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BISHOP, Edwin James
Personal Details
Service Number: | 4747 |
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Enlisted: | 29 November 1915, Place of enlistment - Casula, New South Wales |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 56th Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Aldershot, Hampshire England, 1886 |
Home Town: | Croydon, Ashfield, New South Wales |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Brickyard Labourer |
Died: | Died of wounds, Pozieres, France, 3 August 1916 |
Cemetery: |
Croix-du-Bac British Cemetery, Steenwerck Plot I, Row A, Grave 6 Headstone Inscripton "A TRUE AND NOBLE FRIEND" |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
29 Nov 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4747, 4th Infantry Battalion, Place of enlistment - Casula, New South Wales | |
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8 Mar 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 4747, 4th Infantry Battalion, Embarked on HMAT 'A15' Star of England from Sydney on 8th March 1916. | |
3 Aug 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4747, 56th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 4747 awm_unit: 56th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-08-03 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
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