1933 - 1972 (38 years)
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Name |
Marcus Edgcumbe McCausland |
Birth |
8 Sep 1933 |
Drenagh, Co. Derry, Ireland |
Gender |
Male |
Death |
4 Mar 1972 |
Donegal, Ireland |
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Notes |
- Captain Marcus McCausland, as an officer in the Ulster Defence Regiment, became the first soldier to be murdered by the Official IRA on 4th March 1972 when he was kidnapped while travelling home after visiting friends in Donegal. He was the third generation of the McCausland family to serve as a Unionist Councillor in the Limavady area following the footsteps of his Grandfather Maurice and father Conolly.
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Person ID |
I1391 |
Gibbs Family Tree |
Last Modified |
30 Mar 2018 |
Father |
Conolly Robert McCausland, M.C. D.L. J.P., b. 11 Jul 1906, Drenagh, Limavady, Co. Londonderry, Ireland d. 22 Apr 1968, Tonbridge, Kent (Age 61 years) |
Mother |
Margaret Louisa Edgcumbe, b. 21 Mar 1912, Watford, Hertfordshire d. 5 Apr 1988, Ireland (Age 76 years) |
Marriage |
6 Jun 1932 |
Watford, Hertfordshire |
Family ID |
F519 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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