News Article

Private Scott McArdle

A Military Operations news article

29 May 09

It is with deep regret that the Ministry of Defence has to confirm that Private Scott William McArdle of the 1st Battalion The Black Watch was killed by a suicide car-bomb attack on a vehicle check-point in Iraq on 4 November 2004.

Private Scott McArdle

Private Scott McArdle
[Picture: via MOD]

Aged 22, he was single and came from Glenrothes. Scott McArdle had served in the Army six years.

The media are requested to respect his family's privacy at this very difficult time.





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