Protest against Bloody Sunday prosecution
Protestors gathered to show their solidarity with former British soldiers who are currently facing prosecutions over the Bloody Sunday deaths.
Tracy Ralph, 46, whose uncle served with the Royal Engineers during The Troubles in Northern Ireland, said she was supporting those facing trials.
Tracy, from Netherton, Dudley, gathered outside the army recruitment centre in Queen Street, Wolverhampton, on Friday, as part of a nationwide protest.
She said: "We feel nobody really knows about these cases so we are just trying get them more attention.
"The turnout wasn't great but lots of people showed their support for us.
"There was a lot of the younger generation too who seemed interested in what we were doing, including some of the university students.
"A few veterans also walked passed and they were grateful for what we were doing."
Thousands of former servicemen brought parts of central London to a standstill in protest against the prosecution of “Soldier F” in September, for his alleged role in the Bloody Sunday massacre.
Organiser Gavin Wragg described the decision to prosecute the former soldier as “one of the crimes of the century”.
The ex-paratrooper is accused of murdering James Wray and William McKinney on January 30, 1972, when troops opened fire on civil rights demonstrators.
He also stands accused of the attempted murders of Patrick O’Donnell, Joseph Friel, Joe Mahon and Michael Quinn.
"Soldier F" faces a seventh supporting charge of the attempted murder of a person or persons unknown on the day.
Tracy said further protests would follow as more soldiers were prosecuted.
"Will be here for the next few Fridays," she said. "I'm from Netherton but the protests were focussed on the bigger cities.
"I've always been aware of Bloody Sunday but I don't think any of the soldiers ever thought they would be prosecuted.
"Most people know about Solider F but I don't think they know about the others."
