Watch: Parents of Deepcut soldier Cheryl James in TV plea for information
A couple from the Shropshire border today made a personal appeal to British troops for information about their daughter's death on the 20th anniversary of the tragedy.
Des and Doreen James, of Llanymynech near Oswestry, whose daughter Cheryl died at a notorious army camp appeared on Forces Television today.
Cheryl James was just 18 when she died from a bullet wound to her head at the Deepcut Army Barracks in Surrey in 1995. She had been doing her basic training for the career she had always wanted.
In an emotional appeal her mother told the Forces TV channel that she wants the chance to speak to someone who spoke to Cheryl in the hours before she died.
The original inquest into Cheryl 's death recorded an open verdict but her family has campaigned for a new inquest, finally seeing their request granted earlier this year.
Now Mr and Mrs James, are preparing for the new inquest, due to be held at Woking in February.
The Jameses are on TV as part of an attempt to bring more witnesses forward to speak out at the inquest. The interview, which can be seen across the globe sees Mr and Mrs James speaking from their home.
Before the interview was aired Mr James said: "I hope that it will be seen by someone who knows something about what happened at Deepcut and why Cheryl died.
"The thing I feel most strongly about is that there are still lots of people with evidence to give who have not yet come forward to this inquest. The coroner gave an assurance that the Official Secrets Act is highly unlikely to be an issue for anyone with relevant evidence to give and this includes serving or past service personnel.
"I am speaking directly to those people. This is our final opportunity to discover what really happened to her. If you know anything, however insignificant you think it is, please allow the court to decide."
A pre-inquest hearing is expected to take place at Woking coroner's court on December 14 in advance of the full inquest in February.
The inquest will be the culmination of two decades of campaigning by Mr and Mrs James. Their persistence led to an investigation into how the case was handled but a public inquiry was never granted into the case.
