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Wilford's 'terrible legacy' remembered in Derry

The death of Derek Wilford will "not be mourned by the families of the innocent men and boys whose lives were taken by armed British paratroopers on Bloody Sunday". According to an obituary published in the Times newspaper, Wilford - who commanded ...

27 Nov 2023 at 11:20

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Bloody Sunday Parachute Regiment Commander dies

Commander of the Parachute Regiment during Bloody Sunday Derek Wilford has died. Fourteen people were killed and at least 15 others injured when members of the Parachute Regiment opened fire on civil rights demonstrators in the Bogside. Mr ...

27 Nov 2023 at 10:01

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'Wilford didn’t act on his own' - Derry's Bloody Sunday March committee

Derek Wilford has been "rightly blamed for the key role he played in the Bloody Sunday murders" according to the Bloody Sunday March Committee (BSMC). In a statement on the death of what they described as "the murderer and liar Derek ...

27 Nov 2023 at 17:15

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Derry councillor: Wilford 'should have been jailed for his role in the murder of 26 innocent civilians in Derry and Belfast'

A Derry City and Strabane District councillor has said Lieutenant Colonel Derek Wilford "should have been jailed for his role in the murder of 26 innocent civilians in Derry and Belfast". Cllr Shaun Harkin (People Before Profit) ...

29 Nov 2023 at 09:51

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‘Terrible legacy’ left by death of Bloody Sunday Parachute Regiment commander

The officer in command of the Parachute Regiment in Derry on Bloody Sunday has left a “terrible legacy”, a victim’s son has said, following his death. Lieutenant Colonel Derek Wilford died at the age of 90 in Belgium, having ...

27 Nov 2023 at 13:19

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