Assassination of Captain Joseph Lane
| Assassination of Captain Joseph Lane | |
|---|---|
| Part of Cyprus Emergency | |
| Location | Nicosia, British Cyprus |
| Date | 19 January 1956 |
| Target | Captain Joseph Lane |
Attack type | Shooting |
| Deaths | 1 |
| Victim | Captain Joseph Lane |
| Perpetrators | EOKA |
| Motive | |
Captain Joseph Lane was a British soldier assassinated on 19 January 1956 by EOKA militants in the district of Nicosia in Cyprus.
Assassination
[edit]Captain Joseph Lane was a Royal Army Ordnance Corps officer who would usually be in and around the Nicosia area. After EOKA members established his route, on the morning of 19 January 1956, he was shot 5 times in the back and killed by 2 EOKA members who escaped before police arrived.[1][2]
He was given the Elizabeth Cross in 2017.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Murder in a Nicosia street". The Sphere. 28 January 1956.
- ^ French, David (2015). Fighting EOKA: The British Counter-Insurgency Campaign on Cyprus, 1955-1959. OUP Oxfor. ISBN 978-0198729341.
On 19 January 1956 he was shot from behind five times by two assassins. He died instantly and his assassins escaped before the police arrived.
- ^ Cooper, Tim (2017-10-19). "Family Of Murdered Soldier Awarded 60 Years After His Death". www.forcesnews.com. Retrieved 2024-12-26.