William John Bishop

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Bishop, of Koru, New Plymouth. Born at Hawera. Served in Egypt, 1915-16, at Gallipoli, and on the Western Front, 1916.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

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Casualty

Service Number: 
10/1743
Name:
William John Bishop
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
W.H. Bishop (father), Koru, via New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
Koru, New Zealand
Unit:
NZEF, Wellington Regiment

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Date of Death:
25 August 1917
Day of Death:
Saturday
Age at Death: 
22
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
4th Reinforcements
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
17 April 1915
Transport:

HMNZT 21
HMNZT 22
HMNZT 23
Vessel:
Willochra or Knight Templar or Waitomo
Destination:
Suez, Egypt

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
Section 2. Block 1. Lot 1.
Cemetery Location: 
New Zealand
William John Bishop
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