BISHOP, Roy Amos Raymond
| Service Number: | 5045 |
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| Enlisted: | 19 January 1916, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 10th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Mildura, Victoria, Australia, 3 March 1893 |
| Home Town: | Renmark, Renmark Paringa, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Renmark State School, South Australia |
| Occupation: | Butcher |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 8 April 1917, aged 24 years |
| Cemetery: |
Queant Road Cemetery, Buissy, France |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 19 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5045, 10th Infantry Battalion, Adelaide, South Australia | |
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| 25 Mar 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 5045, 10th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Shropshire embarkation_ship_number: A9 public_note: '' | |
| 25 Mar 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 5045, 10th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Shropshire, Adelaide | |
| 8 Apr 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 5045, 10th Infantry Battalion |
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Roy Amos Raymond BISHOP was born in 1893 in Mildura, Victoria
His parents were Frederick Nion BISHOP and Eva Jane BARRETT
He enlisted on 19th January 1916 as a private with the 10th Battalion
Service No. 5045 which was changed to 5048 on his war records
Unit embarked from Adelaide on board HMAT Shropshire on 25th March 1916
He was killed in action on 8th April, 1917 aged 24 years
Place of burial -Queant Road Cemetery, France
"BISHOP.- Killed in Action in France on April 8, Roy Amos Raymond Bishop, dearly loved son of Mrs. E. J Bishop of Renmark and grandson of Mr. Amos Earritt of Angaston, aged 24 years and 3 months
Today as I look at your photo dear Roy
In likeness so beautiful and true
Do you know how my heart is aching dear Roy
And longing dear brother, for you
He has borne his cross, he has gained his crown,
Though he lies in a far off grave:
And we think of his life as a duty done,
Manly, unselfish and brave
Amidst shot and shell, he like a hero fell,
Deeply mourned and loved by all.
Inserted by his loving sister and brother in law S & C A Wescombe" - from the Murray Pioneer & Australian River Record Newspaper, Renmark dated 18th May, 1917
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