Roy Eugene BEAN

Regimental number2/2049
Addressc/o Loan Company, Timaru
Marital statusSingle
Next of kinFather, P E Bean, Timaru
Rank on embarkationGunner
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 7th Reinforcements, New Zealand Field Artillery
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 9 October 1915
Members of the 7th Reinforcements, New Zealand Field Artillery, embarked on board three ships: HMNZT 32 'Aparima', HMNZT 33 'Navua', and HMNZT 34 'Warrimoo'. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankGunner
Final unit13th Battery, 3rd Brigade, New Zealand Field Artillery
FateDied of wounds 6 June 1917
Age at death from cemetery records22
Place of burialUnderhill Farm Cemetery (Row A, Grave No 17), nr Ieper, Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
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Parents: Paul Eugene and Ida Bean, Little River
Other details

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Field Artillery/Seventh

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