Michael Wainhouse
Michael Wainhouse was a British soldier and mercenary.
Northern Ireland
Wainhouse served in 1 Battalion, Parachute Regiment in Northern Ireland.[1]
He was one of four soldiers charged with bank robbery in January 1972. The Irish News reported:
- Four British soldiers serving in Northern Ireland appeared at a special court at Bangor yesterday, charged with stealing £93 from Clandeboye Post Office last Tuesday:
- The soldiers, members of the Parachute Regiment stationed at Palace Barracks, are also charged with putting the Post Master, Mr. Oswald Walsh, in fear of being subjected to force.
- They are Privates Cyril Verbeck (21), Stephen Peter Kirby (21), Michael Wainhouse (22) and Costas Georgiou (21). They were remanded on their own bail of £20 into military custody to appear at Bangor Magistrate's Court on February 2.[2]
According to Tony Geraghty, Georgiou and Wainhouse were convicted and sentenced to 5 years imprisonment.[3]
