BEAN, John King
| Service Number: | 27 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Unit: | 1st Royal Australian Naval Bridging Train |
| Born: | Alva Scotland, 16 June 1892 |
| Home Town: | Double Bay, Woollahra, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Tailor |
| Memorials: | Double Bay War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 4 Jun 1915: | Involvement 27, 1st Royal Australian Naval Bridging Train, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '24' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Macquarie embarkation_ship_number: A39 public_note: '' | |
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| 4 Jun 1915: | Embarked 27, 1st Royal Australian Naval Bridging Train, HMAT Port Macquarie, Melbourne |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
Address-18 Cooper Street, Double Bay, New South Wales
Age at embarkation-22
Next of kin-Father, James A Bean, "Ashburn" Alva, Scotland
Enlistment date-10 March 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll-15 May 1915
Rank on enlistment-Able Bodied Driver
Unit name
1st Royal Australian Naval Bridging Train
AWM Embarkation Roll number-MIS34.12.1.RANBT1
Embarkation details-Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board A39 Port Macquarie on 4 June 1915
Rank from Nominal Roll-Private
Unit from Nominal Roll-A.B.D.
Returned to Australia 3 January 1916
He is remembered on the Eadie Roll of Honour which records those who served as well as those who made the supreme sacrifice in the Great War.
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