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Walter Henry Bishop

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Nominal Roll Vol 3 (Roll 74), Page: 12 - No known copyright restrictions

Nominal Roll Vol 3 (Roll 74), Page: 12 - No known copyright restrictions

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Walter Henry AWMM
  • Surname
    Bishop AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWI 50722 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Mrs Elizabeth Bishop (mother), Bell Block, New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 50722 AWMM
  • Military service
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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
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    WW1 Unknown AWMM Farmer/Civilian AWMM
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Embarkations

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Prisoner of war

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  • Days interned
  • Liberation date
  • Liberation Repatriation
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Medical history

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Last known rank

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Biographical information

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Death

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  • Walter Henry Bishop...B 19/05/1889-29/09/1957 (my grandfather's cousin) was a farmer and the son of William Henry and Elizabeth Bishop (nee Cole) of Bell Block, New Plymouth.After 2 1/2 years war service he returned home to marry Myrtle Gunson and raise a family. He died age 68 years and is buried with his wife Myrtle in the Te Henui cemetery New Plymouth.His brother William Frederick Bishop also served in WW1, as did my grandfather Ernest John Bishop, and his brother Reginald Christopher Bishop.
    Public - Valerie - Other relative - 2 February 2017
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02 February 2017Valerie New Plymouth, New ZealandOther relative

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