OTD in 1918, Hawick and Scotland's mercurial winger Walter Sutherland, 'Suddie', was killed in France aged 27.
Rest in peace bonnie lad.
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Hawick and Scotland's Walter Sutherland sprinting to the line in a Culcutta Cup match against England just prior to the Great War.

"Beloved by troops of friends, who admired him as the truest type of sportsman, he added a charm and freshness to the game, and his movements were followed with the keenest interest, the execution of which could always be followed by the merest tyro as by the most critical."

'Suddie' sitting 2nd from left, mid row.
"Suddie, Suddie Sutherland
The boy with the silver hair,
Englishmen and Irishmen will know when Suddie’s there."

A couple of Suddie's rugby International caps and his death plaque, given to his parents after his death. A very poignant image. Photo courtesy of @billjohnstone26

"It is hard to realise that one who so recently had walked the streets of the old Border town, who was held in such affection by its youth, whose bright smile and cheery nature were like rays of sunshine, had gone and would never again adorn its peaceful life."