Corporal

William Edward Cottier Bean

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Edward Ridley Bean and Ella Mabel Bean, of "Pukewhare," Hobson St., New Plymouth.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
25/163
Name:
William Edward Cottier Bean
Rank: 
Corporal
Date of Birth:
Not known
Education: 
Next of Kin: 
E.R. Bean (father), Postmaster, Woodville, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Occupation on Enlistment:
Shepherd
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
3 New Zealand (Rifle) Brigade, 3 Battalion

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
19 July 1916
Day of Death:
Wednesday
Age at Death: 
21
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
New Zealand Rifle Brigade
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
05 February 1916
Transport:

HMNZT 42
HMNZT 43
HMNZT 44
Vessel:
Ulimaroa or Mokoia or Navua
Destination:
Suez, Egypt

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery Location: 
France
William Edward Cottier Bean
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