The Courier & Advertiser (Angus and Dundee)
Army reservists and police join forces in Remembrance project
Silhouettes visit schools for First World War initiative
Army reservists and the police are working together on a First World War project in schools across Tayside.
Sergeant Caroline Macnaughton, a community officer for Highland Perthshire, and Captain Alan McEwen, of Army reservists 7 Scots in Perth, have taken possession of poignant silhouettes that have been produced as part of the UK-wide There But Not There initiative.
Ms Macnaughton said the silhouettes will be handed to Breadalbane Academy in Aberfeldy, Pitlochry High School, Crieff High School, Kinross High School and the Robert Douglas Memorial School in Scone, and she also plans to get schools in Perth on board as well. She said: “It’s a great project and shows a collaborative partnership between the police and the Army reservists, and demonstrates how we can work with the community.
“It is important to get the schools involved in this as part of the project is about raising awareness of the First World War. I know pupils from Breadalbane Academy will visit Ypres soon and many soldiers who died in the war came from the Aberfeldy area, so this initiative is particularly poignant.
“In addition, many police officers died in the war and there is a plaque to commemorate them in the doorway at Barrack Street headquarters in Perth.”
Mr McEwen said: “It’s important to let the younger generation know about the First World War as they are our future. The 7 Scots have a long association with Remembrance events and visit St John’s Kirk in Perth every year on November 11.”
The silhouettes will be displayed at the schools until Remembrance Day.
It’s important to let the younger generation know about the First World War as they are our future