James Richard BISHOP

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Service Number:	617
Enlisted:	19 July 1915, Place of Enlistment, Liverpool, New South Wales.
Last Rank:	Corporal
Last Unit:	30th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Newport, Victoria, Australia, 14 January 1883
Home Town:	Spotswood, Hobsons Bay, Victoria
Schooling:	Spotwoods State School, Victoria, Australia
Occupation:	Glass Bottle Blower
Died:	Killed in Action, Belgium, 29 September 1917, aged 34 years
Cemetery:	Aeroplane Cemetery, Ypres, Belgium
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Municipality of Waterloo Roll of Service No. 3, Williamstown Pictorial Honour Board

19 Jul 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 617, 30th Infantry Battalion, Place of Enlistment, Liverpool, New South Wales.
9 Nov 1915:	Involvement Private, 617, 30th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Beltana embarkation_ship_number: A72 public_note: ''
9 Nov 1915:	Embarked Private, 617, 30th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Beltana, Sydney
29 Sep 1917:	Involvement Corporal, 617, 30th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 617 awm_unit: 30th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Corporal awm_died_date: 1917-09-29

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