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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.
Learn about Charles Bean, the man who wrote the official history of Australia in the First World War and founded the Australian War Memorial. Explore his life, career, achievements and legacy as a war correspondent, collector, author and visionary.
Australia's Prime Minister, Andrew Fisher, made the first report of the Anzac landing by Australia's official war correspondent, Charles Bean, available to the public on 17 May 1915. In September 1914, each dominion was invited to attach an official correspondent to its forces.
Charles Edwin Woodrow Bean (1879-1968), historian and journalist, was born on 18 November 1879 at Bathurst, New South Wales, eldest of three sons of Edwin Bean and his wife Lucy Madeline, née Butler, of Hobart Town.
9 de abr. de 2015 · Learn how Australia's official historian at Gallipoli, Charles Bean, shaped the image of the Anzac soldier and the Gallipoli campaign in his first publication. Discover how he selected, edited and distributed the stories, poems and illustrations from the trenches.
Learn about Charles Bean, the Australian-born journalist who covered the Gallipoli campaign and wrote the official history of Australia in the war. See his photos, stories and legacy of the ANZAC spirit.
Charles Bean was offical war correspondent of the Australian Imperial Force (AIF) during World War I who later became an official war historian and museum founder.
