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09 Sept 2025

IN PICTURES: 50th anniversary commemoration for Derry Volunteers Gerard Craig and David Russell

Gerard Craig and David Russell, members of the 3rd Battalion Derry Brigade Óglaigh na hÉireann, died on active service when the bomb they were carrying exploded prematurely

A section of the large crowd gathered at the Shantallow Republican Monument to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Vols Gerard Craig and David Russell, who died on active service when the bomb they were carrying exploded prematurely on June 24th 1974. (Photos - Tom Heaney, nwpresspics)

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