Funeral of British soldier murdered by IRA mob

Title

Funeral of British soldier murdered by IRA mob

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

24 Mar 1988

Year of production

1988

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Duration

00:04:23

Description

Margaret Shiels reports from the burial of British soldier, Corporal Derek Wood, in South London, who was murdered during an IRA funeral procession after driving into it accidentally with his colleague David Howes.Their commanding officer, Martin Roberts describes what happened and praises the soldiers; Lieutentant Colonel Martin Wood pays tribute to Wood; Major-General John Badcock, representing the Royal Corps of Signals, hopes some good will come of the tragedy; interview with vicoar Rhys Prosser who conducted the funeral. Last Post heard being played.

Contributors

Margaret Shiels; Martin Roberts; Martin Wood; John Badcock

Keywords

Northern Ireland; IRA; Homicide; Military personnel; Funerals; Kevin Brady

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