Frederick H. Crawford

Frederick H. Crawford
Colonel Crawford is shown second from the left in this loyalist mural in East Belfast's Ballymacarrett Road
Born
Frederick Hugh Crawford

(1861-08-21)21 August 1861
Belfast, Ireland
Died5 November 1952(1952-11-05) (aged 91)
Occupation(s)Soldier, arms smuggler
TitleColonel
SpouseHelen Crawford
ChildrenStuart Wright Knox, Helen Nannie, Majorie Doreen, Ethel Bethea, Malcolm Adair Alexander

Colonel Frederick Hugh Crawford, CBE, JP (21 August 1861 – 5 November 1952) was an officer in the British Army. A staunch Ulster loyalist, Crawford is most notable for organising the Larne gun-running which secured guns and ammunition for the Ulster Volunteers (UVF) in 1914,[1][2][3] which made him a hero for Northern Ireland's unionists.[4]

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