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William Stirling BISHOP

Regimental number505
Place of birthEchuca, Victoria
SchoolPrince's Hill, Echuca, State School, Victoria
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationFarmer
AddressAlbury Road, Toorak, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation19
Next of kinSister, E Bishop, Albury Road, Toorak, Victoria
Enlistment date23 February 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name23rd Battalion, C Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/40/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A14 Euripides on 10 May 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll23rd Battalion
FateDied of wounds 23 August 1915
Place of death or woundingHeliopolis, Egypt
Date of death21 August 1915
Age at death19
Place of burialCairo War Memorial Cemetery (Row D, Grave No. 55), Egypt
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
98
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: William and Margaret S. BISHOP. Born at Echuca, Victoria
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

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