Name | John Wilfred Beattie | |
Suffix | WW II Veteran, RCN Able Seaman | |
Born | 28 Dec 1921 | |
Gender | Male | |
Died | 27 Aug 1978 | |
Buried | Colborne Cemetery, Goderich, Huron County, Ontario, Canada ![]() |
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Person ID | I2167 | Default |
Last Modified | 2 Sep 2020 |
Father | John Ramsay Beattie, b. 3 Nov 1881, d. 9 May1963 (Age 81 years) | |
Mother | Florence MacDonald, b. 5 May 1890, Goderich, Huron County, Ontario, Canada ![]() | |
Married | Abt 1911 | |
Family ID | F728 | Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Family | Lois Wendy Stewart Campbell, b. 1932, d. 2004 (Age 72 years) | |
Married | partner | |
Last Modified | 2 Sep 2020 | |
Family ID | F963 | Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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Photos | ![]() | John Wilfred Beattie served on a Canadian minesweeper H.M.C.S. Cowichan J146 during WW II. He landed in Normandy on June 6, 1944 |
![]() | John Wilfred Beattie, Royal Canadian Navy, WW II veteran. landed in Normandy on 06 June 1944. | |
![]() | John Wilfred Beattie, Royal Canadian Navy, WW II veteran | |
![]() | John Wilfred Beattie, Royal Canadian Navy, WW II veteran | |
![]() | John Wilfred Beattie, Royal Canadian Navy, WW II veteran. | |
![]() | John Wilfred Beattie, Royal Canadian Navy, WW II veteran. | |
![]() | 1939-1945 Star The Star was awarded for six months service on active operations for Army and Navy, and two months for active air-crew between 02 September 1939 and 08 May 1945 (Europe) or 02 September 1945 (Pacific). Battle of Britain: This bar was awarded to those members of the crews of fighter aircraft who took part in the Battle of Britain between 10 July and 31 October 1940. The ribbon consists of three equal stripes: dark blue, red, and light blue (representing the navy, army and air force). | |
![]() | Atlantic Star awarded for marine naval service overseas during WW II. The Star was awarded for six months (180 days) service afloat or 2 months (60 days) for air-crew service between 03 September 1939 and 08 May 1945 (Europe) or 02 September 1945 (Pacific). The Atlantic Star may not be awarded unless the 1939-1945 Star has been qualified for by 180 days' operational service afloat or by 2 months (60 days) service for airborne service. Therefore, the total requirement is twelve months (360 days) service afloat or four months (120 days) for airborne service. | |
![]() | France and Germany Star awarded for military service overseas during WW II. The Star was awarded for one day or more of service in France, Belgium, Holland or Germany between June 06, 1944 (D-Day) and May 08, 1945. | |
![]() | Canadian Volunteer Service Medal with Clasp awarded for military service overseas during WW II. The Canadian Volunteer Service Medal is granted to persons of any rank in the Naval, Military or Air Forces of Canada who voluntarily served on Active Service and have honourably completed eighteen months (540 days)(18 mths) total voluntary service from September 3, 1939 to March 1, 1947. | |
![]() | War Medal 1939-1945 with oak leaf. awarded for military service overseas during WW II. The Star was awarded for six months service on active operations for Army and Navy, and two months for active air-crew between 02 September 1939 and 08 May 1945 (Europe) or 02 September 1945 (Pacific). | |
![]() | Defence Medal WW II | |
![]() | Left to Right:
Royal Canadian Navy White Ensign,
Royal Canadian Navy Volunteer Reserve RCNVR,
Royal Canadian Navy Regular Force RCN,
Royal Canadian Navy Reserve RCNR and
Royal Canadian Navy Blue Ensign
"I Need Your Help" - WW II recruiting slogan for the Royal Canadian Navy WW II | |
![]() | John Wilfred Beattie 1921-1978 partner of Lois Wendy Stewart Campbell 1932-2004 |
Headstones | ![]() | John Wilfred Beattie 1921-1978 & Lois Wendy Stewart Campbell 1932-2004 |
![]() | John Wilfred Beattie RCNVR on the Canadian minesweeper HMCS Cowichan J-146 as RCNA. 31st Minesweeping Flotilla Plaque, Omaha Beach, Normandy, France commemorates their landing on Normandy. The following is written on the plaque; 31st Canadian Minesweeping Flotilla Commemorative Plaque,Omaha Beach, Normandy. Minesweepers were vital to the success of Allied landings in Normandy. Bangor Class minesweepers of the Royal Canadian Navy, from the beginning of May until D-Day, 6 June 1944, opened up the channels for the Western Task Force landing on Omaha and Utah Beaches. HMCS Caraquet (Commander A.H.G. "Tony" Storrs, RCNR), HMCS Cowichan, HMCS Malpeque, HMCS Fort William, HMCS Minas, HMCS Blairmore, HMCS Milltown, HMCS Wasaga, HMCS Bayfield and HMCS Mulgrave formed the 31st Canadian Minesweeping Flotilla; HMCS Thunder, HMCS Vegreville, HMCS Kenora, HMCS Guysborough, HMCS Georgian and HMCS Canso joined the British 4th, 14th and 16th Flotillas. Just after midnight on 6 June, using electronic navigation aids of extreme precision, unable to take evasive action if under attack, sometimes within a mile and a half of the German coastal guns, and thus the spearhead for the landings, the 31st, 4th and 14th flotillas off Omaha Beach, and the 16th flotilla off Utah Beach, successfully cleared the assault channels, undetected by the enemy, in spite of moonlight that "provided ample illumination" for the defences of Germany’s vaunted ‘Atlantic Wall’. |
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