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Charles Bean | |
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 Portrait by George Lambert, 1924 | |
| Born | Charles Edwin Woodrow Bean 18 November 1879 |
| Died | 30 August 1968 (aged 88) |
| Awards | Mentioned in despatches (1915) Chesney Gold Medal (1930) |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | University of Oxford |
| Influences | Banjo Paterson |
| Academic work | |
| Main interests | Australian military history First World War |
| Notable works | Official History of Australia in the War of 1914–1918 |
| Influenced | Gavin Long Bill Gammage |
Charles Edwin Woodrow Bean (18 November 1879 – 30 August 1968), usually identified as C. E. W. Bean, was a historian and one of Australia's official war correspondents. 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 First World War is remembered in Australia.[1][2]
When Bean died on 30 August 1968, aged 88, an obituary written by Guy Harriott, associate editor of The Sydney Morning Herald and a former war correspondent, described Bean as being "one of Australia's most distinguished men of letters".[3]
- ^ "Captain Charles Edwin Woodrow (C. E. W.) Bean". Australian War Memorial. Archived from the original on 12 May 2018.
- ^ Pegram, Aaron. "Charles Bean, 1914–1918". Online International Encyclopedia of the First World War.
- ^ "'Gallipoli 100 years, the veterans: C. E. W. Bean, war correspondent'". Sydney Morning Herald. 31 August 1968.