 In February 1944, the 5th SAS, under Lieutenant-Colonel Eddy Blondeel (then Captain), was stationed at Loudoun Castle to train for the D-Day Landings of the same year.Members of the 5th SAS returned for 50th anniversary celebrations on 7 November 1994 and during the course of this, gave money to Friends of Loudoun Kirk under the proviso that it be used to erect a plaque on the wall of Loudoun Kirk, bearing the words - "In memory of all members of the Belgian Special Air Service Regiment who under the command of Colonel E. Blondeel, D.S.O.were stationed at Loudoun Castle during 1944 and who wish to express their gratitude for the hospitality and friendship extended to them by the Loudoun Family and the people of Scotland.