Hundreds of people gathered on a beautiful and calm day to take part in the Oban Remembrance Parade’s journey from the Corran Halls to the war memorial at the entrance to Oban Bay.
The town’s promenade was lined by local residents and others from further afield on , who had travelled to Oban to see the wreaths being laid on the 100th anniversary of the memorial on Sunday.
In a demonstration of poignant solidarity with those who have fallen, the Oban Pipe Band led serving soliders, veterans, councillors, members of the emergency services to the memorial, Oban High School students and primary school pupils.
After letting the pipe band pass, members of the public filed in behind and walked up the west side of the bay in unison.
On arriving at the war memorial, the noise of the bagpipes and drums ceased and the parade fell quiet, with the Oban RNLI lifeboat standing at attention just off the shoreline.
A speech of remembrance was then given by Reverend Peter Park, outlining the work which had been carried out by the war memorial’s committee over the last 18 months.
The reverend also thanked those in attendance at the parade in the 100th year that residents had gathered at the scenic war memorial.
“The memorial lists the name of 173 men with an Oban connection, who gave their lives in World War 1”, he said.
“After World War 2, a further 73 men were added and then in 1984 after the Falklands War, the name of another Oban man was added.
“For 100 years we have gathered here at the memorial in an act of remembrance and we have done so to give our respects to those who gave their lives for our country.
Lord Lieutenant of Argyll, Jane Macleod, and Argyll’s Provost, Maurice Corrie joined the crowds in the two minutes of silence, which followed at 11am.
A light wind in the nearby trees and the lapping of waves at the foot of the memorial added a poignancy to proceedings to a normally busy area of Oban.
After the silence had come to an end, the crowd remained quiet as several members of the parade lay wreaths to commemorate those who had been lost in conflict.
Two CalMac ferries entered the bay during the ceremony and the MV Isle of Mull sounded a symbolic blast of its horn as the pipe band led the parade back towards the Corran Halls.