John Thomas BEATTIE

Regimental number9/9
AddressNevis
Marital statusSingle
Next of kinFather, J J Beattie, Naseby, Otago
Rank on embarkationLance Corporal
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Otago Mounted Rifles Regiment
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 16 October 1914
Three squadrons of the Otago Mounted Rifles Regiment left New Zealand on board 'Hawke's Bay', and one squadron on board 'Verdala'. From the Nominal Roll it is not possible to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankLance Corporal
Final unitOtago Mounted Rifles Regiment
FateKilled in Action 6-7 August 1915
Age at death from cemetery records36
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsChunuk Bair (New Zealand) Memorial (Panel No 7), Gallipoli, Turkey
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Mr J.J. and Caroline Beattie, Naseby, Otago; Wife: Mrs V. Beattie, George Creek, Roxburgh
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Otago Mounted Rifles/Main Body