BISHOP, Gordon
| Service Number: | 1215 |
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| Enlisted: | 19 July 1915, Perth, Western Australia |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 32nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Mundijong, Western Australia, 11 April 1890 |
| Home Town: | Queens Park, Canning, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Mundijong State School |
| Occupation: | Woodworking Machinist |
| Died: | Died of wounds (multiple shell wounds), Peronne, France, 30 August 1918, aged 28 years |
| Cemetery: |
Daours Communal Cemetery Extension, France Plot 7, Row A, Grave 58, Daours Communal Cemetery Extension, Daours, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Canning Honor Roll, Mundijong Honour Roll, Mundijong School Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 19 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, 32nd Infantry Battalion, Perth, Western Australia | |
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| 18 Nov 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 1215, 32nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Geelong embarkation_ship_number: A2 public_note: '' | |
| 18 Nov 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 1215, 32nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Geelong, Adelaide | |
| 30 Aug 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 1215, 32nd Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1215 awm_unit: 32nd Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Sergeant awm_died_date: 1918-08-30 |
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Gordons parents were Albert BISHOP who came from Hampshire in England & Margaret CRONIN /CRONAN who came from Cork in Ireland
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Cemetery details: Daours Communal Cemetery Extension, Daours, Picardie, France (Plot 7, Row A, Grave 58)
"General regret was expressed throughout the Queen's Park district on receipt of the news that Sergeant Gordon Bishop was killed in action while gallantly fighting in the open on the 30th ult. His brother Fred, also a sergeant, was killed in action a few weeks ago. Both enlisted in the early days of the war, and each received promotion on the battlefield after having been twice wounded. A third brother, Private Albert Bishop, of Claremont, was severely gassed and invalided home early this year. Sergeant Gordon Bishop, like his brother Fred, was a fine all-round athlete, and member of the local fire brigade, cricket, football, and other clubs. An in memoriam service will be held in the Queen's Park Congregational Church, on Sunday." - from the West Australian 12 Sep 1918 (nla.gov.au)
Gordons' brother, 1897 Sgt. Frederick James Bishop (/explore/people/315664), was also a Sergeant in the 32nd Batallion who was killed in action on 23 June 1918.
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