soldiers Killed by Enemy Action
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1st September 2006 Ranger Anare Draiva
Ranger Anare Draiva
1st Battalion, The Royal Irish Regiment

Ranger Anare Draiva died during a mortar attack in Musa Qualah at 1600 local time on Friday 1 September 2006.

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6th September 2006
LCpl Paul 'Moonbeam' Muirhead
Lance Corporal Paul Muirhead
1st Battalion, The Royal Irish Regiment

Lance Corporal Muirhead died from wounds sustained during a Taleban attack on his base at Musa Quala in Helmand Province on Friday 1 September 2006.

Since the attack, he had been receiving specialist medical care and his parents were with him when he died.

Ranger Anare Draiva also died in the same incident.

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6th September 2006
Lance Corporal Luke Mcculloch
Lance Corporal Luke McCulloch
1st Battalion, The Royal Irish Regiment

LCpl Luke McCulloch from the 1st Battalion, The Royal Irish Regiment, who was killed in action following a contact with Taleban forces in Sangin, Helmand province on Wednesday 6 September 2006.

LCpl McCulloch was part of a force of a hundred soldiers from 1 R IRISH serving in Helmand Province as part of the 3 PARA Battle Group.

LCpl McCulloch was posthumously Mentioned in Despatches for his bravery leading his Section during a ferocious ambush by the Taleban in Zumbelay, Helmand Province

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