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Military service
Service number:
210155
Age:
20
Rank:
Private
Force:
Army
Unit/Regiment:
Canadian Infantry (Central Ontario Regiment)
Division:
58th Bn.
Enlistment:
St.Catherines, Ontario
Death:
June 29, 1917
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Son of George and Rachel Bean, of Niagara Falls, Ontario.
Digital gallery of Private William Bean
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Memorial
The Cenotaph at Memorial Park in St. Catharines, Ontario, was dedicated on August 7th, 1927 by the Prince of Wales (future King Edward VIII), and unveiled by Brigadier General W. B. M. King, C.M.G., D.S.O. The names of St. Catharines men who died as a result of their service during World War I are listed on two bronze tablets located at City Hall. -
Photo of WILLIAM BEAN
William Bean, private, 58th Battalion. Born on Dec, 18, 1898 in Folkestone, England, he misstated his age to join the Central Ontario Regiment, later becoming the 58th Battalion. He fought in the 3rd Canadian Division before being killed in June 1917, not having reached the age of 19.
Digital gallery of
Private William Bean
Digital gallery of
Private William Bean
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 198 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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