Story Title |
I'd never been happy with the B-Specials ... |
Story Available |
Yes |
Story Format |
Text |
Story Source |
Story contained in the book: An Crann / The Tree. (2000). Bear in Mind: Stories of the Troubles. Belfast: Lagan Press, and An Crann / The Tree. |
Interviewee Surname |
Baird |
Interviewee Forename(s) |
Jim |
Interviewee Gender |
Male |
Religion |
Protestant |
Birth Country |
Northern Ireland |
Status |
Former member of Ulster Defence Regiment (UDR) part-time, British Army (BA), Security Forces |
Story Abstract |
Jim gives an account of his decision to join the Ulster Defence Regiment (UDR) of the British Army. |
Themes/Topics Mentioned |
Armed Forces; Military Service |
Dates Mentioned |
[1970s] |
Events Mentioned |
Miami Showband Killings (31 July 1975); Ulster Workers' Council Strike (15-28 May 1974) |
Places Mentioned |
Portadown [County Armagh, Northern Ireland]; Lurgan [County Armagh, Northern Ireland] |
Organisations Mentioned |
Ulster Defence Regiment (UDR); 'B-Specials' |