The Liverpool Firm

The Liverpool Firm was an English crime gang which operated in the late 1930s until the early 1960s. Participating mainly in robberies, fraud and other organised crime.

The King's Head pub was the main base to discuss plans. The pub belonged to one of the members. It was all organised by Harold Hart, who was known as The Boss. After his death in 1963, many of the gang members were incarcerated and the gang never formed again.

Members
Over the years, many men had come and gone. Some were arrested for their crimes, some disappeared by orders given to other members and some just left. Each of the members had nicknames. They consisted of:

Harold Hart - The Boss

Donald Green - The Poisioness Mint

Keith Macdonald - Macdonald

Frederick Edwards - Freddie Edwards

Bobby Earlston - Bob

Jimmy Frankson - James

Joseph Fielding - Joey

History
Harold Hart or as he was mostly referred to as Harry or The Boss, never played a part in the gang. However, he organised for the members to comitt crimes such as robbery, burglary, arson, murder, kidnap and more.

Donald Green set up the gang and suggested that the gang was called what it was. He was the right-hand man to Hart. He was sent out on many missions and was the one who founded all the weapons used.

Keith Macdonald was the third member to join the gang. He joined in 1939. At first, he wasn't trusted by Hart, as he had suspicions about him. However, Green trusted him with his life and overtime he was trusted by Hart.

Frederick Edwards was better known as Freddie. He was the fourth member to join in 1945. He mainly committed robbery and murder with the occasional arson.

Bobby Earlston joined the gang in 1946. He wasn't trusted by Green, Macdonald or Edwards but was trusted by Hart, who made him a member. He played a key role in nearly every mission except murder.

Jimmy Frankson was Hart's driver, who drove some of the members to their destinations. He was present when Freddie Edwards killed three men.

Joseph Fielding was Hart's second driver, who would too drive the members to their destinations. He was also present when Freddie Edwards killed three men.

In 1960, after Freddie Edwards had committed murder, he was arrested shortly afterwards. He was sentenced to forty years in Liverpool prison. Three years later, Hart died and the remaining gang members were arrested for their crimes. All of which served no less than ten years. The gang never reformed.