Paul Marlowe (Irish republican)

Paul Marlowe
Bornc. 1945
Ardoyne, Belfast, Northern Ireland
Died16 October 1976(1976-10-16) (aged 30–31)
Gasworks, Ormeau Road, Belfast, Northern Ireland
Cause of deathKilled in premature bomb explosion
Buried
Allegiance Irish Republic (1969–1976)
 United Kingdom (1960s–1969)
Service/branchProvisional IRA (1969–1976)

Irish Republican Army (1969)

 British Army (1960s–1969)
RankTraining Officer (T/O) (Provisional IRA)
UnitA Company, 2nd Battalion, Belfast Brigade (Provisional IRA)[1][2]
Special Air Service (British Army)
Conflicts

Paul Marlowe (c. 1945 – 16 October 1976) was a Volunteer in the Provisional IRA's Belfast Brigade. He held the rank of Training Officer (T/O) when he and two other experienced Volunteers, Frank Fitzsimons and Joey Surgenor, were killed when a bomb they were planting exploded prematurely at Belfast gasworks in October 1976. Marlowe was 31 and had a wife and three children when he died.[3]

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  2. ^ "IRA – Page 4". Extramural Activity. 7 August 2021. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
  3. ^ "The Troubles 38 by Joe Baker". Issuu. Retrieved 18 December 2018.