Samuel Richard BISHOP

BISHOP, Samuel Richard

Service Numbers: 768, 814
Enlisted: 20 September 1914, Helena Vale, Western Australia
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1)
Born: Maryborough, Victoria, 1870
Home Town: Maryborough, Central Goldfields, Victoria
Schooling: Maryborough Public School
Occupation: Coach builder
Died: Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 10 August 1915
Cemetery: No known grave - "Known Unto God"
No known grave, Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing, Maryborough War Memorial
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World War 1 Service

20 Sep 1914: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 768, Helena Vale, Western Australia
22 Dec 1914: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 768, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Berrima embarkation_ship_number: A35 public_note: ''
22 Dec 1914: Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 768, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Berrima, Melbourne
25 Apr 1915: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 814, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), ANZAC / Gallipoli
10 Aug 1915: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 814, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), The August Offensive - Lone Pine, Suvla Bay, Sari Bair, The Nek and Hill 60 - Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 814 awm_unit: 16 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1915-08-10

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Biography contributed by John Edwards

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