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Morley Wesley Chynoweth Bishop

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Name panel, WW1, Devonport War Memorial (photo J. Halpin 2012) - No known copyright restrictions

Name panel, WW1, Devonport War Memorial (photo J. Halpin 2012) - No known copyright restrictions

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    • Morley Wesley Chynoweth AWMM
    • Morley Weslyn Chynoweth Public - Gail - Researcher - 28 February 2021 - Birth Deaths and marriages
  • Surname
    Bishop AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
    • Jack Bishop AWMM
    • Jack Public - Gail - Researcher - 28 February 2021 - Birth Deaths and marriages
  • Service number
    WWI 30275 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi
  • Hapū
  • Waka
  • Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    1896 BDM 1897/17155
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  • Place of birth
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  • Address before enlistment
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
  • Relationship status

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
  • Campaign
    1914-1919 Western Front AWMM
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 30275 AWMM
  • Military service
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Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
  • 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
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Medical history

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  • Medical notes

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Son of William Chynoweth Bishop and the late Eleanor Kingston Bishop of 12 Ann St, Devonport, Auckland, New Zealand.

    This serviceman was previously incorrectly identified as serving in the British Navy during WWI. This was another Morley Bishop who was born in Derby, England, and is unrelated to the New Zealander. AWMM

Death

About death

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  • Death
    10 July 1916 AWMM
    Age 20 AWMM
    France, Europe AWMM
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  • Cemetery
  • Cemetery name
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  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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  • Memorial name
    • Thiepval Memorial, Authuile, Somme, France AWMM
    • Devonport School First World War Memorial, Kerr Street, Devonport AWMM

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28 February 2021GailDevonport, New ZealandResearcher

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