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Australians
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Hint: This site is intended as a search aid - not a definitive source. It is essentially an index to documents that seem to relate to this person plus a very brief precis of relevant elements. Sources often conflict and I also flag things with a ? when I am unsure. So if the information below is important to you, then please check the original sources to see what else they contain (and in case I have inadvertantly introduced transcription and/or precising errors). There can be additional information that was not included in the database for both space and copyright reasons.
| Surname | | MCBEAN |
| Given Name(s) or Initial(s) | | John Alexander |
| Regimental Number | | 976 |
| Rank | | Corporal |
| Unit Name | | 2nd Australian Commonwealth Horse (SA) |
| State | | SA |
Extracts and Comments
(from Sources as shown) | |
Murray: 'D'Sqn.
Source:# 132 4SAIB.
B5207: bushman aged 22 from ?Adelaide SA, 1 year 3 months 4SAIB.
URL1: joined 6.1.1902.
Source:# 703 There are two John Alexander MCBEANs, both did two tours in South Africa, both were promoted to Corporal and both migrated to South Africa after the war, one came from Armidale in northern NSW and the other from South Australia - the South Australian settled in Durban and had sons.
Newbury1: 4SAIB & 2ACH.
URL2: ?Cpl. 38 MCBEAN John Alexander enlisted in Railway Pioneer Regt. 23.12.1899 discharged 30.9.1901 in Johannesburg at own request.
URL3: THE CONTINGENT FOR AFRICA. COMPLETION OF STRENGTH. In response to the advertisement for 25 men to complete the South Australian unit of the Commonwealth Contingent for South Africa, about 209 men presented themselves at the implement hall, exhibition grounds, on Tuesday morning [7.1.1902]. These were formed in line, returned soldiers, members of the military forces, and civilians being kept distinct, and mainly from the military sections about 30 men were passed by the military officers - Mjr. NAPIER and Lieut. SHEPHERD - and added to the roll, subject to passing the prescribed tests. The additional names are as follows - Fourth Contingent - William (sic) BOLITHO, 22, Rosebery, 1 year 3 months; John Alexander MCBEAN, 23, Supreme Court, 1 year 3 months; Anton Menzel OTTO, 25 1/2, Aldgate, 1 year 4 months; Richard Thomas LOVE, 31, Mannum, 1 year 3 months; George William WICKINS, 30, Nelson Street, St. Peters, 10 months; William Joseph MANNING, 29, Wallaroo, 1 year 3 months.
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Murray: Official Records of the Australian Contingents etc. page(s) 380
Source:# Oz-Boer contributed source number 132
B5207: National Archives of Australia series B5207
Source:# Oz-Boer contributed source number 703
B4418: National Archives of Australia series B4418
Newbury1: South Australians and the South African War page(s) 25
Evg. Jnl.: Evening Journal (Adelaide SA) date(s) 8.1.1902
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