Captain William McDougal Bean

1914 - 1945  (30 years)

• Name	William McDougal Bean
  Prefix	Captain
  Born	12 Apr 1914	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Education	Wilfred Laurier University, Waterloo, Ontario
  Military	WW2  [1]
  Military	WW2
  Misfortune	1945
  	killed in WW2
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-64754P
  Died	5 Mar 1945	, France   [1, 2]
  Buried	Groesbeek Canadian War Cemetery, Nijmegen, , Gelderland, Netherlands   [2]
  Person ID	I64754	Generations
  Last Modified	17 Feb 2026

  
  

  Father	Roy Sylvester "Sylvester" Bean,   b. 30 Jul 1884, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 10 Aug 1939, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 55 years)
  Mother	Margaret Jane "Maggie" McDougall,   b. 26 Jul 1885, Gadshill, North Easthope Twp., Perth Co., Ontario ,   d. 1959  (Age 73 years)
  Married	5 Feb 1911	Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Family ID	F186389	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Marjorie Helen Raymond
  Last Modified	24 Feb 2026
  Family ID	F168865	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos

  Captain William McDougal Bean Find A Grave

  
  

• Notes

  William M. Bean, also a Waterloo graduate, sought leave on December 8, 1942, in order to visit his wife and newborn daughter in Kitchener. He returned to his duties, however, and was killed in action in France on March 5, 1945. The Cord Weekly 9 Nov 2005

  
  

• Sources

  [S1886] Military - Canada - Second World War Service Files Canadian Armed Forces War Dead. Bean, William McDougal 30 years Birthdate: 1915 Died: 1945 Mar 5 Rank: Captain Unit: North Nova Scotia Highlanders, R.C.I.C. Force: Army Service Number: Additional Details son of Roy S. & Margaret McDougal Bean of Waterloo, Ontario - wife Marjorie Raymond Bean of Waterloo, Ontario [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/12902993/william-mcdougal-bean.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 12 Apr 1914 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Education - - Wilfred Laurier University, Waterloo, Ontario Died - 5 Mar 1945 - , France Buried - - Groesbeek Canadian War Cemetery, Nijmegen, , Gelderland, Netherlands  = Link to Google Earth