Remembrance at Tynecastle: Watch Hearts honour McCrae's Battalion and the fallen

Hearts conducted a moving Remembrance tribute ahead of Wednesday night’s Premiership match with Kilmarnock at Tynecastle Park. The occasion is marked every year by the Edinburgh club, who lost players during World War I as part of the famous McCrae’s Battalion.

A wreath was laid on the pitch and Hearts of Glory - the song by Craig Herbertson and Ed Westerdale in tribute to the sporting battalion - played through the stadium’s PA system. Then came a minute’s silence, impeccably observed by 18,402 fans in attendance.

Seven Hearts players lost their lives in battle during World War I: Sergeant Duncan Currie, Sergeant John Allan, Lance Corporal James Boyd, Corporal Tom Gracie, Private Ernest Ellis, Private James Speedie and Private Henry Wattie.

The ceremony was held in their honour and is captured by our video footage above.

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