In Memory Of
BEATTIE, DESMOND ROBERT
Service Details
Age:
23
Date of Birth:
1922-03-31
Service No:
3981V
Rank:
Corporal
Regiment:
Royal Natal Carbineers, S.A. Forces
Date of Death:
1945-04-29
Cause of Death:
Killed in action, near Villa Franca, Italy. A section of carriers were diverted northwest of Padova, in the direction of Villa Franca. He was killed in sporadic contacts with the enemy. He was the last member of the RNC to be killed in action in Italy
Commemoration
Grave Reference:
VI, C, 10.
Cemetery:
CASTIGLIONE SOUTH AFRICAN CEMETERY
Country:
Italy
Additional Information
Son of George Robert and Doris Alma Beattie (nee Stacey), of Crown Hotel, Pietermaritzburg. Born Estcourt, Natal. A clerk. He was unmarried.
