The various attempts at Home Rule for Ireland ultimately culminated in the Third Home Rule Bill which directly contributed to the creation of the Ulster Volunteer Force.
David R Orr devotes much of his spare time to the field of military research and has supplied research material and photographs for several books. A member of The Royal Ulster Constabulary GC Historical Society, Society of Friends of the Airborne Museum, Oosterbeek, Society of Friends, Royal Irish Fusiliers Museum, The Police History Society and The Military History Society of Ireland, he has delivered talks to local history groups, historical societies, museums and Regimental Associations. The author of Duty Without Glory - The story of Ulster's Home Guard in the Second World War and the Cold War, RUC Spearhead - The Royal Ulster Constabulary Reserve Force 1950-1970 and co-author of The Rifles are There:1st & 2nd Battalions The Royal Ulster Rifles in the Second World War. He is married with two sons and lives in Belfast.
