A former soldier who was at the heart of the Crieff community has died aged 79.
David Derek Halley was a well-known figure in the town and was also recognised for his military achievements.
Born in Sauchie in April 1933, he attended school locally and after leaving, took on a job as a shepherd in Killin.
Mr Halley was given notice to enlist into the 1st Battalion, The Black Watch in 1951, just three months before his 18th birthday.
He was sent to complete his training at Fort George, near Inverness.
During his basic training he impressed his superiors and was soon promoted to corporal. Within 10 months of becoming a soldier he led a section who fought off the Chinese at the Second Battle of the Hook in Korea.
In 1953 Mr Halley was sent to Kenya to patrol the mountains and became one of just a handful of National Service recruits to serve in two campaigns back to back and be awarded the British Korean medal, the United National medal and the Africa Medal.
After he completed his National Service, he had to serve in the Territorial Army with the 6th/7th Battalion, The Black Watch and was based back home in Crieff, where he met his wife Ann.
The couple went on to have two daughters, Jane and Trudyann.
He became a landscape contractor and opened the town’s first garden centre in the 70s, years before they became a common sight. Mr Halley told his incredible story in a book called The Iron Claw A Conscript’s Tale.
He is survived by his wife and two daughters, as well as two grandchildren.