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Corp Stephen Russell McGonigle

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Corp Stephen Russell McGonigle

Birth
Newark-on-Trent, Newark and Sherwood District, Nottinghamshire, England
Death
4 May 1989 (aged 30)
County Armagh, Northern Ireland
Burial
Ollerton, Newark and Sherwood District, Nottinghamshire, England Add to Map
Plot
Grave Number 1045
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24366203 Corporal Stephen Russell Mcgonigle
Worcestershire and Sherwood Foresters Regiment
Killed by a bomb while on patrol near Silverbridge age 30

Stephen was killed by a roadside bomb while he was on foot patrol in the countryside near Silverbridge, South Armagh, on the main Newry-Crossmaglen Road. Three other British soldiers were injured in the incident which occurred as they examined a parked car containing the bomb.

Stephen, aged 30, was from Newark in Nottinghamshire and had been in the British Army for 14 years. He was married with two children.

His name is included on the Armed Forces Memorial and on the Roll of Honour.
24366203 Corporal Stephen Russell Mcgonigle
Worcestershire and Sherwood Foresters Regiment
Killed by a bomb while on patrol near Silverbridge age 30

Stephen was killed by a roadside bomb while he was on foot patrol in the countryside near Silverbridge, South Armagh, on the main Newry-Crossmaglen Road. Three other British soldiers were injured in the incident which occurred as they examined a parked car containing the bomb.

Stephen, aged 30, was from Newark in Nottinghamshire and had been in the British Army for 14 years. He was married with two children.

His name is included on the Armed Forces Memorial and on the Roll of Honour.

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