John BEATTIE

Regimental number34794
OccupationFarmer
Next of kinFather, Robert Beattie, Ngapuna, Otago Central
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 20th Reinforcements (2nd Draft), Otago Infantry Regiment, D Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT Athenic on 30 December 1916
Final rankPrivate
Final unit3rd Battalion, Otago Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 4 October 1917
Age at death from cemetery records29
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsTyne Cot Memorial (New Zealand Apse, Panel No 3), Zonnebeke, Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Robert and Isabella Beattie, Ngapuna, Central Otago
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 49, p. 4