Death Overseas Pte Gerard Hodges 26/03/1982 – Lebanon
By PRO IUNVA We remember the death of Pte Gerard Hodges (33) 50 Inf Bn who died at the burns unit at Dr Steevens’ Hospital Dublin on 26 Mar 1982 from injuries suffered one month earlier in a petrol-fuelled M59 cooker explosion while he was serving with 50 Inf Bn UNIFIL. He was flown home…