History of the Bean Family page 24.
[ Children of Alexander and Eliza Bean contd. ]

June 1886 and remained there till 1889 through the Burma war. Joined the Chin-Lushai Expedition in 1889 to 1890 during which time he came home on a furlough 9 Sep 1888 til 27 Feb 1889. In August 1890 he had 3 months sick leave and visited his sister Mrs Machattie in Australia. Returned to Madras. Came home 1 April 1891. Stationed at Netley Hospital. Sent back to India Sept 1892 till Aug 1894. Sent home again on sick furlough: placed on half pay in 1896 and then sent in his papers. For his five years Field service he gained the Frontier Medal with 3 claps and was mentioned in despatches by Ge. Penn. Symms who tried to get the DSO for him, but the Duke of Cambridge would not grant it, has he had not been mentioned before. He was recommended for the V.C. for work done under fire in Burma on 12 Dec 1887 but never received it: and many others likewise went unrecorded for similar service.
He took up dentistry in England and practiced for a few years successfully in West Kensington and married 7 Aug 1897 Rachel Jones, at old St. Pancras Church, where his parents were married. Failing health compelled him to retire and he went to live at Lymington Hants, with his wife in Oct 1910: and died there 1 Dec 1910 aged 50. His body was conveyed to rest in the same grave with his mother at Whitchurch, Hants.