Addie T Cpl 8833 7th Seaforth Highlanders
ADDIE, THOMAS, Corpl., No. 8833, 7th (Service) Battn. Seaforth Highlanders (Rossshire Buffs, The Duke of Albany’s), only s. of Thomas Addie, of Main Street, Chapelhall, Airdrie, by his wife, Mary, dau. of the late Capt. John Lapsley, of Port Glasgow; b. Chapelhall aforesaid, 19 Sept. 1891; educ. Chapelhall Public School; was employed as a Coal Miner; enlisted 2 June, 1915; served with the Expeditionary Force in France and Flanders from 2 Oct. following, and died 28 Sept. 1918, from wounds received in action. Buried in Potijze Château Lawn Cemetery, near Ypres. Second Lieut. A. J. MacDonald wrote: “He was such a splendid fellow that everyone liked him, and he was such an efficient N.C.O. that we all feel his loss very much indeed. Always he was so cheery-in difficulty and danger-a splendid example to others, and by his death we have lost one of our best N.C.O.’s. Nobly he fought, and gave his life that the principles of of humanity he held so sacred should be upheld.” Unm.
Source : De Ruvigny’s Roll Of Honour Vol 5