William Edward Cottier BEAN

Regimental number25/163
OccupationShepherd
Next of kinFather, E R Bean, Postmaster, Woodville
Rank on embarkationRifleman
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 3rd Battalion, B Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 5 February 1916
Final rankCorporal
Final unit3rd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
FateKilled in Action 19 July 1916
Age at death from cemetery records21
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsCite Bonjean (New Zealand) Memorial, Armentieres, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Edward Ridley Bean and Ella Mabel Bean, 'Pukewhare', Hobson Street, New Plymouth
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 24, p. 6