Vere Hayes

Vere Hayes retired in 2001 after 37 ½ years in the British Army. He served in the Far East, United Kingdom, BAOR, Northern Ireland, Turkey and Zimbabwe as well as with the United Nations Protection Force in Bosnia where he formulated and established the concept of ‘Safe Areas’ for the protection of civilians. On retiring he worked for the Ministry of Defence investigating claims for compensation being made against the British armed forces for injuries from unexploded munitions left on training areas in Africa.

Vere Hayes has co-authored ‘Swift and Bold’, a pictorial history of The Royal Green Jackets Published by Millenium Press and contributed an article to The United Nations University Press 2001 publication on UN Peacekeeping Operations.