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BISHOP, Frederick James
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1897 |
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| Enlisted: | 21 June 1915, Perth, Western Australia |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 32nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Mundijong, Western Australia, 11 March 1894 |
| Home Town: | Queens Park, Canning, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Mundijong State School |
| Occupation: | Farrier |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Hamel Sector, Somme, France, 23 June 1918, aged 24 years |
| Cemetery: |
Heath Cemetery, Picardie Plot 7, Row G, Grave 6, Heath Cemetery, Harbonnieres, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Canning Honor Roll, Cannington War Memorial, Mundijong Honour Roll, Mundijong School Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 21 Jun 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, SN 1897, 28th Infantry Battalion, Perth, Western Australia | |
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| 2 Sep 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, SN 1897, 28th Infantry Battalion | |
| 2 Sep 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, SN 1897, 28th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Anchises, Fremantle | |
| 23 Jun 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, SN 1897, 32nd Infantry Battalion |
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Frederick James BISHOP was born on 11th March, 1894 in Mundijong, Western Australia
His parents were Albert BISHOP who came from Hampshire in England and Margaret CRONAN / CRONIN who came from Cork in Ireland
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Frederick was involved in the local (Queens Park, W.A.) Fire Brigade, Football & Cricket clubs - well known in the district.
Brother of 1215 Sgt. Gordon Bishop (/explore/people/312383) (who died of shell wound in France on 30 Aug 1918)
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