Sergeant Dougald James Beattie
Survivor of WW2
Date of Death:
Service Biography
Dougald James Beattie was born at Ormstown, Quebec, on 7 March 1902. A chauffeur before enlistment, he joined the Canadian Active Service Force at Montreal on 17 April 1940 as D-105629 and served with the Royal Canadian Army Service Corps. After service in Canada at locations including Camp Borden, Dundurn and Toronto, he embarked from Halifax in December 1940 and disembarked at Gourock, Scotland. His overseas service was in the United Kingdom, including service associated with the 10th Canadian Field Ambulance. In 1941 he underwent surgery at Gartloch Emergency Hospital in Scotland for a left inguinal hernia. He later advanced through Acting Corporal, Corporal and Acting Sergeant to Sergeant. Beattie returned to Canada in April 1946 and was discharged on demobilization at Montreal South on 29 May 1946.
General Information
Conflict:
WW2
Regimental No.:
D-105629
Cause of Death (in war):
Survived
Branch:
Canadian Army
Regiment:
Royal Canadian Army Service Corps
Battalion:
R.C.A.S.C. / Canadian Military Headquarters-related postings
Company:
Date of Birth :
Place of Birth:
Ormstown, Quebec
Date of Enlistment:
Age at Enlistment:
38 years 1 month
Date of Discharge:
Age at Discharge:
44 years 2 months
Date of Death:
Age at Death:
73 years 1 month
Country Born:
Canada
Trade or Calling:
Chauffeur
Next of Kin:
Ada Margaret Beattie, wife, Ormstown, Quebec
Address at Enlistment:
Ormstown, Quebec
Religion:
United Church of Canada
Place of Enlistment:
Montreal, Quebec
Was a Prisoner of War:
No
Height:
5 ft 5.8 in / 167 cm
Weight:
122 lbs / 55 kg
Chest:
33.5 in / 85 cm
Expansion:
2.0 in / 5 cm
Marital Status:
Married
Prior Military Experience:
No
Saw Service in:
Great Britain
Place of Discharge:
Montreal South, Quebec
Discharge Type:
Regular/End of Service
Discharge Notes:
Battle Died/Wounded:
Length of Service:
2233 days in service
Buried at:
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Ranks
| Conflict |
Rank |
Regiment |
Branch |
Unit |
Company |
Date From |
Date To |
| WW2 |
Sergeant |
Royal Canadian Army Service Corps |
Canadian Army |
R.C.A.S.C. / Canadian Military Headquarters-related postings |
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| WW2 |
Acting Sergeant |
Royal Canadian Army Service Corps |
Canadian Army |
R.C.A.S.C. / United Kingdom postings |
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| WW2 |
Corporal |
Royal Canadian Army Service Corps |
Canadian Army |
R.C.A.S.C. / United Kingdom postings |
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| WW2 |
Acting Corporal |
Royal Canadian Army Service Corps |
Canadian Army |
R.C.A.S.C. / United Kingdom postings |
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| WW2 |
Private |
Royal Canadian Army Service Corps |
Canadian Army |
R.C.A.S.C. / attached 10th Canadian Field Ambulance |
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Awards
| Conflict |
Award |
Action |
Date of Award |
Date of Citation |
Source |
| WW2 |
Defence Medal |
Awarded / eligible |
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| WW2 |
War Medal 1939-45 |
Awarded / eligible |
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| WW2 |
Canadian Volunteer Service Medal and Clasp |
Awarded / eligible |
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| WW2 |
War Service Badge, General Service Class |
Issued — no. 661507 |
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Service Chronology
1902-03-07 — Born
1940-04-17 — Enlisted in the Canadian Active Service Force, Royal Canadian Army Service Corps, as D-105629
1940-05-25 — Taken on strength of No. 4 District Depot, C.A.S.F.
