John Bingham | |
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&sq=&lang=&file=File:John_Bingham.jpg) Bingham in 1984 | |
| Birth name | John Dowey Bingham |
| Born | c.1953 Northern Ireland |
| Died | 14 September 1986 (aged 33) Ballysillan, north Belfast, Northern Ireland |
| Allegiance | Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF) |
| Rank | Lieutenant colonel |
| Unit | D Company, 1st Battalion, Ballysillan |
| Conflict | The Troubles |
John Dowey Bingham (c. 1953 – 14 September 1986) was a prominent Northern Irish loyalist who led "D Company" (Ballysillan), 1st Battalion, Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF).[1] He was shot dead by the Provisional IRA after they had broken into his home.[2] Bingham was one of a number of prominent UVF members to be assassinated during the 1980s, the others being Lenny Murphy, William Marchant, Robert Seymour and Jackie Irvine.
- ^ Taylor, Peter (1999). Loyalists. London: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc.p.196 ISBN 0-7475-4519-7
- ^ CAIN: Sutton Index of Deaths