The writing on the stone reads, “In memory of Lt Col John Bingham, murdered 14th Sept 86” and “In memory of Major Thomas Stewart, murdered 29th Oct 96”. The volunteers in hoods are divided between active service and graveside memorial: two stand behind their downward-pointing rifles, two assume crouching positions with rifles pointed.
D company (Ballysillan), 1st battalion, UVF
Ballysillan Road, north Belfast
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“This mural is a memorial to the volunteers of A Coy 1st Batt who served the Shankill community so bravely during the years of conflict. Gone but not forgotten.” The flags being held on either side are of the Shankill Protestant Boys (1st battalion, Ulster Volunteers) and the USSF.
Canmore Street, Shankill, west Belfast. Paddy Duffy’s British Telecom van is parked on the Shankill, to the right of the image.
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An extra-wide UFF mural showing a red right hand raising a rifle.
Stroud Street, Sandy Row, south Belfast
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“In proud and loving memory of our comrades who have sacrificed their lives. They gave their all so that we may live in freedom.” The Woodvale Defence Association (“WDA” along the bottom) was the largest of the local associations which merged together in 1971 to form the Ulster Defence Association (UDA/UFF) and the WDA became B company of 2nd battalion (WP).
Ohio Street, Woodvale, west Belfast
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“Present peace now stills our hand/Death no longer stalks our land./Our weapons are silent and shall remain/But if needed, we shall rise again.” UDA volunteers in fatigues hold on to their weapons while the peace process continues. On the right: “In memory of the officers and volunteers of A Coy UDA UFF who unselfishly dedicated their lives in defence of their country. Quis separabit. Feriens tego.”
Above is printed board with a silhouetted POW in front of a watch-tower. “LPOW – you are not forgotten”
On the community centre in the middle of High Green, Highfield, west Belfast
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“It is not for glory we fight, nor riches, nor honours – but for freedom alone, which no good man loses but with his life.” (from the Declaration Of Arbroath). A UDA/UFF gunman from A battalion, South Belfast brigade, is ready to fire.
Similar in style to the pair of murals in Snugville Street.
Roden Street, south Belfast
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This is a pair of murals in Snugville Street as it was being redeveloped in the mid-1990s. Above, “UFF rocket team on tour, west Belfast ’94”. Johnny Adair’s C company, acquired an RPG-7 rocket launcher and used it in attacks on Connolly House and the Rock Bar in early 1994 (BelTel | UPI). Below, two hooded gunmen with assault rifles: “Ulster Freedom Fighters will resist any Eire involvement in our country”.
Adair went to prison in 1995 and when he came out in 1999, had a large number of murals painted in the lower Shankill estate.
Side-by-side in Snugville Street, west Belfast
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The flag on the left is the UVF flag with “1912” in the corner, referring back to the Ulster Volunteers. The flag on the right lists WWI battles – Somme, Ypres, St Quentin, and Grandcourt are showing, while Arras, Thiepval, Messines, and Fricourt are probably hidden – under the title “Monkstown East Antrim”; men from the area joined the Central Antrim/12th battalion of the RIR.
Cloyne Crescent, Monkstown, Newtownabbey
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“In remembrance of the 36th (Ulster) Division – For God and Ulster”. “1912” (on either side of the UVF emblem) refers to the founding of the Ulster Volunteers, who went on to join the 36th Division of the British Army, fighting at “Albert, Beaucourt, Thiepval, Grand Court, Passchendaele, Somme, Courtrai, Ypres, Cambreai [Cambrai], Rossieres [Rosières], Flanders, Baitleul [Bailleul], St Quentin, Beaumont[-]Hamel, Sch waden [Schwaben] Redoubt, Fricourt, Messines”. The stone in front reads, “At the going down of the sun and in the morning we will remember them.”
Cashel Close, Monkstown, Newtownabbey
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“Nothing great and durable can be created without the presence of an elite – UDA/UYM/UFF” The quotation seems to be a UDA creation, used here of the Dee Street, East Belfast, UFF.
Meekon Street/Mersey Street, east Belfast
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