Pte
William Charles Bishop
Information about birth
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Year of birth: 1894 |
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Place of birth: Birmingham, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom |
Army information
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Country: England, United Kingdom |
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Force: British Expeditionary Force |
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Rank: Private |
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Service number: 34177 |
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Units: — Alexandra Princess of Wales's Own (Yorkshire Regiment), 8th Bn. (Last known unit) |
Information about death
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Date of death: 19/10/1917 |
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Age: 23 |
Cemetery
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Buttes New British Cemetery, Polygon Wood Plot: III Row: D Grave: 19 |
Distinctions and medals 2
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British War Medal Medal |
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Victory Medal Medal |
Points of interest 1
| #1 | Place of birth |
Sources 1
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8 Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. (The National Archives, KEW( TNA), WO 95/2184/2). https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C14303 Sources used |
More information 3
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Commonwealth War Graves Commission Database https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/480122 |
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Namenlijst (In Flanders Fields Museum) https://namenlijst.org/publicsearch/#/person/_id=b511165f-53e0-4030-b3db-fc46cb56ccaf |
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Lives of the First World War (Imperial War Museum) https://livesofthefirstworldwar.iwm.org.uk/lifestory/361206 |