A 'Dundonian' Jock's Great War 'Killed-in-Action' medal pair: Private James Fleming Eadie 4th (City of Aberdeen) Battalion Gordon Highlanders (Territorial Force)

- British War Medal. Silver issue (S-21181 Pte. J. Eadie. Gordons.)
- Interallied Victory Medal (S-21181 Pte. J. Eadie. Gordons.)

Killed-in-Action: Private James Eadie, 4th (City of Aberdeen) Battalion Gordon Highlanders, is confirmed 'Killed-in-Action', in France, on 25 July 1918

The body of James Eadie was never recovered from the battlefield, however the memory of his life, services and supreme sacrifice, is commemorated in perpetuity by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission, on a panel on the Soissons Memorial, located in the Aisne region of France

Medals Verification: The Great War medals both verified as entitled per the respective medal rolls of the Gordon Highlanders, these being his full medal entitlement as below referenced

- British War Medal. Silver issue: Reference WO 329/1658
- Interallied Victory Medal: Reference WO 329/1658

James Fleming Eadie son of Andrew Eadie (employed as an Iron Planer) & Susan Eadie (nee Anderson & employed as a Jute Weaver), was a native of Dundee, Scotland, where he was born in 1899. At the time of the 1901 National Census for Scotland, James was living with his parents and 3 x elder siblings, brothers Andrew Y. Eadie (8) & Alexander F. Eadie (4), and a sister Jessie Eadie (6), at the family residence which was then located at, No 118 Rosebank Street, Dundee. James was a teenager when he enlisted in the British Army at Dundee and he was still a teenager, of 9 years of age, when he was killed-in-action. At the time of his his death, his father was his notified next-of-kin, who received the effects and service estate of his fallen son, the grieving parents residence being located at, 6 Kinnaird Street, Dundee. One or other of his siblings had migrated to Canada prior to the death of James Eade, as two notices published in the local Dundee newspapers following his death death include the note 'Canadian papers please copy'

The Great War medals fitted with their original bright silk moire ribands, period stitched and fitted in 'reverse' order, as displayed by the grieving parents & family

The medals in choice condition, with attractive patina to the BWM and the Interallied Victory Medal virtually pristine

Condition: EF

Code: 24783