
The UVF H.Q. Staff (Part 3)
Acting Quarter Master General Z4 was Captain Wilfred Bliss Spender. Born at Plymouth in 1876, his military career saw him at one stage the youngest staff …….
Acting Quarter Master General Z4 was Captain Wilfred Bliss Spender. Born at Plymouth in 1876, his military career saw him at one stage the youngest staff …….
At the pinnacle of the Ulster Volunteers leadership was Sir Edward Carson. Born in Dublin 1854, Edward Carson became a barrister at the tender age of …….
Samuel Mayes was born in 1877 at Magheragall near Lisburn, the third of four children of John and Isabella Mayes, and after studying at Trinity College …….
When the Ulster Volunteer Force was organising and drilling throughout 1914, across the Irish Sea its friends in the British League for the Support of Ulster …….
By July 1914 tension in County Monaghan was very high. Over two years of organisation by Unionists had established 2000 Volunteers in the County Regiment …….
In 1886 the muster roll of an Orange anti- Home Rule Army was released to newspapers across the British Isles and Empire. The exercise was largely …….
Lying on the River Bann, the town of Banbridge is one of the largest in County Down, taking its name from the bridge built in 1712. …….
Today the 17th Century Springhill House is one of the finest National Trust properties in Northern Ireland. In 1913 however it was the seat for a …….
At the Balmoral Review, men from Tyrone impressed the massive crowds with their military bearing and discipline. They had been training to ensure they were fully …….
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