A community project has officially opened a memorial walk to honour 72 local men who lost their lives serving in the Great War.
Scone Memorial Walk runs around Scone and Scone Palace (pictured) in Perth and Kinross, Scotland, and remembers all 71 men recorded on the parish war memorial as well 18-year-old George Beedie, remembered on the St Martins memorial. The walk is accompanied by audio recordings read by relatives and other local people, telling the stories of the men, 11 of whom were working as foresters and gardeners for Scone Palace Estates when they went to war. Oak trees are being planted in their honour along with a plaque.
Scone Remembers launched the initiative with a grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund and has also published a book about the fallen. The charity’s chairman Dr Peter Olsen said: ‘We’ve been working hard on this project for several years now, so it’s exciting to see the memorial walk finally happening and to see these men honoured during the centenary year of the Great War.’