Harris Boyle
Harris Boyle (1953 – 31 July 1975) was an Ulster Defence Regiment (UDR) soldier and a high-ranking member of the Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF), a Northern Irish loyalist paramilitary organisation. Boyle was implicated in the 1974 Dublin and Monaghan bombings, and took part in the attack at Buskhill, County Down when an armed UVF gang wearing British Army uniforms ambushed The Miami Showband at a bogus military checkpoint. The popular Irish cabaret band was driving home to Dublin after a performance in Banbridge. He was one of the two gunmen killed when the bomb they were loading onto the band's minibus exploded prematurely. He is sometimes referred to as Horace Boyle.
Harris Boyle | |
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| Born | 1953 Portadown, County Armagh, Northern Ireland |
| Died | 31 July 1975 (aged 22) Buskhill, County Down, Northern Ireland |
| Allegiance | Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF) British Army (Ulster Defence Regiment) |
| Rank | Major (UVF) |
| Unit | Mid-Ulster Brigade (UVF) |
| Conflict | The Troubles |
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