James Moir, a former paratrooper who fought in a war in Malaya, has died aged 82.
Mr Moir, of Wormit, was just 18 when he joined the army, serving as a rifleman with the Cameronian Rifles.
After training he was quickly deployed to Singapore to fight in the Malayan Emergency, where he fought for two years.
Mr Moir then left the army but remained in the Territorial Army for nearly 10 years, training as a paratrooper and regularly driving amphibious vehicles used for transporting troops and goods.
On returning from the war, Mr Moir lived in his home city of Glasgow and took up a factory job in an iron foundry.
He was an avid Partick Thistle fan and enjoyed playing football for amateur team Hopehill Stars, based in Maryhill.
At the age of 24, Mr Moir married Elizabeth and two years later they had two children, Gordon and Loretta, during which time he was working as a delivery driver.
Around eight years later he trained as a driving instructor with BSM and within his first year Mr Moir had the highest pass rate within the UK-wide company a feat for which he won the firm’s driving instructor of the year award.
Mr Moir then opened his own driving school in Anniesland, Glasgow, where he was living with his family.
The company enjoyed success but was forced to shut down when Mr Moir suffered a stroke at the age of 54, from which he never fully recovered.
Almost 20 years ago Mr and Mrs Moir moved to Wormit for the support of their daughter Loretta, who also lives in the town.
Mr Moir leaves behind his wife Elizabeth, two children and two grandchildren.