| Regimental number | 3122 |
| Place of birth | Broken Hill, New South Wales |
| Religion | Congregational |
| Occupation | Clerk |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 24 |
| Height | 5' 7.5" |
| Weight | 135 lbs |
| Next of kin | Brother, Alfred Ernest Bishop, 24 Unley Road, North Unley, South Australia |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | |
| Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
| Place of enlistment | Perth, Western Australia |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 48th Battalion, 8th Reinforcement |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A35 Berrima on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 48th Battalion |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 25 |
| Place of burial | Dernancourt Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot VII, Row B, Grave No 30), France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 145 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Richard and Sarah Jane Bishop; husband of Ethel M. Bishop, Swansea, 22 Field Street, Mount Lawley, Western Australia |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Fremantle, 23 December 1916; disembarked Devonport, England, 16 February 1917. Admitted to Parkhouse Military hospital, 6 April 1917 (mumps); discharged to Depot, 24 April 1917. Proceeded overseas to France, 5 September 1917; taken on strength, 48th Bn, in the field, 16 September 1917. Reported missing in action, 5 April 1918; now, 1 October 1918, posted killed in action, 5 April 1918. Statement, Red Cross File No 0390905Q, Lance Corporal A.J. COURT, B Company, 48th Bn, 21 June 1918: 'About that number [3122 BISHOP] at about 5th April near A,bert, Germans were attacking, we were holding the lines - was wounded in cheek by, I think, a M/G bullet. He walked over to D/S. Doctors there could not stop belleding. I was told this by a man who was at D/S. Think artery was cut in face. At that time things were very hot as far as fighting went. I know nothing of him after that. Came from South Australia (Leigh Creek) horsebreaker, age about 21 years, clean shaved, slight about 5 ft 6 ins. Known as "Bish".' Note on file: 'No trace Germany. Cert. by Capt. Mills. 10.10.19.' Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Miscellaneous details | Name does not appear on Embarkation Roll. |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, BISHOP Hubert Harvey
Red Cross File No 0390905Q |
Postal Address:
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Canberra BC 2610, Australia
Street Address:
Northcott Drive,
Campbell, ACT 2600
