They will never be forgotten tributes to the fallen at home of The Black Watch By The Courier Reporter November 8 2014, 9:02am November 8 2014, 9:02am Share They will never be forgotten tributes to the fallen at home of The Black Watch Share via Facebook Twitter Linkedin Whatsapp Messenger Email Post link https://www.thecourier.co.uk/news/perth-kinross/122760/they-will-never-be-forgotten-tributes-to-the-fallen-at-home-of-the-black-watch/ Copy Link Major Ronnie Proctor, front, with veterans in prayer during the service. Soldiers of The Black Watch who were killed in Iraq and Afghanistan are “gone but not forgotten”. That was the overriding theme of a memorial service held at Balhousie Castle, Perth. Major Ronnie Proctor, secretary of The Black Watch Association, said the event was held to remember all those who had died during recent conflicts. He paid tribute to many young soldiers from Fife who had given their lives for their country. “This year marks the 10th anniversary of the deaths of three Fife soldiers who were killed while on duty in Iraq,” he said. “On November 4, 2004, Sergeant Stuart Gray, Private Scott McArdle and Private Paul Lowe all died due to a roadside bombing. “This service is about remembering. Although these lads are gone they are not forgotten and that is the message we want to convey.” Around 40 children from Kinnoull Primary School in Perth attended the event to lay crosses at Balhousie Castle and also sang songs during the service. The family of Private Mark Ferns of Glenrothes attended the service and presented a cheque for around £4,000 to The Black Watch Association. The soldier died after an improvised bomb attack in Basra, Iraq, in August 2004.
