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Atholl Highlanders praised for gesture of respect at funeral of Perthshire's John Bullough

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John Bullough’s widow, Lady Georgina, has spoken of her “astonishment” at the turnout for her husband’s funeral and the sense of being held by the “family” of John’s Atholl Highlanders comrades.Perth’s St John’s Kirk was full to capacity for the funeral last Friday, the scale of which was the greatest anyone can remember taking place there.John Bullough MBE, war veteran, city businessman and charity action man was given a fitting send-off.John’s unexpected death on May 5 while away in London put his achievements, particularly in helping found Scotland’s Charity Air Ambulance (SCAA), in the spotlight and people from all sides of Perthshire life came forward to pay the son, father and husband fond tributes.Stephen Leckie, Lord-Lieutenant of Perth and Kinross, attended in his official capacity having been personally asked by King Charles III to represent him.Mr Leckie said: “If a funeral is a mark of respect to a person, the gathering to mark John’s passing was impressive.

His family handled it with great dignity.“John was a keen piper and seeing his son perform a tune he first saw just days after his father died would have made him immensely proud.”At the funeral on May 26 in front of around 550 people, 20-year-old son Hercules played the pipes with the Atholl Highlanders, reputed to be the best pipers in the world.Officers of the Scots Guards spoke of John’s kind humanity in a loving eulogy and John’s two sisters Debbie and Victoria read a poem John was fond of, written by his grandfather who was a WWII PoW.Lady Georgina Bullough commented: “We were all astonished at the number of people across multiple organisations who came to say goodbye to John and pay him their last respects.

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