Private William Beattie
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Date of birth: 1882-11-03
Place of birth: Brampton Ontario Canada
Next of kin: Christina Beattie, Wife, Lumsden, Saskatchewan
Marital status: married
Occupation (attested): Railroader
Date of death:
1917-04-09
Cause of death:
Killed in action
Buried:
Nine Elms Military Cemetery (France), III. A. 17.
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: 426437
Highest Rank:
Private
(5th Battalion)
Rank detail
Private, 5th Battalion, Infantry (Army). ? to 1917-04-09
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: Vimy Ridge
RESEARCH INFORMATION
CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try
this.
CWGC ID: 296997
LAC ID:
31362
Service file: B0551-S022
Uploader's Notes: According to the attached newspaper report and letter, Pte. Beattie left behind a wife and four sons. The report states that she lived in Regina. Beattie's father was living at Wingham, Ontario.
Uploader's Research notes: Details of death from Ancestry.com which includes a digitized image of the casualty form from the "Canada, War Graves Registers (Circumstances of Casualty), 1914-1948” database
See his memorial page on the Saskatchewan Virtual War Memorial [Private Army Canadian Infantry 5th Battalion ]
See his memorial page on the Saskatchewan Virtual War Memorial [Private Army Canadian Infantry 5th Battalion ]
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2014-02-28