Posts Tagged ‘royal-irish’

Returning soldiers parade in town

Monday, April 11th, 2011

Soldiers from 1st Battalion, the Royal Irish Regiment hold a homecoming march in Market Drayton, Shropshire.

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Returning soldiers parade in town

Dead soldier ‘reunited with baby’

Thursday, March 17th, 2011

The family of a Royal Irish Regiment soldier killed in Afghanistan say he will be buried in Banbridge beside his baby daughter who died a year ago.

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Dead soldier ‘reunited with baby’

RIR soldier’s body repatriated

Thursday, March 17th, 2011

The body of the Royal Irish Regiment soldier from Banbridge who was killed in Afghanistan last week is being repatriated to the UK.

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RIR soldier’s body repatriated

Killed soldier was from N Ireland

Thursday, March 10th, 2011

A soldier from 1st Battalion The Royal Irish Regiment killed in Afghanistan on Wednesday was from Northern Ireland, the BBC has learnt.

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Killed soldier was from N Ireland

RIR comrade ‘behind fatal shot’

Monday, February 7th, 2011

The family of a Royal Irish Regiment (RIR) soldier shot dead in Afghanistan say he was fatally wounded by another RIR soldier in a tragic accident.

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RIR comrade ‘behind fatal shot’

RIR soldier dies in Afghanistan

Saturday, February 5th, 2011

A soldier from Northern Ireland, who was a member of 1st Battalion The Royal Irish Regiment, has died in an “operational accident” in Afghanistan.

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RIR soldier dies in Afghanistan

Soldier dies in Afghan ‘accident’

Friday, February 4th, 2011

A soldier from 1st Battalion The Royal Irish Regiment has died in an “operational accident” in Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence says.

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Soldier dies in Afghan ‘accident’

Soldier dies in Afghanistan blast

Sunday, November 14th, 2010

A soldier from 1st Battalion The Royal Irish Regiment is killed by an explosion in Afghanistan on Remembrance Day.

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Soldier dies in Afghanistan blast