A SCHOOLBOY has made his own mark on history by singing at a series of WW1 memorial concerts in Belgium.

Euan McDonald, 16, has been performing with the National Youth Choir of Scotland to commemorate centenary of the Battle of Passchendaele.

Euan, who is going into fifth year at Notre Dame this month, sang alongside such stars as tenor Alfie Boe during the poignant performances in Ypres.

His proud mum Jennifer, speaking from Belgium, said: “We are so proud of him, the concert itself was so moving and so poignant.

“It’s been an amazing experience for all the young people involved.”

Euan, who lives in Inverkip, has been staying in Ypres with the choir while his family — mum Jennifer, dad Scott and younger brother Blair — are on holiday nearby.

Jennifer, a depute head at the school, said: “Euan and the choir have been in Ypres all week and had intensive rehearsals.

“He told me that it’s been incredible, a life-changing experience for them all.

“The stars have been lovely to the choir."

Descendants of the fallen joined royalty and celebrities to pay their respects to the brave soldiers who lost their lives at Passchendaele, where a battle claimed the lives of hundred of thousands of men.

Heavy rain turned the battlefield into a quagmire and meant the Allies advanced only five miles in three months.

The choir took part in the commemorations at the Menin Gate Memorial, dedicated to British and Commonwealth soldiers killed in Ypres whose graves are unknown, on Sunday, followed by a dramatic event in the city’s Market Square.

Jennifer said: “They all performed on stage in front of the Cloth Hall Museum. There were projections on the building telling the veterans’ stories, including the the veteran Harry Patch, the last surviving soldier from WW1.

“The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge were there, Prime Minister Theresa May and the King and Queen of Belgium.

“There were also performance by Dame Helen Mirren and the cast of War Horse and Alfie Boe played one of the soldiers in the drama and Ian Hislop introduced the cast of the war play The Wipers Times.”

Euan also performed at a traditional military ceremony of remembrance at Tyne Cot Cemetery, the largest British and Commonwealth War Cemetery in the world on Monday.

All ceremonies were broadcast live by the BBC.

Notre Dame’s principal teacher of music Gerard Gordon said: “It’s an incredible opportunity for a young singer like Euan and he has worked so hard to achieve a place in this esteemed choir.”

Euan is also singing live at the BBC Proms on August 8 in the Albert Hall in London and on August 12, he will join the choir to perform Brahms Requiem in St Giles Cathedral in Edinburgh as part of the city festival.