Hundreds Black Watch veterans marched through Perth on Saturday as part of the regiment’s annual reunion.
Led by the Perth and District Pipe Band, the group departed from the North Inch and walked along Barossa Place, Balhousie Street and Balhousie Avenue, finishing at Balhousie Castle.
One of the highlights of the day saw a maquette, or small model, of the newly unveiled Ypres statue presented to the Black Watch Museum.
Photo gallery: Hundreds of veterans gather for The Black Watch reunion parade
Former soldiers from as far afield as and Belgium travelled to the Fair City to take part in the celebration and catch up with old friends.
One of the oldest veterans to take part in the reunion was 97-year-old Dave Hutton from Dundee.
Mr Hutton joined the army in 1935 at the age of 17 and served in Palestine, Somalia and Egypt. In 1941 he was posted to Crete where he witnessed the German invasion.
“You couldn’t see the sky for planes and paratroopers,” he recalled. “There was about 200 aircraft and they were dropping troops all around and on top of us. We killed about 1,000 Germans that day.
“The same day I was wounded along my left side and was taken to the field hospital. Then the Germans came and took me away.”
The Axis troops took Mr Hutton first to Greece and then to Stalag VIIIB prisoner of war camp in Germany. An escape attempt was abandoned after other escapees led the Germans to double the guard.
After being transferred to a work party in Czechoslovakia, Mr Hutton was able to escape when Russians began shelling the area and he spent several days hiding in the hills.
He returned to Dundee at the end of the war and spent 35 years as a postman.
Also enjoying the event was 71-year-old Jake Smith who attended with his family, including grandsons Riley, 3, and 12-week-old Larson.
The tots ran Mr Smith ragged as they played in the sunshine. He said: “They are really smart and far too quick for me.”
Friends Weir Rankine, 77, from Perth, and Arbroath-based David Skea, 80, saw the reunion as a chance to catch up.
Both served as privates in The Black Watch for several years during the 1950s. Jim Melville, 55, brought his 10-month-old granddaughter Courtney to the event.
He said: “Although it’s easier to keep in touch now with things like Facebook, it’s nice to see each other face-to-face.
“It’s not just for the soldiers my daughter has been bumping into people she knew at school and we now have grandchildren making an appearance.”