Death on the Railway?

[Seoras]

Shot by his own side unfortunately. Possibly mistaken for the enemy or his own side were just shooting at anything that moved. It might explain the 'shot in the back' if he happened to be pushing forward and someone behind him was also shooting in that direction.

[jbml]

Hi,

The death certificate will show if there was an inquest;

There will almost certainly have been an inquest.

Deaths on the railways are one of the four circumstances in which an inquest before a Coroner AND JURY is required (the other three being deaths in aviation incidents; deaths in police custody; and deaths in the workplace).