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| Name | BEATTIE / BATTIE – George |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 25th Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 679 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 23rd March 1832 / 19 years / No place given Labourer |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 6 Ft 0½ in Fresh / Brown / Brown / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | Cape of Good Hope – 2 years 195 days East Indies – 10 years 4 days |
| Length of Service | 21 years 148 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 25th October 1853 / Chatham Kent England |
| Campaign Medals | South Africa Medal (1834 – 53) |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Stranraer Wigtownshire |
| Pension Districts | 1853 Ayr April 1856 – December 1858 Western Australia 1859 Ayr and North London October 1859 – August 1866 Jersey (Channel Islands) |
| Pension Paid | 1/0d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 5th January 1856 Plymouth Devon England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | WILLIAM HAMMOND 29th March 1856 |
| Date/Place of Birth | c1812 Glenluce Wigtownshire Scotland |
| Date/Place of Baptism | 16th November 1812 Old Luce (sic) Wigtownshire Scotland (This baptism said his name was George Anderson Beattie) |
| Father Date/Place of Birth | BEATIE John Not yet known |
| Mother Date/Place of Birth Marriage | JOHNSON Helen Not yet known Not yet known |
| Siblings | BEATTIE Stephen Bp 11 March 1807 Old Luce Wigtownshire Scotland |
| 1st Wife Date of Birth or Baptism | UNKNOWN Mary Bc1831 England |
| Date/Place of Marriage | Not applicable |
| Children by 1st Wife | Not applicable |
| Father of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth | Not applicable |
| Mother of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth Marriage | Not applicable |
| Land Grants Western Australia | None |
| Occupation after Arrival | Not yet known |
| Newspaper Articles | |
| Departure from Western Australia | Late 1858 departed Western Australia by unknown ship for Britain |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 2nd August 1866 Jersey Channel Islands Buried St. Helier, Jersey 6 August 1866 |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | None known |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | British Army Worldwide Index 1841 George Beattie 679 Private 25th regiment stationed Cape Town 1851 George Batties (sic) 679 Private 24th regiment stationed Bangalore India Discharge due to being worn out and suffering hepatic disease. 21st April 1856 George Beattie was struck off the Enrolled Force for repeated drunkenness. In 1857 ten of the William Hammond’s pensioner guards claimed good conduct pay for 27 days service, one of whom was Private George Beattie. 1861 Census George Beaty (sic) age 47 is living at Lady’s Lane St. Saviour, Jersey with his wife Mary. The Census records George is working as a labourer and was born 1814 in Scotland while his wife Mary is aged 30 and was born in England, this is the first and only indication George had married. |