BISHOP, James Percy
| Service Number: | 4670 |
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| Enlisted: | 7 February 1916, Adelaide |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 27th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Perth, Western Australia, date not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Mechanic |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 7 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Adelaide | |
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| 11 Apr 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4670, 27th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Aeneas embarkation_ship_number: A60 public_note: '' | |
| 11 Apr 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 4670, 27th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Aeneas, Adelaide | |
| 27 Aug 1917: | Discharged AIF WW1 | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement 27th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières |
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Father
Wife Mrs Eva Bishop, Commercial Street, Mt Gambier, South Australia
4 children:- William Joseph Bishop; James Albert Bishop; George Alfred Bishop;
Arthur Edward Bishop.
Prior to enlisting lived at Commercial Street, Mount Gambier, South Australia
Previous service 3 months voluntary Infantry
Described on enlisting as 29 years 6 months old; married; 5' 5 1/4" tall;
125 lbs; medium complexion; hazel eyes; dark hair; Methodist.
7/2/1916 Completed medical - fit for service
Enlisted in Adelaide
11/2/1916 Commanding Officer appointed James to A Company, 2nd Depot Battalion
Adelaide
11/4/1916 Embarked from Adelaide on board HMAT A60 Aeneas
27th Battalion, 12th reinforcements
5/11/1916 Admitted to Military Hospital Frensham HIll
gun shot wound to face
8/11/1916 Embarked to England, per HS Western Australia
**need information
23/5/1917 Returned to Australia, per HT Ayrshire
17/7/1917 Disembarked into Australia
Medals:
British War medal (12459); Victory medal (12309)
Sourced and submitted by Julianne T Ryan. 22/10/2014. Lest we forget.