Photographs of Pt William Beattie and his sweetheart Madge; document showing grave of Pt Beattie || Private Willian Beattie died 1917 at Ypres. Member 77 Field Ambulance, R.A.M.C. His brothers James and Georga also signed up. His brothers survived. Each brother is understood to have served at the Somme. Submitted also with the photo of Private William Beattie is a photo of his girlfriend Madge. She sent a photo of herself (or gave a photo of herself) to William Beattie. He cut the photo down to fit his breast tunic pocket. The pocket was retrieved from his body and was returned with his personal effects. Agnes Beattie (married name Kennedy) is a niece of private William Beattie. Her family believe that the photo was bloodstained on its return. Private William Beattie is buried at Reninghelst New Military Cemetary Poperinge, West-Flanders, Belgium, 9.5 kilometres of ieper Town Centre

William's sister Florence, a teenager at the time of his death possessed the following memorabilia until her death in 1999. At which point they were passed to her great nieces Joanne & Alison Dean :- Letter from William to brothers Jim and Harry written while training at Tidworth (about pigeon bet) Imperial War Graves Commission paper on location of William's grave in Vermelles, France Poster Letters from William Picture of William Penny from King George V on death (Dead Man's Penny) Will; papers from War Office about him being gassed & hospitalised. Letter from Cavalry Record Office informing his mother of burial place at Vermelles, France. Photograph of Queen Mother & William's brother Jim at Colne War Memorial in 1930 Book of names Letter from William's captain informing his mother off his death + cap badge Letters from his mother Birth certificate of sister Florence || Private William Dean, 18th Hussars was born in 1893? in Colne. He joined the army in February 1910. According to the contributor he was aged 19 yrs 5 months and spent 5 years in the reserves. He was gassed while serving in France and spent time in hospital. He was killed 10 February 1916 aged 23 ? buried at Vermelles, France. He was shot dead in France from a bullet which passed through his cap badge. Please note that Liz Danskin is in fact the cataloguer, who has entered this data on behalf of contributor Joanne Dean.

Photograph in uniform and war medal. || My GrandFather,He fought in the Darnieulles in france with the 'second leinsters' (Dublin Fusileers). From 4 Watkins Buildings, The Combe Dublin. 7215 PTE William Byrne. He survived the war. (Unit title unclear ?) || || Private William Byrne || Medal || Trench Life || Front