Gerard Davison | |
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Birth name | James Gerard Davison |
Nickname(s) | Jock |
Born | c. September 1967 Markets, Belfast, Northern Ireland |
Died | 5 May 2015 Markets, Belfast, Northern Ireland | (aged 47)
Buried | |
Paramilitary | Provisional IRA (1980s–2005) Direct Action Against Drugs (1995–2001) |
Rank | Officer Commanding |
Unit | Belfast Brigade |
Known for | Commander in the Provisional IRA & alleged involvement in the murder of Robert McCartney |
Conflicts | The Troubles |
Children | 3 |
Gerard Davison (c. September 1967 – 5 May 2015) was a Northern Irish militant who was a commander[1] of the Provisional IRA. He was shot and killed on 5 May 2015.[2] One of the first operations he was involved in was shooting dead of IPLO Belfast Brigade commander Sammy Ward during the same Night of the Long Knives in Belfast.[3] [4]
Davison was questioned about the murder of Robert McCartney in January 2005. He was released without charge.[5][6][7] Davison was one of a number of Provisional IRA members to be expelled from the organisation in relation to the murder.[7] Davison had been a community worker in the working class Markets area of Belfast.[6]
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