During a confrontation at Rathmore, Alexander Will became the first of them to die in the line of duty.
During a confrontation at Rathmore, Alexander Will became the first of them to die in the line of duty. After the office of Inspector General Joseph Byrne authorized the creation of this group, a series of recruitment ads for it solicited war veterans to "face a rough and dangerous task." The first man they formally executed was Kevin Barry, whom they captured on the same day as their sack of Balbriggan. Frank Crozier headed their counterparts, the Auxiliary division, which was actually responsible for their attributed massacre at Croke Park. Feared for their violent reprisal attacks, such as the aforementioned "Bloody Sunday," this is FTP, what British police force that clashed with Irish revolutionaries and was nicknamed after the two main colors of its uniforms?
During a confrontation at Rathmore, Alexander Will became the first of them to die in the line of duty.
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