A special ceremony was held in Dalbeattie on Saturday to mark the 100th anniversary of the town’s war memorial.
The Dalbeattie branch of Legion Scotland organised the tribute which was attended by more than 100 people.
Bugler George Thomas played The Last Post and piper Ross Kennedy was also on hand as local ministers got the service under way.
Among those present were Jennifer Stewartry and Nancy Alexander, two granddaughters of Duncan Alexander, who unveiled the memorial in 1921. They took part in another unveiling with two large Union flags placed over the memorial.
The great grandson of Mr Maxwell, who spoke at the unveiling, was also there.
Dalry’s Paul Goodwin, who carries out work for the Scottish War Memorials Project, spoke about the history of the memorial.
Also present was the council’s Armed Forces champion, Councillor Archie Dryburgh, as this year is also the 100th anniversary of the formation of the Royal British Legion.
The audience also included new Lord Lieutenant of the Stewartry Lord Sinclair and MSPs Emma Harper and Finlay Carson.
President of the Dalbeattie branch of Legion Scotland, Jim Dingwall, was delighted with how the day had gone.
He said: “I had put out 50 chairs on the path but there must have been about 100 or 150 people there.
“I put on Facebook later that it was a proud day for Dalbeattie and there were a lot of comments from people agreeing.”
Renovations, refurbishment and repairs at the memorial have recently taken place thanks to donations from Dalbeattie Rotary Club, the Bert and Ruth Dunn Charitable Trust, the council, Dalbeattie Community Council and Dalbeattie Pre-Loved Awards.
There was also a donation from the funeral of D-Day veteran and Dalbeattie Legion Scotland member Ian Greg who died earlier this year.
Work on the memorial was carried out by Douglas Swan and Sons from Kirkcudbright.
There are plans for more improvements ahead of Remembrance Sunday in November including flagpoles and lighting so the memorial can be illuminated on special occasions.
