Bangladesh, Sept. 15 -- More than five decades after the events of Bloody Sunday shook Northern Ireland and left an indelible scar on British-Irish relations, a former British soldier known only as “Soldier F” is set to stand trial in Belfast Crown Court. He faces charges of murdering two men during the tragic events of January 30, 1972, as well as multiple counts of attempted murder. The proceedings mark one of the most significant moments in the long struggle for accountability following the massacre, which claimed the lives of 13 civil rights protesters on the day itself, with a 14th dying later from injuries.

Soldier F is accused of murdering William McKinney and James Wray, both of whom were among the 13 killed when memb...