Deaths Overseas Cpl Michael Nolan & Tpr Patrick Mullins 14/09/1961 – Congo

By PRO IUNVA In this article we remember the killing of two members of Armd Car Gp, 35 Inf Bn in Elisabethville in Sep 1961.  [foogallery id=”3877″] At approximately 2045 hours on 14 Sep 1961, a four-vehicle patrol departed from the Bn HQ Camp at Prince Leopold Farm.  The patrol commander was Comdt Patrick Cahalane,…

Death Overseas Comdt Paul O’Donnell (Retd) 02/09/2005 – Congo

By PRO IUNVA On 2 Sep 2005, Comdt Michael Paul O’Donnell (Retd) (he was known as Paul) died from natural causes while serving in a civilian appointment with Mission de l’Organisation des Nations Unies en République démocratique du Congo (MONUC) [the United Nations Organisation Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo]. He had served in…