Royal Highland Fusiliers, Museum Appeal, County Buildings, November 2015

The Lord Lieutenant recently attended a talk by Lt. Col.(Retired) Willie Coupar on the Battle of Loos, the biggest British battle to take place on the Western Front during 1915, with 75,000 troops engaged on the first day. Many troops from Ayrshire were involved in the battle.

The talk was in support of the Royal Highland Fusiliers Museum Appeal, that aims to move the Regiment collection to a more suitable and sustainable location.

Pictured below are L to R: Major General Euan Loudon, Colonel of the Regiment and Chairman of Trustees: Lt Col (Ret) Willie Coupar, Speaker: Helen Moonie, Provost  South Ayrshire: John Duncan, HM Lord Lieutenant of Ayrshire and Arran Jim Todd, Provost, East Ayrshire.