serviceyears branch death_place death_date birth_place allegiance birth_date rank article_title name
1971-1975 woodvale defence association uda west belfast brigade skipton , yorkshire , england , uk 1997 1931 belfast , northern ireland , uk ulster defence association 24 january 1931 brigadier charles harding smith
 charles harding smith
charles harding smith

charles harding smith -lrb- 24 january 1931 -- 1997 -rrb- was a loyalist leader in northern ireland and the first effective leader of the ulster defence association -lrb- uda -rrb- .
an important figure in the belfast-based `` defence associations '' that formed the basis of the uda on its formation in 1971 , smith later became embroiled in feuds with other uda leaders and was eventually driven out of northern ireland by his opponents .
