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BISHOP, Edward Leslie
| Service Number: | 1662 |
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| Enlisted: | 3 February 1915, Mortlake, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 24th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Moonta, South Australia, 23 August 1890 |
| Home Town: | Lochiel, Wakefield, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | 1 July 1959, aged 68 years, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 3 Feb 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Mortlake, Victoria | |
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| 16 Jul 1915: |
Involvement
AIF WW1, Private, 1662, 21st Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Demosthenes embarkation_ship_number: A64 public_note: '' |
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| 16 Jul 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1662, 21st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Demosthenes, Melbourne | |
| 11 Nov 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1662, 24th Infantry Battalion | |
| 22 Jul 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1 | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement 24th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières |
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Father ________ and Mother Mary Bishop (nee _____), Kadina, SA.
Described on enlisting as 24 years 6 months old; single; 5' 11" tall; 160 lbs; fair complexion;
grey eyes; red hair; methodist.
3/2/1915 Enlisted Mortlake, Victoria
3/2-11/6/1915 No. 2 Company Depot
2/3/1915 Sworn in as enlisted
2/3/1915 Completed medical - fit for service
9/3/1915 Reported in at Sturt Street Depot
17/6/1915 Commanding Officer appointed Edward to 21st Battalion, 2nd reinforcements
Seymour Camp
16/7/1915 Embarked from Melbourne on board HMAT A64 Demosthenes
21st Battalion, 2nd reinforcements
26/9/1915 sent to hospital sick, ANZAC - dysentry
29/9/1915 No.1 Australian Casualty Clearing Station - Dysentry
1/10/1915 Disembarked at Malta, from Hospital Ship (HS) Gloucestor Castle - dysentry
15/11/1915 Embarked from Malta to Mudros, Greece on board HT Bornu
28/12/1915 To rejoin unit, Ghezireb
11/1/1916 Rejoined unit in Tel-El-Kebir
20/3/1916 Proceeded to join British Expeditionary Forces, ex Alexandria
20/11/1916 Sent to hospital sick, from 24th Battalion, France
22/11/1916 Admitted rheumatism, Rouen, France
5/12/1916 Admitted to hospital, Etaples
25/12/1916 Rejoined 24th Battalion, France
30/7/1917 To hospital sick in Bulford, whilst on furlough (sick) in London
29/8/1917 Dislocated elbow
22/12/1917 Discharged from hospital
10/1/1918 Proceeded overseas to France, ex Training Brigade Sandhill Camp
Longbridge Deverill via Southampton
11/1/1918 Admitted tfrom England, into Havre
21/1/1918 Rejoined battalion in the field
22/3/1918 Wounded in action - Gassed, Calais, France
2/4/1918 Embarked to England
Admitted King George Military Hospital, Stamford to London (Gassed - severe)
8/5/1918 Discharged to unit
13/6/1918 Marched out to Training Brigade, Hurdcott
10/7/1918 Proceeded overseas to France, ex Sandhill Camp, Longbridge, ex Folkestone
12/7/1918 Marched in to Australian Infantry Base Depot, from UK ex wounded, France
16/7/1918 Marched out to unit , Havre
17/7/1918 Rejoined battalion
1/9/1918 Wounded in action - 2nd occassion, French Hospital, France
28/9/1918 Gun shot wound to side
31/1/1919 Admitted to Fulham Military Hospital, London,
8/4/1919 Returned to Australia on board Traz Os Montes
22/5/1919 Disembarked into Australia
22/7/1919 Discharged from service
Medals:
WWI 1914-15 Star (18812); British War medal (17030); Victory medal (16926)
Married: Elsie Lucy (nee _______) (b. ______ - d. 17/10/1990 97yrs old)
1/7/1959 Passed away
buried in: Lochiel Cemetery, Lochiel, SA
Sourced and submitted by Julianne T Ryan. 3/11/2014. Lest we forget.
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