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Maynard Crawford

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Sergeant 24199058 Maynard CRAWFORD, 9th County Antrim Battalion. Previously in the B-Specials.
The 13 January 1972 he was shot dead by four PIRA gunmen as he was sat in his van on a building site at Kings Road off the Doagh Road, Newtownabbey County Antrim waiting to take workers home just after 4pm. The gunmen pulled alongside in a dark blue Ford Cortina and fired two shots through the window hitting him in the head, he died instantly aged 38. At rest in Lambeg Churchyard.

Sergeant Maynard Crawford | Lisburn.com

Pride and sorrow as widow of murdered UDR Sergeant unveils memorial stone
lisburn.com
He is commemorated on the UDR Memorial, Castle Street, Lisburn, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, also commemorated on the Ulster Defence Regiment Roll of Honour

Sergeant 23680848 William Joseph REID. 9th County Antrim Battalion.
He died after his gun accidentally went off while he was at the home of a part time soldier 28 May 1972 aged 28. He was from Lisburn County Antrim.
Source Issue 13, The Troubles

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Viewer email from P Close @28th61st

I attended Remembrance Day ceremony today at Gosforth, Newcastle upon Tyne, where my grandson was on parade with his Air Cadet unit.

At the time of the 2 minute silence, I focused my thoughts on former UDR victims of atrocity. In particular I recalled the tragic circumstances of Maynard Crawford's assassination, as he was the brother of Ronnie, a former work colleague at Royal Insurance, Belfast.

Strange how these connections come flooding back at Remembrance Services?

So if any of Maynard's surviving relatives read these comments may I sincerely (but unobtrusively) wish them peace and goodwill over the festive season.
Peter Close, 24275656 (Formerly of Larne, then Limavady UDR Companies).
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