Background
The son of an Army officer, Beattie was born at Stirling Castle and enlisted in the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders in 1906.
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Career
Two years later he was commissioned into the Queen"s Royal Regiment. He served in India and Aden and was seconded to the Royal West African Frontier Force in 1911, serving in the Nigeria Regiment and as a staff officer He was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (Commander of the Order of the British Empire) for his war service in the 1920 New Year Honours.
In 1922 he retired from the Army as a Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel, joined the Colonial Administrative Service and was appointed an Assistant Secretary in Gibraltar.
He then served in the Falkland Islands and Cyprus, and returned to Gibraltar as Colonial Secretary in 1930, holding the post until 1941, when he was appointed Administrator of Street Vincent. He returned to England in 1944 and was appointed Colonial Office Regional Welfare Officer for Scotland and North-East England until his retirement in 1947.
He was temporarily re-employed on special service by the Colonial Office in 1949.
Achievements
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Nationality
Nigeria
Awards
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Military Cross; Commander of the Order of the British Empire; Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George Order of St Michael and St George; Military Cross
The Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George is a British order of chivalry founded on 28 April 1818 by George, Prince Regent, later King George IV, while he was acting as Prince Regent for his father, King George III.The Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George is a British order of chivalry founded on 28 April 1818 by George, Prince Regent, later King George IV, while he was acting as Prince Regent for his father, King George III.