A Royal Irish Constabulary (RIC) policeman with a British soldier and two Auxiliaries. The Auxiliary Division of the Royal Irish Constabulary, was a paramilitary unit of the Royal Irish Constabulary (RIC) during the Irish War of Independence. It was set up in July 1920 and made up of former British Army officers, to conduct counter-insurgency operations against the Irish Republican Army (IRA). The Auxiliaries became infamous for their reprisals on civilians and civilian property in revenge for IRA actions.

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Location: Ireland
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