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Arthur Malcolm BEAN

Regimental number3067
Date of birth31 August 1881
Place of birthColne, England
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationPainter
AddressSurrey Road, Burswood, Western Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation25
Height5' 3.5"
Weight124 lbs
Next of kinFather, R C Bean, Surrey Road, Burswood, Western Australia
Previous military serviceNil (previously rejected for AIF enlistment on account of teeth)
Enlistment date12 July 1915
Place of enlistmentPerth, Western Australia
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name12th Battalion, 10th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/29/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A32 Themistocles on 13 October 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll12th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 18 December 1919
Discharge date29 March 1920
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Admitted to 1st Australian Dermatological Hospital, Bulford, 27 August 1917; discharged from hospital, 25 March 1918; total period of treatment for venereal disease: 211 days.

Married Annie IBBOTSON, spinster, aged 21, Wesleyan Methodist Church, Burnley (date unclear on file).

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Konigin Luise', 18 December 1919; discharged, Perth, 29 March 1920.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

Also served in World War II: Service No S69470.
SourcesNAA: B2455, BEAN Arthur Malcolm

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