Regimental number | 6037 |
Place of birth | Richmond, Victoria |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Boiler cleaner |
Address | 1 Baldwin Street, Erskineville, New South Wales |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 30 |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Florence Nellie Bishop, 1 Baldwin Street, Erskineville, New South Wales |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Sydney, New South Wales |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 17th Battalion, 17th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/34/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A11 Ascanius on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 17th Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Photo: Andrew Richardson |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Gaika', 9 November 1918, disembarked, Melbourne, 29 December 1918, for onward travel to Sydney; discharged (medically unfit: gun shot wound, right arm; chronic bronchitis), Sydney, 4 July 1919. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 68 |
Place of burial | Rookwood Necropolis, Sydney, New South Wales |
Sources | NAA: B2455, BISHOP Benjamin Farrell |