Roy Amos Raymond BISHOP

Regimental number5045
Place of birthMildura, Victoria
SchoolRenmark State School, New South Wales
ReligionMethodist
OccupationButcher
AddressRenmark, South Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation23
Next of kinMother, Mrs E Bishop, Renmark, South Australia
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date19 January 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name10th Battalion, 16th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/27/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A9 Shropshire on 25 March 1916
Regimental number from Nominal Roll5048
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll10th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 8 April 1917
Place of death or woundingFrance
Date of death8 April 1917
Age at death24
Age at death from cemetery records24
Place of burialQueant Road Cemetery (Plot V, Row G, Grave No. 24), Buissy, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
58
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Frederick Nion and Eva Jane BISHOP, Renmark, South Australia
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal