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Herbert Oliver Bishop

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Nominal Roll Vol 1, Page: 57 - No known copyright restrictions

Nominal Roll Vol 1, Page: 57 - No known copyright restrictions

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Herbert Oliver AWMM
  • Surname
    Bishop AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    • WWI 17/20 AWMM
    • WWI 2/20A AWMM
    • WWI 2/20A AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi
  • Hapū
  • Waka
  • Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    19 August 1888 Noel Smith and Lyn Griffiths research
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    Unknown AWMM Nelson Street, Hawera, Taranaki, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
  • Relationship status
    Pre 14 December 1914 AWMM Single AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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Military decorations

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  • Medals and Awards

Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    WW1 Unknown AWMM Wellington, New Zealand AWMM
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment

Embarkations

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Prisoner of war

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  • Capture details
  • Days interned
  • Liberation date
  • Liberation Repatriation
  • POW liberation details
  • POW serial number

Medical history

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  • Medical notes
    Died of wounds, Cause of Death AWMM

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Son of William and Charlotte Bishop, of Norwich, England.

    There appears to be some discrepancy with Bishop's serial numbers. Although unlikely, it is possible there may have been two men with the same name. It is more likely that he re-enlisted while overseas at a later date. AWMM

Death

About death

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  • Death
    3 July 1917 AWMM
    Age 28 AWMM
    Belgium, Europe AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Died of wounds AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Westhof Farm Cemetery, Heuvelland, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium AWMM I. D. 7. AWMM
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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Sources

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