Royal Burgess Golfing Society (RBGS) honoured member George McLeod on the occasion of his 100th birthday by striking a cup in his name.
A club member for 47 years and also a High Constable, George is pictured with Royal Burgess vice captain Willie Finlayson prior to performing a ceremonial drive up the first fairway.
George, whose name will be first to appear on the new piece of silverware, still plays a few holes at the club each week. The specially struck trophy will be brought out and engraved any time a member reaches 100 years and is able to hit a drive down the first hole.
The centenarian was also presented with a commemorative medal by RBGS.
George served during the war with the King’s Own Scottish Borderers (KOSB) Private 4th Battalion, 52nd division when called up In 1944 as age qualified.
Starting at Dreghorn Barracks, George was posted to Northern Ireland as a bren gun carrier and trained with the mountain division’s ski department in preparing to go to Norway to be part of decoy/diversion for D-Day landings.
However, George’s vessel was torpedoed in the North Sea on the way to Norway and on rescue he ended up in Belgium until the end of World War 2 before being transferred to Germany until discharged in 1947.
