A special exhibition marking the centenary of the end of the First World War has opened in Aberdeen.

Lord provost Barney Crockett officially opened the exhibition at the Gordon Highlanders Museum on Tuesday.

To mark the event he made a speech during which his own personal connection to the conflict was highlighted, as his grandfather was sent over to the Western Front after his 18th birthday.

The exhibition explores the story of regular and territorial battalions in the final few months of the Great War.

Mr Crockett said: "We all know that 2018 is the centenary of the end of World War One.

"The Gordon Highlanders Museum always has a commemoration of that war but has specially curated a most thought-provoking exhibition focusing on the story of the Gordon Highlanders in the final months of the Great War.

"This was not the war of attrition and trenches but of great bloodshed and rapid movement culminating in victory.

"We cannot but be moved by the intensity of the sacrifice but also inspired by the resilience, bravery and resourcefulness shown by our forebears."

The exhibition runs until December 1.