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[[Star Pistol 334163]] was 9mm weapon issued to [[Robert Winters]], private in the [[Ulster Defence Regiment]], and a founder member of the modern [[Ulster Volunteer Force]].<ref>Anne Cadwallader, ''Lethal Allies: British Collusion in Ireland'', Mercier Press, 2013, p.31.</ref> | [[Star Pistol 334163]] was 9mm weapon issued to [[Robert Winters]], private in the [[Ulster Defence Regiment]], and a founder member of the modern [[Ulster Volunteer Force]].<ref>Anne Cadwallader, ''Lethal Allies: British Collusion in Ireland'', Mercier Press, 2013, p.31.</ref> | ||
| − | Anne Cadwallader writes in ''Lethal Allies'', 'Winters was robbed | + | Anne Cadwallader writes in ''Lethal Allies'', 'Winters was robbed by three men in Portadown late at night in March 1973. He says he was 'struck on the head with a blunt instrument', requiring admission to hospital.'.<ref>Anne Cadwallader, ''Lethal Allies: British Collusion in Ireland'', Mercier Press, 2013, p.31.</ref> |
The weapon was later used in a number of shootings including those of Patrick Turley, Dorothy Trainor and [[John Francis Green]].<ref>Anne Cadwallader, ''Lethal Allies: British Collusion in Ireland'', Mercier Press, 2013, p.31.</ref> | The weapon was later used in a number of shootings including those of Patrick Turley, Dorothy Trainor and [[John Francis Green]].<ref>Anne Cadwallader, ''Lethal Allies: British Collusion in Ireland'', Mercier Press, 2013, p.31.</ref> | ||
Revision as of 02:38, 23 November 2013
Star Pistol 334163 was 9mm weapon issued to Robert Winters, private in the Ulster Defence Regiment, and a founder member of the modern Ulster Volunteer Force.[1]
Anne Cadwallader writes in Lethal Allies, 'Winters was robbed by three men in Portadown late at night in March 1973. He says he was 'struck on the head with a blunt instrument', requiring admission to hospital.'.[2]
The weapon was later used in a number of shootings including those of Patrick Turley, Dorothy Trainor and John Francis Green.[3]
