In Pictures / In pictures: Remembrance Sunday in Lerwick

10 November 2024 13:53

People in uniform and others stand in a line holding wreaths during a remembrance ceremony. A bagpiper is visible in the background.

Photo: Malcolm Younger

CEREMONIES and services are being held across Shetland today to mark Remembrance Sunday.

In Lerwick wreaths were laid at the war memorial opposite Lerwick Town Hall, with the event led by lord lieutenant Lindsay Tulloch, MSP Beatrice Wishart and Shetland Islands council convener Andrea Manson.

Thanks to Malcolm Younger for the photos from the Lerwick ceremony.

A person places a red poppy wreath at a stone memorial surrounded by other red wreaths.

Photo: Malcolm Younger

A parade with uniformed individuals and flags, including the Royal Air Forces flag, in front of a historic building.

Photo: Malcolm Younger

A man in uniform with a black beret and a poppy pin, wearing multiple military medals, stands outdoors.

Photo: Malcolm Younger

A soldier in uniform shouts commands during a parade with a group of people holding flags in the background.

Photo: Malcolm Younger

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