Son of Robert and Mary Beattie. Born Scotland. A clerk.
K.M. Jordan, Royal Durban Light Infantry WWII Roll of Honour ("working document", Aug 2026 draft; email to John & Bobby, 4 Sep 2026, marked "not 100% correct"): BEATTIE, James (Son of Robert Hutcheon & Mary Helen (born Boyle) Beattie – both deceased; brother of Mrs. J. Whittingham, of Churchill Road, Berea, Durban.) 1891 Lance Corporal Royal Durban Light Infantry Born Church Street, St Andrew, Dundee, Scotland 11/3/1904; a clerk before enlistment; served with the 1st Battalion RDLI in North Africa; killed in action, at Ras el Manastir, near Bardia, Libya. Halfaya Sollum War Cemetery, Egypt. (Also, on the Durban Cenotaph & on the Royal Durban Light Infantry WWII Memorials & on “B” Company, RDLI WWII Memorial, - originally at Pennington, now housed at the DLI HQ.) 17/12/1941 or 18/12/1941 G66F-6SC 37
CONFLICT vs Jordan RDLI WWII draft (not resolved, ROH value kept): Age: Jordan 37 vs ROH 34.
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