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Alan Reid BEAN

Date of birth9 March 1893
Place of birthMelbourne, Victoria
SchoolScotch College, Perth, Western Australia
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationMedical practitioner
AddressGoodwood Park, South Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation23
Height5' 11.5"
Weight136 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs G A Bean, 10 Lanor Avenue, Goodwood Park, South Australia
Previous military serviceServed for 7 months in the Army Medical Corps Reserve.
Enlistment date14 February 1918
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll14 March 1918
Place of enlistmentSouth Australia
Rank on enlistmentCaptain
Unit nameMedical Officers
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A18 Wiltshire on 10 June 1918
Rank from Nominal RollCaptain
Unit from Nominal RollAustralian Army Medical Corps
FateReturned to Australia 27 March 1920
Discharge date19 June 1920
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

Also served in World War II: discharged, 14 September 1946, as W3609 Captain, Australian Army Medical Corps.
Miscellaneous detailsNext of kin address incorrectly entered on Embarkation Roll as Lana Avenue.
Date of death21 March 1958
Age at death63

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