John Bingham (loyalist)

John Bingham
Bingham in 1984
Birth nameJohn Dowey Bingham
Bornc.1953
Northern Ireland
Died14 September 1986 (aged 33)
Ballysillan, north Belfast, Northern Ireland
AllegianceUlster Volunteer Force (UVF)
RankLieutenant colonel
UnitD Company, 1st Battalion, Ballysillan
ConflictThe 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.

  1. ^ Taylor, Peter (1999). Loyalists. London: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc.p.196 ISBN 0-7475-4519-7
  2. ^ CAIN: Sutton Index of Deaths