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James (Boon) CUMMINGS
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- James (Boon) CUMMINGS. Private 24668739, H Coy, 2nd Platoon, 7/10 City of Belfast Ulster Defence Regiment. Murdered by the IRA along with Frederick (Fred) Starrett in Belfast city on the 24 February 1988 aged 22. Last place of residence 12 Avonlea Gardens, Rathcoole, Belfast. At rest in Roselawn Cemetery, Belfast, Northern Ireland.
Credit the following to Belfast Telegraph, dated 1 March 2015
Private Fred Starrett and Private James Cummings died after a 200lb bomb went off as they closed a security gate on Royal Avenue on February 24, 1988. The bomb had been placed behind a hoarding on CastleCourt shopping centre, which was being built at the time. Mr Cummings was killed instantly and Mr Starrett was rushed to hospital, where he died of his injuries the next day. A second bomb, believed to have been intended for the police or Army, was discovered and defused.
No one was ever convicted of the murders of the two UDR soldiers and Orangemen. A second booby trap, intended for police and soldiers conducting a follow up operation failed to explode and was defused by ATO. 171st UDR soldier to be killed.
