What was Charles Bean known for?

Charles Bean is perhaps best remembered for the official histories of Australia in the First World War, of which he wrote six volumes and edited the remainder. Bean was born on 18 November 1879 at Bathurst, New South Wales and his family moved to England when he was ten.

What happened to Charles Bean after Gallipoli?

His bravery erased whatever hostility remained from his report from Egypt about those soldiers sent home. During the August Offensive, the last British throw at the Dardanelles, Bean was shot in the thigh.

What school did Charles Bean go to?

University of Oxford
Clifton CollegeHertford College
Charles Bean/Education

Where was Charles Bean from?

Bathurst
Bean was born in Bathurst, New South Wales, on 18 November 1879, but his family moved to England ten years later. On the completion of his secondary education he won a scholarship to Hertford College, Oxford, where he studied classics and graduated with 2nd class honours.

Where did c.e.w.bean grow up?

Charles Edwin Woodrow Bean was born on 18 November 1879 at Bathurst, New South Wales. He was the first of three sons of Edwin Bean, an English-born schoolmaster, and his wife Lucy. Educated in Australia and Britain, in 1898 he began study at Oxford University; in 1903 he took a Master of Arts degree, and in 1904 a Bachelor of Civil Law.

Why did c.e.w.bean leave a caveat?

Bean was not blind to the limitations of the diaries and of eyewitness accounts in general and he left a warning for all future users. As a condition of the gift of his papers to the Memorial in 1942 he stipulated that the Memorial attach to every diary and notebook a caveat. The wording of the caveat was finalised in 1948. It reads:

What did c.e.w.bean write in his diaries?

Bean knew before the embarkation in 1914 that he would probably be asked to write the official history and he had more than contemporary despatches in mind when he wrote his diary entries. His outstanding personal record of the war years consists of 286 items. By convention they are called diaries.

What does Bean mean in the Webster Dictionary?

Webster Dictionary (0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: Bean is a common name for large plant seeds used for human food or animal feed of several genera of the family Fabaceae.