Dear Mrs Seath, - I want to write to let you know how well your husband behaved on the 9th May when a company were sent into the assault. I got hit about half-way to the German trenches. Seath lay down just behind me and did guardian angel. To move meant almost certain death, as we were only 40 yards from the Germans, yet I understand that your husband did an exceptionally gallant action. Apparently a Pte Inglis was lying wounded quite near and was hit again, his arm being badly shattered. Seath crawled to him, got him on his back, and so crawled with him to our own trenches. He tells me that an officer of another regiment took his name. His gallantry did not finish there, as he started to crawl out to me again, but thank God he was stopped by one of our officers. I am going to try and collect evidence, and bring his deed to official notice. It all depends on whether the evidence is still alive. He looked after me splendidly and you have every reason to be proud of him. May God grant that he may come safely back to you Mrs Seath. I wish we had more like him.

Midlothian Advertiser, June 18th, 1915