1 JULY 1922, Page 10

When we went to press last week we had not

the details of Sir Henry Wilson's assassination, and we may now put them on record. Sir Henry was about to enter his house in Eaton Place after having unveiled .a War Memorial at Liverpool.Street Station when he was attacked by two Sinn Feiners—James Sullivan, who at first gave the name , of O'Brien, aged 24, and Reginald Dunn, also aged 24, who at first gave the name of James Connolly. Dunn apparently .served in the Irish Guards in the War and lately came under the influence of the Irish terrorists. Sir Henry Wilson received no less than eight wounds, and his death was almost instantaneous. After the first shot, which missed him, he drew his sword, but was unable to use it before he was shot again.