Lichfield gun attack

Lichfield gun attack
Part of the Troubles
Front of Lichfield City Station where the attack took place
LocationLichfield, Staffordshire, UK
Date1 June 1990
14:49 (UTC)
TargetBritish military personnel
Attack type
shooting
Weaponhand guns
Deaths1 British soldier
Injured2 British soldiers
PerpetratorProvisional IRA
AssailantsIRA active service unit in West Midlands, England

The Lichfield gun attack was an ambush carried out by the Provisional IRA (IRA) on 1 June 1990 against three off-duty British soldiers who were waiting at Lichfield City railway station in Staffordshire. The attack resulted in one soldier being killed and two others badly wounded.[1]

  1. ^ Sutton, Malcolm. "CAIN: Sutton Index of Deaths". CAIN. Retrieved 27 November 2016.