The
Ulster Volunteer Force was formed in 1912 to oppose Home
Rule. In April 1914 the UVF got hold of guns and landed
them in Larne, Co. Antrim. After the outbreak of World
War 1 the Ulster Volunteer Force became known as 36th
Ulster Division. The division was all but wiped out at
the Battle of the Somme. Volunteers suffered thousand’s
of casualties and losse’s while fighting for King and
for Country in foreign lands during the First World War.
In
1966, Gusty Spence re-formed the UVF and immediately
declared war on the IRA. The UVF was banned later that
year by the Prime Minister. In October of 1994 the UVF
declared a ceasefire.
Since
1912 until the present day the UVF has produced
Volunteers both men and women who bravely gave their
lives so that the protestant people can live in peace
and have their religion, liberties and freedoms
defended.
Some
Volunteers laid down their lives for their country while
others were imprisoned in places like Longkesh,
Magilligan and other prisions, while fighting violent
Republicanism and defending its people and country.
FOR GOD
AND ULSTER
