Volunteer Force
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| Founded | 1859 |
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| Subsidiaries | Prince of Wales' Own Civil Service Rifles |
| North Midland Brigade | |
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| ID | 2087686 |
About Volunteer Force
The Volunteer Force was a citizen army of part-time rifle, artillery and engineer corps, created as a popular movement throughout the British Empire in 1859.
Gary Haggarty: 'Disbelief' at masked men inside Belfast courtroom
... There has been a heavy police presence at Laganside courts during evidence from former Ulster Volunteer Force ( UVF) commander Gary Haggarty...
A haunted Australia stares down bushfire disaster again
... It also found Australia did not have the firefighting resources it needed - forced to rely on a largely Volunteer Force and overseas water-bombing aircraft to battle blazes...
Spotlight: Bereaved families warn over dangers over 'lethal' drugs
... Security and community sources have told BBC Spotlight that the East Belfast UVF (Ulster Volunteer Force) is one of the major suppliers of the potentially lethal pills...
Niger coup leader Gen Tchiani promises to handover power in three years
... Thousands of men came to a stadium in Niamey on Saturday to register for a Volunteer Force in case of invasion - although overcrowding prevented the registration process starting, the Reuters news agency reports...
New Troubles inquests ordered into five UVF murders
...By Julian O NeillBBC News NI home affairs correspondentNew inquests are to be held into the Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF) murders of five Catholic men in Mid-Ulster more than 30 years ago...
Timeline: Why is America so interested in Northern Ireland?
... 2002The US names five paramilitary groups in Northern Ireland as illegal organisations: the Continuity IRA, the Loyalist Volunteer Force, the Orange Volunteers, the Red Hand Defenders and the Ulster Defence Association...
Good Friday Agreement: What is it?
... From the late 1960s, armed groups from both sides, such as the Irish Republican Army (IRA) and Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF), carried out bombings and shootings - and British troops were sent to Northern Ireland...
East Belfast UVF operation leads to gun and pipe bomb seizures
... Who are the East Belfast UVF? The East Belfast UVF are a fraction of the loyalist paramilitary group the Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF), which murdered more than 500 people during the Troubles in Northern Ireland...
New Troubles inquests ordered into five UVF murders
By Julian O'NeillBBC News NI Home Affairs correspondent
New inquests are to be held into the Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF) murders of five Catholic men in Mid-Ulster More Than 30 years ago.
The Move was ordered by Attorney General Dame Brenda King, who took account of " deficiencies" in the original investigations and inquests.
Sean Anderson , Thomas Armstrong , Dwayne O'Donnell, Thomas Casey and Phelim McNally died in four separate attacks.
Their families suspect soldiers were involved in the killings.
In a letter to their solicitor, the Attorney General 's office stated there was new information not considered at The First inquests.
That included intelligence " as to whether state agents/bodies played a role in the deaths" and " wider evidence suggestive of collusion".
Gavin Booth, the solicitor acting for The Men 's families, said the cases were linked " through suspects, geography and ballistics".
Under the which is going through Parliament, inquests linked to The Conflict must reach a conclusion by May of next year.
Those which have not reached that stage will be ended.
Mr Booth said the cases needed to be listed for hearing " urgently".
He added: " We welcome the decision of the Attorney General to order fresh inquests into the cases.
" For too long these families have sought answers as to What Happened .
" New evidence raises serious questions, not only about the 8Th Battalion of the Ulster Defence Regiment, but also the failure of The Police to prosecute these individuals. "
Seventeen-year-old Mr O'Donnell, a member of The Ira , was killed at Boyle's Bar in Cappagh, County Tyrone , in 1991.
Mr Armstrong, who was 52, died in the same incident.
Mr McNally, 28, was murdered in a gun attack on the home of his brother, a Sinn Féin councillor, near Coagh, County Tyrone , in 1988.
Mr Casey, 57, was shot at a friend's house in Cookstown, County Tyrone , in 1990.
Mr Anderson, who was 32 and had served a prison sentence for IRA offences, was killed behind The Wheel of his car in Pomeroy, County Tyrone , in 1991.
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