Claim: Born on 2 April 1910, Peter Beatty was the younger son of David Beatty, 1st Earl Beatty, and his wife Ethel, and as a baby, he suffered from ophthalmia neonatorum, an inflammation of the outer eye which affects newborn babies following birth, and is typically due to neonatal bacterial infection.
Evidence: Born on 2 April 1910, Beatty was the younger son of David Beatty, 1st Earl Beatty and his wife Ethel. As a baby Beatty suffered from ophthalmia neonatorum. Neonatal conjunctivitis is a form of conjunctivitis (inflammation of the outer eye) which affects newborn babies following birth. It is typically due to neonatal bacterial infection, although can also be non-infectious (e.g. chemical exposure).