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BISHOP, Albert Edward
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2459 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 22nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Royston, Hertfordshire, England, 1886 |
| Home Town: | Parkville, Victoria |
| Schooling: | County School, Hertfordshire, England |
| Occupation: | Salesman |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 12 November 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
AIF Burial Ground, Grass Lane, Flers, France Plot IX, Row C, Grave No. 4, AIF Burial Ground, Flers, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 29 Sep 1915: | Involvement Private, 2459, 22nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: RMS Osterley embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
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| 29 Sep 1915: | Embarked Private, 2459, 22nd Infantry Battalion, RMS Osterley, Melbourne |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
22nd Battalion, 5th Reinforcement, Australian Infantry, A.I.F.
He was 30 and the son of John and Caroline Bishop, of High St., Royston, Herts., England. He is remembered on the war memorial in the town of his birth.
Births Mar 1886 Bishop Albert Edward Royston 3a 480
Age on arrival in Australia-25
Address in Australia-116 Gatehouse Street, Parkville, Victoria.
Enlistment date 8 July 1915
AWM Embarkation Roll number 23/39/2
Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board RMS Osterley on 29 September 1915.
Age at embarkation 29
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