Larne Gun Running Mastermind Col. Frederick Crawford Born 1861

#OnThisDay 1861 The organiser of the Larne gun running, Colonel Frederick Crawford was born in Belfast. As Director of Ordnance of the HQ Staff of the UVF, Crawford’s best work was masterminding the landing of 25,000 rifles & ammo in 1914 for the UVF.

Fred Crawford

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