Thomas McElwee (30 November 1957 – 8 August 1981) was an Irish republican who participated in the 1981 hunger strike and a volunteer in the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA). From Bellaghy, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland, he died at the age of 23 after 62 days on hunger strike.
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Thomas McElwee 30 November 1957 Bellaghy, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland
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Died |
8 August 1981 (aged 23) H block of Maze prison (aka Long Kesh), County Down, Northern Ireland
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Zodiac | Sagittarius |
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