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William Beattie
Scottish rugby league footballer
| Bio | William Lindsay Beattie was a Scottish professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1910s. He played at club level for Wakefield Trinity (captain), as a forward, and was invited to join the 1914 Great Britain Lions tour of Australia and New Zealand, but declined due to business reasons. Beattie served as a commissioned officer with the Border Regiment, and latterly in the 1st battalion, and was killed on the Western Front in 1917 during World War I.2 |
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| Born | c. 18891 |
| Died | 1917 Jan 271 |
| Occupation | rugby league player1 |
| Cause of death | death in battle2 |
| Status | Possible: William Beattie may be a 27 Club member |