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BEAN, John Willoughby Butler
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | T253533, T253533 |
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| Enlisted: | 20 June 1914 |
| Last Rank: | Major |
| Last Unit: | Army Medical Corps (AIF) |
| Born: | Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia, 1 January 1881 |
| Home Town: | Randwick, Randwick, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | All Saints’ College, Bathurst, Brentwood Grammar School and Bath College, England |
| Occupation: | Medical Practitioner |
| Died: | Natural causes, Cremorne, New South Wales, Australia, 17 August 1969, aged 88 years |
| Cemetery: |
Northern Suburbs Memorial Gardens and Crematorium, NSW Car Park Garden 10 |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 20 Jun 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Captain | |
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| 20 Oct 1914: | Embarked 3rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Sydney | |
| 20 Oct 1914: | Involvement 3rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: '' | |
| 25 Apr 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Captain, 3rd Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, GSW buttock | |
| 25 Apr 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Captain, 3rd Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 6 Aug 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Captain, 3rd Infantry Battalion, The August Offensive - Lone Pine, Suvla Bay, Sari Bair, The Nek and Hill 60 - Gallipoli, GSW - right hand and wrist (severe). | |
| 5 Sep 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Major, 3rd Infantry Battalion | |
| 19 Sep 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Major, 13th Field Ambulance | |
| 6 Oct 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Major, 1st Australian General Hospital | |
| 16 Oct 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Major, 3rd Field Ambulance | |
| 14 Nov 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Major, 2nd Australian General Hospital | |
| 23 Oct 1918: | Embarked AIF WW1, Major, Army Medical Corps (AIF), HT Durham, London for return to Australia - arriving 23 December 1918. ( 1914 Leave) | |
| 30 Apr 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Major, Army Medical Corps (AIF) |
World War 2 Service
| 11 Oct 1939: | Enlisted T253533, Major | |
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| 11 Oct 1939: | Enlisted T253533 |
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