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From the Irish Times of Monday 14th March, 2011.
http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/...292062974.html
A sad end for a veteran. RIP.
Just two days ago, mourners gathered in the same church for the funeral Mass of Mr Allen’s neighbour James Boyce, who was found murdered at his home on the same day.
A former Army veteran, Mr Boyce (72) had been beaten to death in his hallway before he was locked in his upstairs bedroom.
Mr Boyce, who served with distinction as part of the UN forces in the Congo in 1961, was found after meals-on-wheels staff entered his home when he failed to answer the door and neighbours had become concerned.
Mr Boyce received a UN medal for his military service after surviving an attack on a platoon of Irish soldiers while he was in the Congo.
A former Army veteran, Mr Boyce (72) had been beaten to death in his hallway before he was locked in his upstairs bedroom.
Mr Boyce, who served with distinction as part of the UN forces in the Congo in 1961, was found after meals-on-wheels staff entered his home when he failed to answer the door and neighbours had become concerned.
Mr Boyce received a UN medal for his military service after surviving an attack on a platoon of Irish soldiers while he was in the Congo.
A sad end for a veteran. RIP.
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