Claim: Billy Hanna was a high-ranking Ulster loyalist who founded and led the Mid-Ulster Brigade which formed part of the loyalist paramilitary Ulster Volunteer Force in Northern Ireland.
Evidence: William Henry Wilson Hanna MM (c.1929 – 27 July 1975) was a high-ranking Ulster loyalist who founded and led the Mid-Ulster Brigade of the Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF) until he was killed, allegedly by Robin Jackson, who took over command of the brigade. UVF Mid-Ulster Brigade formed part of the loyalist paramilitary Ulster Volunteer Force in Northern Ireland.