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Name Craven Joseph - INLA
Address Bawnmore Park, off Shore Road, Bawnmore.
Group/Individual Commemorated Irish National Liberation Army - Joseph Craven.
Commissioned By The Irish Republican Socialist Ex-Prisoners Memorial Committee.
Plaque Reads "In proud memory of our fallen comrade Volunteer Joseph Craven Irish National Liberation Army Murdered by Loyalists 5th December 1983 He died as he lived - A true revolutionary Erected by the Irish Republican Socialist Ex-Prisoners Memorial Committee".
Date of Erection 08 December 2002
Description Plaque shows an Irish tricolour crossed with a Starry Plough and a Volunteer performing the armed Republican salute on each side.
Notes Plaque unveiled by Joseph's mother. Main speakers at the unveiling ceremony: Gerard Murray of Teach Na Failte Belfast Memorial Committee and Paul Little of the I.R.S.P. Ard Comhairle.
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Name Kell Trevor
Address Hesketh Road, Ardoyne.
Group/Individual Commemorated Trevor Kell
Commissioned By Not known.
Plaque Reads "Trevor Kell Murdered 5th December 2000 Sadly missed and loved by wife Margaret, also children Trevor, Sarah & Jennifer".
Date of Erection Not known.
Description Bronze plaque.
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Name McFarlane Hill - UDA
Address Leroy Street, off Crumlin Road, Ballysillan.
Group/Individual Commemorated Ulster Defence Association - Hill McFarlane.
Commissioned By Not known [UDA].
Plaque Reads "In loving memory Sgt. Hill McFarlane Murdered 21/4/1987 Always remembered by his family friends and comrades Quis separabit".
Date of Erection Not known.
Description Plaque shows the UDA symbol.
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Name McGurk's Bar Explosion
Address North Queen Street, underneath the Westlink roadway.
Group/Individual Commemorated Victims of the explosion at McGurk's Bar on 4th December 1971.
Commissioned By Not known.
Plaque Reads "To the memory of fifteen innocent civilians murdered by a pro-British Loyalist gang in a no warning bomb attack on McGurk's Bar, Dec. 4th 1971. Philomena McGurk Maria McGurk James Cromie John Colton Thomas McLaughlin David Milligan James Smyth Francis Bradley Thomas Kane Kathleen Irvine Philip Garry Edward Kane Edward Keenan Sarah Keenan Robert Spotswood".
Date of Erection 01 December 1996
Notes Plaque unveiled by Sarah Webb, whose father Francis Bradley died in the explosion. Main speakers at the unveiling ceremony: Sinn Féin councillors Bobby Lavery and Paddy McManus.
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Name Morgan William
Address North Queen Street, Tiger's Bay.
Group/Individual Commemorated William Morgan.
Commissioned By Not known.
Plaque Reads "In loving memory of William Morgan (Big Willie) Will always be remembered and sadly missed by all his mates in Tigers Bay Murdered by cowards 11th July 2002 You will never be forgotten 'Big Man' ".
Date of Erection Not known.
Notes Assumed it is a conflict-related death.
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Name Reynolds Bill - UDA
Address Ligoniel Road, Ligoniel.
Group/Individual Commemorated Ulster Defence Association - Bill Reynolds.
Commissioned By Not known [UDA].
Plaque Reads "In loving memory L/T. Col. Bill Reynolds Murdered 7-7-87 Always remembered by his family friends and comrades Quis separabit".
Date of Erection Not known.
Description Plaque shows the UDA symbol.
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Craven Joseph - INLA
Kell Trevor
McFarlane Hill - UDA
McGurk's Bar Explosion
Morgan William
Reynolds Bill - UDA