Derry IRA man Charles English to be remembered with commemoration and film

A commemoration will take place on Wednesday night at 7.00pm at the Bogside and Brandywell republican monument to remember the 40th anniversary of the death of Derry IRA volunteer, Charles English.

The commemoration will be followed by a short film - 'The Story of a Bogside Freedom Fighter' at 7.30pm in the Museum of Free Derry as part of Féile 2025.

English (21) died on August 6, 1985, in a premature explosion at the junction of Abbey Street and William Street in the Bogside.

A spokesperson for the Bogside and Brandywell Monument Committee said: “We wish to send our solidarity to the English  family circle on the 40th Anniversary of the death of Charles. It’s important we remember all our Volunteers with dignity and pride.

“We are part of an unbroken struggle that we are immensely proud of and owe it to all of our patriot dead to redouble our efforts to achieve the island of equals that they gave their lives for.

"We are closer to that objective than ever before and this generation of republicans have the opportunity to finish the journey of Tone, Emmett, Pearce, Connolly, Sands and McGuinness.

“We would encourage as many people as possible to come to Wednesday night's commemoration at the Monument on the Lecky Road at 7.00pm. This will be directly followed by a new film at the Museum of Free Derry at 7.30pm on Charles life as part of Féile 2025."