Black Watch fallen will be remembered 100 years on

Hundreds of men from The Black Watch who were killed at the Battle of Aubers Ridge in the First World War will be remembered on Saturday 100 years to the day they died.

At 11am The Black Watch Castle and Museum in Perth will host a special service to honour more than 300 men. Most served with the 1st Battalion The Black Watch and more than a third were from Dundee.

The focus of the memorial service will be placing crosses for every man who was killed on the Black Watch Memorial Wall. Members of The Black Watch Association and Black Watch Cadets from Perth and Kinross will assist with hanging the crosses.

Throughout the First World War centenary, a cross will be hung on the wall for each soldier killed on that day. The names will be read out and the crosses hung during a ceremony at 11am every day during the rest of the centenary.

The Memorial Wall project has been made possible through funding from the Heritage Lottery Fund for Scotland, and the support of the Black Watch Association, the Lady Haig Poppy Factory and the Guildry Incorporation of Perth.

The event is free and open to the public.