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BISHOP, Andrew Hedley

Service Number:	3246
Enlisted:	27 July 1915, Adelaide, South Australia
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	50th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Jamestown, South Australia, 31 July 1895
Home Town:	Hanson, South Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Farmer
Died:	Natural causes, Fullarton, South Australia, 10 April 1953, aged 57 years
Cemetery:	West Terrace Cemetery (AIF Section) Kendrew Oval
Memorials:	Burra District WW1 Honor Roll, Burra Hanson Public School Roll of Honor

World War 1 Service

27 Jul 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3246, 10th Infantry Battalion, Adelaide, South Australia
27 Oct 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3246, 10th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Benalla embarkation_ship_number: A24 public_note: ''
27 Oct 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3246, 10th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Benalla, Adelaide
26 Feb 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 50th Infantry Battalion
16 Aug 1916:	Wounded Battle for Pozières , GSW (back)
2 Apr 1917:	Wounded The Outpost Villages - German Withdrawal to Hindenburg Line, 2nd occasion - GSW (leg)
20 Feb 1920:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 3246, 50th Infantry Battalion
Date unknown:	Wounded 3246, 50th Infantry Battalion

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