1940-06-22 — Attached to 2nd Division Petrol Company at Camp Borden, effective 23 June
1940-08-06 — Changed station and attached to 10th Canadian Field Ambulance on arrival
1940-08-29 — Qualified Driver (I.C.), Class III
1940-10-15 — Left Dundurn with unit
1940-10-18 — Arrived with unit
1940-10-28 to 1940-11-11 — Furlough and return to unit
1940-09-06 — Referred for defective vision; authorized to obtain spectacles for use with gas mask
1940-10-06 — Defective-vision sick-report entry recorded
1940-12-16 — Struck off strength of the Canadian Army in Canada on embarkation
1940-12-16 — Taken on strength of the Canadian Army Overseas
1940-12-25 — Disembarked overseas
1941-05-22 — Ceased attachment to 10th Canadian Field Ambulance and was struck off to R.C.A.S.C. holding organization for hospitalization
1941-05-23 — Admitted with left inguinal hernia
1941-05-30 — Underwent operative repair of left inguinal hernia
1941-06-17 — Discharged from hospital following hernia treatment
1941-06-23 — Taken on strength of R.C.A.S.C. holding unit following hospitalization
1941-08-15 — Struck off strength to 2nd Division Petrol Company
1941-08-16 — Taken on strength from R.C.A.S.C. holding organization and attached to 10th Canadian Field Ambulance
1941-08-17 to 1941-08-24 — Privilege leave with ration allowance
1941-09-28 to 1941-10-05 — Privilege leave including special leave
1941-12-15 — Taken on strength from 2nd Division Petrol Company
1941-12-20 to 1941-12-26 — Seven days privilege leave
1942-01-13 — Seen for common cold
1942-10-07 — Anti-tetanus toxoid treatment recorded
1942-12 — Driver/mechanical and unit administrative entries recorded
1943-04-13 — Struck off strength to Canadian Military Headquarters-related posting
1943-04-29 — Medical Board considered physical inferiority and recommended Category C-2
1943-12-16 — Medical specialist reviewed chronic cough/upper-respiratory complaints and found no organic disease or disability for his general physical inferiority
1943-05-14 — Taken on strength of R.C.A.S.C. holding organization from 10th Canadian Field Ambulance
1943-08-03 — Awarded first Good Conduct Badge
1943-12-20 to 1944-01-02 — Fourteen days privilege leave with ration allowance
1944-01-14 — Attached for escort duty
1944-05-01 to 1944-05-09 — Nine days privilege leave with ration allowance
1944-11-17 — Canadian Base Section / CMHQ-related administrative posting recorded
1945-01-01 — Appointed Acting Corporal
1945-01-23 — Qualified Clerk “C”
1945-04-01 — Promoted Corporal
1945-03-13 to 1945-03-27 — Privilege leave with ration allowance recorded
1945-06-15 to 1945-06-24 — Privilege leave with ration allowance recorded
1945-08-15 — Appointed Acting Sergeant
1945-11-15 — Promoted Sergeant
1946-03-23 to 1946-03-31 — Privilege leave with ration allowance before return-to-Canada processing
1946-03-31 — Attached for return-to-Canada processing immediately before final CMHQ strike-off
1946-04-03 — Struck off strength from Canadian Military Headquarters for return to Canada
1946-04-16 — Certified overseas-service period ended
1946-05-29 — Discharged on demobilization as Sergeant
Notes
At enlistment he was 38 years old and gave his civilian trade or calling as Chauffeur. The 16 April 1940 medical examination recorded height 5 ft 5¾ in, weight 122 lb, chest 33½ in with 2 in expansion, fair complexion, blue eyes and brown hair, with a vaccination scar on the left arm. The 1946 rehabilitation interview records completion of Grade IX commercial school at Cornwall, Ontario, at age 14. It lists civilian experience including work as a sales/office clerk in a general store, farm work on his father’s farm, and civil-service work connected with National Revenue. The same interview states that he had spent about 72 months in uniform, including about 64 months overseas. A later service-summary record gives 286 days in Canada and 1,945 days overseas, 2,231 days total. Later medical-history records describe his pre-service occupation as customs/excise clerk and immigration inspector; these later descriptions do not replace the attestation trade.
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Born at: Ormstown on March 7, 1902
Birth 7 MAR 1902 • Ormstown, Chateauguay, Quebec, Canada
Death 11 APR 1975 • Natick, Massachusetts, USA
Husband of Ada M. Beattie, of Ormstown, Quebec
Request confirmation number EA2026_0172260
Additional Service Notes
Enlisted at Montreal on 17 April 1940 as D-105629 and served with the Royal Canadian Army Service Corps. Canadian movements before embarkation included Camp Borden, Dundurn, Toronto and Halifax. He was struck off strength of the Canadian Army in Canada at Halifax on 16 December 1940, taken on strength overseas the same day, and disembarked at Gourock, Scotland, on 25 December 1940. His United Kingdom service included R.C.A.S.C. holding and petrol-company postings and attachment to the 10th Canadian Field Ambulance, including service associated with Bordon, Hampshire. He was admitted to Gartloch Emergency Hospital, Gartcosh, Scotland, on 23 May 1941 with a left inguinal hernia, underwent repair on 30 May and was discharged on 17 June 1941. A Medical Board in the United Kingdom on 29 April 1943 considered physical inferiority and recommended Category C-2; he continued to serve. He was appointed Acting Corporal effective 1 January 1945, promoted Corporal effective 1 April 1945, appointed Acting Sergeant effective 15 August 1945 and promoted Sergeant effective 15 November 1945. A service summary credits 286 days in Canada and 1,945 days overseas, 2,231 days total. He returned to Canada in April 1946 and was discharged at Montreal South on 29 May 1946 under Routine Order 1029, paragraph 5.
Additional Next of Kin Notes
Wife and next of kin: Ada Margaret Beattie of Ormstown, Quebec. Pay and allowance records also name her as assignee. No child information has been established in this pass.
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