61 SOSPs, by William Mitchell (story details)William Mitchell
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Collection: EPIC (Ex-Prisoners Interpretative Centre)
Organisation: Dúchas oral history archive (collection) [NC]
An oral history recorded by EPIC, in partnership with the Dúchas oral history archive, as part of the Pieces of the Past project.
William Mitchell gives an account of his membership of the junior wing of the Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF). He admits to carrying out a murder when he was 16 years of age. He was convicted in June 1975 and then detained at the pleasure of the Secretary of State. He also describes the impact his imprisonment had on his parents.
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Title |
61 SOSPs, by William Mitchell (story details)William Mitchell |
Description |
An oral history recorded by EPIC, in partnership with the Dúchas oral history archive, as part of the Pieces of the Past project. |
Creator |
EPIC, and Dúchas |
Publisher |
Dúchas oral history archive |
Date |
2014 |
Format |
Text |
Language |
English |
Interviewee Surname |
Mitchell |
Interviewee Forename(s) |
William |
Interviewee Gender |
Male |
Age |
56 (in 2014) |
Religion |
Protestant |
Birth Country |
Northern Ireland |
Status |
Former loyalist paramilitary, Former member of Young Citizen Volunteers (YCV) |
Published Format |
Document |
Story Abstract |
William Mitchell gives an account of his membership of the junior wing of the Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF). He admits to carrying out a murder when he was 16 years of age. He was convicted in June 1975 and then detained at the pleasure of the Secretary of State. He also describes the impact his imprisonment had on his parents. |
Themes/Topics Mentioned |
Paramilitary Groups |
Dates Mentioned |
March 1974; June 1975 [1970s] |
Places Mentioned |
Long Kesh Prison [Maze Prison, near Lisburn, Northern Ireland] |
Organisations Mentioned |
Young Citizen Volunteers (YCV), Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF) |
Collection InformationShowHide
Title |
EPIC (Ex-Prisoners Interpretative Centre) |
Organisation InformationShowHide
Title |
Dúchas oral history archive (collection) [NC] |
Description |
"The Dúchas project was developed by Falls Community Council in 1999 to record the experience of the conflict in nationalist West Belfast through oral history accounts." (Kelly, 2005; p.54) Between 2012 and 2014 Dúchas worked in partnership with a number of groups to record oral history accounts related to the conflict, as part of the Pieces of the Past project. |
Creator |
Falls Community Council |
Subject |
A collection of recordings of personal accounts of life in west Belfast during the period of the conflict. |
Date |
1999 |
Coverage |
1969 to present day. |
Address |
Falls Community Council 275-277 Falls Road Belfast Northern Ireland BT12 6FD |
Stories Collected |
100 in Dúchas archive (another 150 stories in the process of being archived) |
Citation
EPIC, and Dúchas. (2014). 61 SOSPs, by William Mitchell (story details)William Mitchell. Dúchas oral history archive.
Accounts of the Conflict; Accessed: 24 April 2024 <http://accounts.ulster.ac.uk/repo24/items/show/2668>
Accounts of the Conflict; Accessed: 24 April 2024 <http://accounts.ulster.ac.uk/repo24/items/show/2668>