Bean later wrote of his own "high intentioned but ill-judged intervention" and that "those who took action (relating to Monash's appointment) did so as I afterwards realised, without adequate appreciation of Monash, who, though his reputation as a front line soldier had been poor, was never the less a much greater man than most of us then thought."Bean, Two Men I Knew: William Bridges and Brudenell White Founders of the A.I.F., Angus and Robertson, Sydney, (1957), pp. 170–171 and footnote.
Bean later wrote of his own "high intentioned but ill-judged intervention" and that "those who took action (relating to Monash's appointment) did so as I afterwards realised without adequate appreciation of Monash who though his reputation as a front line soldier had been poor was never the less a much greater man than most of us then thought"Bean Two Men I Knew William Bridges and Brudenell White Founders of the AIF Angus and Robertson Sydney (1957) pp 170–171 and footnote