Charles Bean
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Charles Edwin Woodrow Bean, also commonly identified as C. E. W. Bean, was an Australian historian and one of Australia's official war correspondents. He was editor and principal author of the 12-volu
Portrait by George Lambert, 1924
Informal portrait of Captain C E W Bean, Official War Correspondent, calf deep in the muddy Gird trench, near Gueudecourt in France, during the winter of 1916–1917.
Charles and Effie Bean in the grounds of Tuggeranong Station between 1919 and 1925.
Bean studying Army documents while working on the official history in 1935
Australian War Memorial
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The Australian War Memorial is a national war memorial, museum and archive dedicated to all Australians who have died as a result of war, including peacekeeping duties. The AWM is located in Campbell,
Charles Bean
…He was editor and principal author of the 12-volume Official History of Australia in the War of 1914–1918, and a primary advocate for establishing the Australian War Memorial (AWM). According to the Online International Encyclopedia of the First World War, no other Australian has been more influential in shaping the way the…
The Memorial Building from the central precinct of the Australian War Memorial, 2026
The Memorial Building under construction, 1937
Painting of the Australian War Memorial in 1946, several years after it was opened to the public.
Queen Elizabeth II, being guided around AWM by Charles Bean, with The Duke of Edinburgh behind them naval uniform, February 1954.