Regimental number | 249 |
Place of birth | Norwood, South Australia |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Basket Range, South Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 28 |
Height | 5' 4.75" |
Weight | 149 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Eva Bishop, Basket Range, South Australia |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Adelaide, South Australia |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 32nd Battalion, A Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/49/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A2 Geelong on |
The 32nd Bn (Headquarters, Signallers, A, B, C, and D Companies) embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on two ships, HMAT A2 'Geelong', on 18 November 1915, and HMAT A13 'Katuna', on 24 November 1915. The Embarkation Roll does not distinguish between these ships, and it is therefore not possible from the Embarkation Roll to ascertain on which ship an individual embarked. | |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from |
The 32nd Bn (Headquarters, Signallers, A, B, C, and D Companies) embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on two ships, HMAT A2 'Geelong', on 18 November 1915, and HMAT A13 'Katuna', on 24 November 1915. The Embarkation Roll does not distinguish between these ships, and it is therefore not possible from the Embarkation Roll to ascertain on which ship an individual embarked. | |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Driver |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 32nd Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Family/military connections | Brothers: 235 Sergeant Alfred Norman BISHOP, 43rd Bn, killed in action, Hill 40, Zonnebeke, Ypres, Belgium, 4 October 1917; 1177 Gunner Walter Lewis BISHOP, 3rd Field Artillery Brigade, killed in action, Messines Ridge, Belgium, 23 September 1917. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Date of death |