Seán South Military person

Seán South (Irish: Seán Sabhat; 1928–1 January 1957) was a member of an IRA military column led by Sean Garland on a raid against a Royal Ulster Constabulary barracks in Brookeborough, County Fermanagh, Ireland on New Year's Day, 1957. South died of wounds sustained during the raid along with another IRA volunteer, Fergal O'Hanlon.

Personal facts

Birth dateJanuary 01, 1928
Birth place
Republic of Ireland , Limerick
Date of deathJanuary 01, 1957
Place of death
County Fermanagh , Northern Ireland , Brookeborough

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Military person

allegianceIrish Republican Army
military operations
Border Campaign (Irish Republican Army)
service start1956
service end1957

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