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BEAN, Reginald Alexander
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 719 |
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| Enlisted: | 5 August 1915, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 31st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Wangaratta, Victoria, 1892 |
| Home Town: | Moonee Ponds, Moonee Valley, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Flemington State School |
| Occupation: | Cabinet maker |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Fleurbaix, France, 21 July 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
VC Corner Cemetery and Memorial, Fromelles, France VC Corner Australian Cemetery and Memorial, Fromelles, Lille, Nord Pas de Calais, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, V.C. Corner Australian Cemetery Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 5 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 719, 31st Infantry Battalion, Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 9 Nov 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 719, 31st Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Wandilla embarkation_ship_number: A62 public_note: '' | |
| 9 Nov 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 719, 31st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Wandilla, Melbourne | |
| 21 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 719, 31st Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières |
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Reginald Alexander Bean (www.wikitree.com) was born in 1892. He was the son of Alexander Bean (www.wikitree.com) and Annie Rodda (www.wikitree.com). Private Bean enlisted on 22 July 1915 and embarked from Melbourne aboard HMAT Wandilla on 9 November 1915, C Company, 31st Battalion, of Moonee Ponds, Victoria, Australia.
He was killed in action at the Battle of Fromelles (www.awm.gov.au) at Fleurbaix, France.
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