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William George James Bishop

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Nominal Roll Vol 1, Page: 463 - No known copyright restrictions

Nominal Roll Vol 1, Page: 463 - No known copyright restrictions

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    William George James AWMM
  • Surname
    Bishop AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
    McLaughlin AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 12/1476 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion
    Church of England, Christian AWMM

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    1875 AWMM London, England AWMM
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    Pre 1914 AWMM 29 East Street, Newton, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Miss May Bishop (wife), C.P.O., Auckland, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Pre 14 December 1914 AWMM Married AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    WW1 1914 AWMM Boilermaker/Civilian AWMM
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  • 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
    • Height, Unknown Period AWMM
      5 foot 9.5 inches AWMM
    • Weight, Unknown Period AWMM
      117.5 pounds AWMM
    • Hair colour, Unknown Period AWMM
      Light brown AWMM
    • Eye colour, Unknown Period AWMM
      Blue AWMM
    • Tattoos, Unknown Period AWMM
      Tattoo mark on right and left arm AWMM

Last known rank

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  • Last rank
    WW1 22 January 1920 AWMM
    No longer physically fit on account of wounds received in action AWMM
    Sergeant AWMM

Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Husband of May (married 26 June 1886. Father of William George John (b 1906); Claude Daniel b Suva, Fiji.

    Served 5 years 95 days.

    At WW1 attested he worked with the USS Company as a boilermaker.

    Served in the South Africa conflict under true name William George James Bishop. Enlisted and served during WW1 as William George James McLaughlin. Nominal Roll has name of next of kin as McLaughlin. Declaration signed in April 1918 for true name. AWMM
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Death

About death

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  • Death
    3 April 1932 AWMM
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  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Waikumete Cemetery, Glen Eden, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM Block C, Sec 17, No 119 AWMM
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
    Death notice: Star AWMM
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

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Sources

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  • External links
    Military personnel file
    https://collections.archives.govt.nz/en-NZ/web/arena/search#/entity/aims-archive/R22311555
    Further Reference
  • References
    • New Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1914-1919). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Volume I. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
      Vol1: 463 AWMM
    • Stowers, R. (2009). Rough riders at war : history of New Zealand's involvement in the Anglo-Boer War 1899-1902 and information on all members of the 10 New Zealand contingents. Hamilton, N.Z.: R. Stowers. AWMM

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