Regimental number | 197 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Moruya, New South Wales |
School | Eurobodalla and Bega Public Schools, New South Wales |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Coachsmith |
Address | Bega, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 20 |
Next of kin | Mrs Alice Bishop, Sunnybrae, Eurobodalla, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Served in the Citizen Military Forces, Bega, New South Wales. |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Corporal |
Unit name | 3rd Battalion, A Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/20/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A14 Euripides on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | 2nd Lieutenant |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Flers, France |
Age at death | 22 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 22 |
Place of burial | Bancourt British Cemetery, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 35 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Commemorated in Moruya Uniting (formerly Methodist) Church, New South Wales. Parents: Alice A. BISHOP of Tilba Tilba, New South Wales, and the late William BISHOP |
Family/military connections | Brother: 3761 Pte Raymond Charles BISHOP, 55th Bn, killed in action, 20 July 1916. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |