This morning I had the honour of laying a wreath at the memorials at Banchory Devenick cemetery. Ten of us gathered there for a short service led by the Rev. David Galbraith.

A wreath was also laid on behalf of North Kincardine Rural Community Council.My ward colleagues are due to lay wreaths at similar services which are being held at Portlethen Parish Church, Maryculter Trinity Church, and at Cookney war memorial.

The following information comes from George Masson of St Ternan’s Church at Muchalls:

“There were more than 100 men killed in the First World War who had lived in the North Kincardine area. St Ternan’s is located in Cookney parish and when you stand beside that war memorial next to the now defunct church, and cast your eyes round the farm touns of the parish then count the names on the memorial and realize there are 32 of them, you realise how the parish suffered from the deaths of these men in the First World War.”

There are also memorials and tributes in Portlethen woodland park, in the Skateraw Hall in Newtonhill, and opposite the site of Muchalls station.