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Walter James BISHOP

Regimental number3856
Place of birthGeraldton, Western Australia
SchoolCentral School, Greenough, Western Australia
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationFarmer
AddressGreenough, Geraldton, Western Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation18
Next of kinFather, J R Bishop, Greenough, Geraldton, Western Australia
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date18 August 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll17 August 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name16th Battalion, 12th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/33/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A31 Ajana on 22 December 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll48th Battalion
FateDied of disease 9 December 1916
Date of death9 December 1916
Age at death20
Age at death from cemetery records20
Place of burialDernancourt Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot IV, Row E, Grave No. 35), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
145
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: John R. and Catherine Ann BISHOP, Greenough Flats, Western Australia
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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