BISHOP H.V.
Given Names: Hector Vernon
Service Number: 1805
Unit: 21st Battalion, 2nd reinforcements
Rank: Private
Paybook Number:
Age: 21 Yrs 4 Mths
Occupation: Carpenter
Marital Status: Single
Religion: Presbyterian
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Height: 5 Ft 4¾ In
Weight: 140 Lbs
Chest: 33-35 In
Hair: Dark Brown
Eyes: Hazel
Complexion: Fresh
ENLISTMENT
Date Enlisted: 18/6/1915
Place: Melbourne
Next of Kin: FATHER James Bishop
85 High Street, Kew, Victoria
Embarkation Date: 16/7/1915
Port: Melbourne
Ship: HMAT Demosthenes A64
END OF WAR
Status: Returned to Australia
Ship: Castalia
Embarked: 13/4/1919
Disembarked: 30/5/1919
Unit: 23rd Battalion
Rank: Private
Discharge Date: 23/12/1919
Place: Melbourne
MEDALS AND AWARDS
14/15 Star: 5732
British War Medal: 28874
Victory Medal: 28668
Other:
BIRTH
Date or Year: 1894
Place: Kew, Victoria
Father: James BISHOP
Mother: Alice PYLE
MARRIAGE
Year: 1925
Place: Victoria
Spouse: Louise Gertrude MUTCH
DEATH
Date or Year: 30/5/1957
Place: Melbourne, Victoria
Burial: Kew Cemetery, Victoria
SERVICE RECORD HIGHLIGHTS
Suffered trench feet Nov 1916
MEMORIALS
Kew State School
Kew War Memorial
Hawthorn College
Hawthorn Presbyterian Church
WORLD WAR 2 SERVICE
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