Private Raymond Dunn

27 Aug 1979

Private Raymond Dunn from Swindon, served with Medium Machine Gun Platoon the 2nd Battalion, The Parachute Regiment (2 PARA).

20 year old Pte Dunn was killed on 27 August 1979 at Warrenpoint, Northern Ireland by the second bomb detonated by the IRA that day. Members of the MMG Pln had arrived after an earlier explosion to assist the wounded.

Pte Dunn is buried in Christchurch Cemetery, Swindon.

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Raymond  Dunn

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