Regimental number | 5344 |
Place of birth | Narrandera, New South Wales |
School | Grong Grong Public School, New South Wales |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Grong Grong, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 21 |
Height | 5' 5.25" |
Weight | 144 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, H J Bean, Grong Grong, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Cootamundra, New South Wales |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 2nd Battalion, 17th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/19/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A4 Ceramic on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 14th Light Trench Mortar Battery |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | France |
Age at death | 24 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 24 |
Place of burial | Peronne Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot IV, Row K, Grave No. 13), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 19 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Henry and Mary BEAN, Grong Grong, New South Wales. Commemorated in Grong Grong Cemetery, New South Wales. Photo: Peter Dennis |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, BEAN Norman McCree |