A rural Angus kirk was the weekend setting for an annual commemoration of county sons who made the ultimate sacrifice while proudly wearing the Red Hackle.
In a service at Rescobie, a few miles east of Forfar, members of The Black Watch Association gathered for the re-dedication of the Angus branch standard in a ceremony which has been firmly established for around 15 years.
Branch chairman Major Ronnie Proctor said the centenary of the outbreak of the First World War brought a particular poignancy to Sunday morning’s service in the church alongside tranquil Rescobie Loch.
“The re-dedication of the standard is something the branch has done since around 2000, and each year we hold the service at a different church in the county,” he said.
“We have been to many of the smaller churches in Angus and that’s important to the branch because in these wee places the sacrifice was perhaps felt even more keenly by people in such close-knit communities.
“The Black Watch Association really started after the First World War and was formed to help soldiers, former members of the regiment and their wives and families,” added Mr Proctor.
“It’s great to think that 100 years on the ethos of the association remains the same.”
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