{"id":309,"date":"2016-12-07T14:30:30","date_gmt":"2016-12-07T14:30:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/monaghan.ie\/museum\/?page_id=309"},"modified":"2025-02-05T19:24:02","modified_gmt":"2025-02-05T19:24:02","slug":"uvf-proficiency-badge","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/monaghan.ie\/museum\/uvf-proficiency-badge\/","title":{"rendered":"UVF Proficiency Badge"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Ulster Volunteers were formed in 1912 and became the Ulster Volunteer Force in 1913. This organisation was set up in opposition to Home Rule in Ireland. When World War 1 began, many of the UVF members enlisted with the 36th Ulster Division. This UVF Proficiency Cap Badge is from the Monaghan Regiment and reads \u2018Proficient Monaghan Regt II\u2019 inside red border. Proficiency badges were awarded to members of the UVF on completion of training.<\/p>\n<p>Donated by Margaret Forster,Belfast.<\/p>\n<p>Run the cursor over the image for a closer look<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"MagicZoom\" href=\"http:\/\/monaghan.ie\/museum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/12\/proficencybadgeMonaghan.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-310\" src=\"http:\/\/monaghan.ie\/museum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/12\/proficencybadgeMonaghan.jpg\" alt=\"proficencybadgemonaghan\" width=\"486\" height=\"517\" srcset=\"https:\/\/monaghan.ie\/museum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/12\/proficencybadgeMonaghan.jpg 768w, https:\/\/monaghan.ie\/museum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/12\/proficencybadgeMonaghan-282x300.jpg 282w, https:\/\/monaghan.ie\/museum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/12\/proficencybadgeMonaghan-648x690.jpg 648w, https:\/\/monaghan.ie\/museum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/12\/proficencybadgeMonaghan-180x192.jpg 180w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 486px) 100vw, 486px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Ulster Volunteers were formed in 1912 and became the Ulster Volunteer Force in 1913. 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