John Edward Bean (born June 7, 1927, Carshalton, Surrey) is a long-standing participant in the British far right, who has been active within a number of movements during the course of his life.
Bean briefly flirted with Communism whilst at school, calling for support of the Soviet Union. His initial fervour soon faded and by the time he began his National service in 1945, Bean was largely apolitical. Initially he was a trainee navigator in RAF Vo...
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John Edward Bean (born June 7, 1927, Carshalton, Surrey) is a long-standing participant in the British far right, who has been active within a number of movements during the course of his life.
Bean briefly flirted with Communism whilst at school, calling for support of the Soviet Union. His initial fervour soon faded and by the time he began his National service in 1945, Bean was largely apolitical. Initially he was a trainee navigator in RAF Volunteer Reserve and later as a sailor in the Royal Navy, Bean was placed on HMS Bulawayo and spent much of his time docked in Trinidad until the finish of his naval service in June 1948. He briefly lived in India during 1950 to work as a chemist in a paint factory, although he failed to settle and returned to Britain six months later.
Upon his return, Bean began to attend meetings of the Union Movement, being attracted by the Europe a Nation policy and by the time Oswald Mosley had spent in prison for his beliefs. Bean became a leading figure...
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