BEAN, William
| Service Number: | 5957 |
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| Enlisted: | 18 May 1916, Enlisted at Mount Morgan |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | Tunnelling Companies |
| Born: | York, Yorkshire, England, 1871 |
| Home Town: | Mount Morgan, Rockhampton, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Miner |
| Died: | Illness (Bronchitis), Mill Cottages, Sledmere Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, 10 January 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
Sledmere (St. Mary) Churchyard |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 18 May 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Sapper, 5957, Tunnelling Companies, Enlisted at Mount Morgan | |
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| 25 Oct 1916: | Involvement Sapper, 5957, Tunnelling Companies, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '6' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: '' | |
| 25 Oct 1916: | Embarked Sapper, 5957, Tunnelling Companies, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne | |
| 10 Jan 1917: | Involvement Private, 5957, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 5957 awm_unit: 1st Australian Tunnelling Company awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-01-10 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Sharyn Roberts
William Bean married Elizabeth Ellen (nee Draper) in 1895 in Queensland. Elizabeth was the daughter of Henry and Ellen (nee White) Draper. The couple had six children: Annie Ellen born 1897; Florence born 1899; Albert Edward born 1901; Emma Elizabeth born 1902; Edith Alice born 1904 and Evelyn Maud born 1906.
Biography contributed by Evan Evans
The summary below was completed by Cathy Sedgwick – Facebook “WW1 Australian War Graves in England/UK/Scotland/Ireland
Died on this date – 10th January…… William Bean was born at York, Yorkshire, England around 1871 (based on his age stated on his Attestation Papers).
[There is insufficient information to correctly identify William Bean in the England Censuses]
William Bean came to Australia & resided in the Mount Morgan area in Queensland. He was employed by the Mount Morgan Gold Mining Company Ltd.
He married Elizabeth Ellen Draper on 18th December, 1895 in Queensland.
The following children were born to parents William & Elizabeth Ellen Bean: Annie Ellen Bean (born 14th February, 1897); Florence May Bean (born 30th November, 1898); Albert Edward William Bean (born 2nd February, 1901); Emma Elizabeth Bean (born 25th August, 1902); Edith Alice Bean (born 25th August, 1904) & Evelyn Maud Bean (born 8th August, 1906).
On 18th May, 1916 William Bean enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force (A.I.F.) stating he was a 45 year old, married, Miner from Mount Morgan, Queensland.
Sapper William Bean, Service number 5957, embarked from Melbourne, Victoria on HMAT Ulysses (A38) on 25th October, 1916 with the Tunnelling Companies, December, 1916 Reinforcements & disembarked at Plymouth, England on 28th December, 1916.
Reinforcements were only given basic training in Australia. Training was completed in training units in England. Some of these were located in the Salisbury Plain & surrounding areas in the county of Wiltshire.
Sapper William Bean was marched in to Australian Details Camp, Perham Downs, Wiltshire on 29th December, 1916 from Australia.
Sapper William Bean died on 10th January, 1917 at Mill Cottages, Sledmere, Yorkshire, England from Acute Bronchitis.
He was buried in St. Mary’s Churchyard, Sledmere, East Yorkshire, England – south-west part. He has a private headstone however his death is still acknowledged by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
(The above is a summary of my research. The full research can be found by following the link below)
https://ww1austburialsuk.weebly.com/sledmere.html
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