MCBEAN, John Alexander
| Service Numbers: | 218, 976 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Trooper |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Battalion, Australian Commonwealth Horse |
| Born: | Adelaide, South Australia, 15 February 1879 |
| Home Town: | Adelaide, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Grote Street Public School |
| Occupation: | Bushman/Opal miner |
| Died: | Natural causes, Bulawayo, Rhodesia, 17 June 1960, aged 81 years |
| Cemetery: |
West Park Cemetery and Crematorium, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe |
| Memorials: |
Boer War Service
| 1 Oct 1899: | Involvement Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Trooper, 218, 4th South Australian Imperial Bushmen | |
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| 31 Jul 1901: | Discharged Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Corporal, 218, 4th South Australian Imperial Bushmen | |
| 6 Jan 1902: | Involvement Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Trooper, 976, 2nd Battalion, Australian Commonwealth Horse |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Alan Murray
Fourth (Imperial Bushmen) Contingent. Disembarked at Port Elizabeth (via Fremantle, Beira and Durban) on 19 June. Took part in the relief of the Eland's River garrison. Embarked in East London onto vessel ' Britannic' on 5 July 1901 and arrived at Port Adelaide 27/7/1901. Disbanded shortly afterwards. Re-enlisted with his brother William Peter McBean- joined Second Battalion Australian Commowealth Horse in Adelaide on 6/1/1902; Number 976. Embarked at Adelaide on board HM Transport "Manchester Merchant" on 20 February 1902 as corporal in 2nd Battalion, Commonwealth Horse for South Africa. Disembarked at Durban on 14 March. From Elandsfontein trained to Newcastle & then Durban when contingent. Not involved in fighting. Was discharged in South Africa
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