corporals killings . The undercover soldiers — wearing civilian clothes , both armed with Browning Hi power pistols and in a civilian car — drove into the funeral procession of an IRA member . Three days before , loyalist Michael Stone had attacked an IRA funeral and killed three people . Believing the soldiers were loyalists intent on repeating Stone 's attack , dozens of people surrounded and attacked their car . During this , Corporal Wood drew his service pistol and fired a shot in the air . The soldiers were then dragged from the car and taken to a nearby sports ground where they were beaten , stripped and searched . They were then driven to nearby waste ground where they were shot dead
attacked an IRA funeral
Milltown Cemetery attack
Corporals killings