The heroic actions of the Gordon Highlanders during World War I are to be immortalised in tapestry.
After months of painstaking research, full scale designs for an 11 by three foot embroidery were unveiled at Rosemount Community Centre in Aberdeen yesterday.
The artist who created them, Andrew Cumming, worked on the Great Tapestry of Scotland – a chronicle of the country’s history and the longest piece of its kind in the world.
Among the images are soldiers fighting in the trenches, regimental regalia and women helping the war effort at home.
Spearheaded by the city council and the Gordon Highlanders Museum, the idea came after a group working on the Great Tapestry of Scotland – the Kelly’s Cats from Aberdeen – asked what they could work on once it was complete.
In November, the Heritage Lottery Fund awarded a £9800 grant towards the scheme.
Alison Black, community arts officer with the city council, said: “We’ve had a huge response from people.
“This will be a huge piece of work and we need lots of people involved – everything needs to be completely accurate, right down to the buttons on the soldiers’ uniforms.
“It’s just so important to keep the legacy of the Gordon Highlanders alive.”
Volunteers will be given training to help with the stitching while learning the story of the regiment’s involvement in the war.
Once complete, the tapestry will be housed in the city’s Gordon Highlanders Museum.
Museum curator Jesper Ericsson said: “It’s a fabulous project and we can’t wait to see the end result.
“The museum is delighted to be involved and it’s wonderful that the project has the backing of the same artist who worked on the Great Scottish Tapestry as it has been such a phenomenal success.
“I expect there will be a lot of interest in this, particularly with it coinciding with the centenaries of the Great War.”
It is expected the tapestry will be completed late 2015.