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{{infobox soldier
| name           = Albert Edgar Bishop
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| image           = [[File:Unknown.png|300px|]]
 
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| dateofbirth   = 20 Sep 1881
 
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| placeofbirth   = Jarrahdale, Western Australia
 
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| death           = 3 Jan 1939
|  image        = [[File:Unknown.png|400px|]]
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| placeofdeath   = Victoria Park, Western Australia
| caption       =  
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| enlistmentage   = 34 years, 6 months
|   image2       =  
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| description   = 5'6½" (1.69m) tall; weight 138 lbs (62.6 kg); fresh complexion, grey eyes, fair hair
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| height          = 5'6½" (1.69m)
 
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| weight          = 138 lbs
|headerstyle  = background:#ccf;
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| complexion      = fresh
|labelstyle  = background:#ddf;
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| eyes            = grey
|datastyle    =
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| hair            = fair
 
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| descriptionnote =
| header1  = Personal Information
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| occupation   = Mental hospital attendant
 
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| religion   = Church of England
|  label2  = Date of Birth
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| address   = Central avenue, Osborne Park, Western Australia
data2  = 20 Sep 1881
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| relation   = Wife
 
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| nextofkin      = Mrs May Bishop
|  label3  = Place of Birth
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| regnumber   = [https://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetrieve/Interface/ViewImage.aspx?B=3084841 17988]
data3  = Jarrahdale, Western Australia
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| enlistmentdate = 26 Jul 1916
 
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| rank           = Private
| label4  = Death
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| unit      = Australian Army Medical Corp Reinforcements transferred to 8th Field Ambulance
|  data4  = 3 Jan 1939
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| embarkationdatefrom = 1 Aug 1917
 
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| embarkationdateto = 21 Sep 1917  
|  label5  = Place of Death
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| shipembarked   = [[HMAT A7 Medic]]  
data5  = Victoria Park, Western Australia
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| embarkedshipnote =
 
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| embarkationdatefrom2 = 21 Sep 1917
|  label6  = Age at Enlistment
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| embarkationdateto2 = 3 Oct 1017
data6  = 34 years, 6 months
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| shipembarked2   = [[SS Orita]]
 
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| embarkedshipnote2 =
|  label7  = Description
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| dateofreturnfrom = 1 Feb 1918  
data7  = 5'6½" (1.69m) tall; weight 138 lbs (62.6 kg); fresh complexion, grey eyes, and fair hair.
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| dateofreturnto = 18 Mar 1918
 
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| shipreturned    = [[SS Balmoral Castle]]
| label8  = Occupation
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| shipreturnednote =
|   data8  = mental hospital attendant
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| dateofreturnfrom2 =
 
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| dateofreturnto2 =  
| label9  = Religion
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| shipreturned2    =
data9  = Church of England
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| fate1           = Wounded in Action 2 Nov 1917 (gassed)
|  label10  = Address
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| fate2          = Returned to Australia
data10  = Central avenue, Osborne Park, Western Australia.
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| fate3          =
 
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| fate4          =
| label11 = Next of Kin
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| monument1   = [[Mundijong Honour Roll]]
|   data11 = Wife  Mrs May Bishop
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| monumentnote1  =
 
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| monument2   = [[ANZAC Memorial Park (Byford)]]
| header12 = Military Information
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| monument3   =
|  label13 = Reg Number
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| monumentnote3  =
|  data13 = 17988
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| monument4   =
 
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label14 = Date of Enlistment
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| monument5   =
|  data14 = 26 Jul 1916
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| monument6   =
| label15 = Rank
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|  data15 = Private
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|  label16 = Unit/Formation
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| monumentother  =
|   data16 = Australian Army Medical Corp Reinforcements transferred to 8th Field Ambulance
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| monumentothernote =
 
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| medal1   = [[British War Medal]]
| label17 = Date of Embarkation
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| medal2          = [[Victory Medal]]
|   data17 = 1 Aug 1917 - 21 Sep 1917 - 3 Oct 1017
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| medal4          =
|  label18 = Ship Embarked On
 
data18 = [[HMAT A7 Medic]] & [[SS Orita]]
 
 
 
| label19 = Date of Return
 
|   data19 = 1 Feb 1918 - 18 Mar 1918
 
 
 
label20 = Ship Returned On
 
|   data20 = [[SS Balmoral Castle]]
 
 
 
label21 = Fate
 
|   data21 = Wounded in Action 2 Nov 1917 (gassed)<br />Returned to Australia
 
 
 
| label22 = Monument
 
data22 = [[Mundijong]]
 
 
 
| label23 = Medals
 
data23 = [[British War Medal]]<br />[[Victory Medal]]
 
 
 
 
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==Pre War==
 
==Pre War==
Raised in Mundijong with brothers  Clyde and Thomas.
 
 
Electoral Roll entries - 1903 & 1906 a farmer living in Mardella. 1910 - 1914 with wife May (nee White) at 2nd avenue, Claremont, an attendant. May died 20 Oct 1961 aged 81 in Mt Lawley.
 
Electoral Roll entries - 1903 & 1906 a farmer living in Mardella. 1910 - 1914 with wife May (nee White) at 2nd avenue, Claremont, an attendant. May died 20 Oct 1961 aged 81 in Mt Lawley.
  
 
==War Service==
 
==War Service==
Although Albert enlisted in WA and within a week was allocated to Medical Corps reinforcements, he sailed for overseas from Sydney so he may have received training over a lengthy period in Sydney as it was almost a year later before he left Australia.
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Albert enlisted in WA, and within a week was allocated to Medical Corps reinforcements, requiring training in NSW.  It was almost a year later before Albert sailed for overseas from Sydney, with nothing untoward noted in his records so we might assume he received detailed training for his role in France.
  
 
Embarking for Halifax, Nova Scotia (Canada) from Sydney aboard [[HMAT A7 Medic]], he was transferred there onto [[SS Orita]] for the rest of the journey to Liverpool.
 
Embarking for Halifax, Nova Scotia (Canada) from Sydney aboard [[HMAT A7 Medic]], he was transferred there onto [[SS Orita]] for the rest of the journey to Liverpool.
  
The day after arrival in England he was sent to Parkhouse to prepare for France, and a fortnight later he proceeded overseas to France from Southampton. On 27 Oct 1917 he was taken on strength by the 8th Field Ambulance.
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The day after arrival in England he was sent to Parkhouse to prepare for France, and a fortnight later he proceeded overseas to France from Southampton. On 27 Oct 1917 he was taken on strength by the [[8th Field Ambulance]].
  
 
Three days later he was detached to the 13th Field Artillery Brigade, and another three days later (i.e. 2 Nov 1917) he was wounded in action (gassed).   
 
Three days later he was detached to the 13th Field Artillery Brigade, and another three days later (i.e. 2 Nov 1917) he was wounded in action (gassed).   
  
Seen by the 2nd Australian Casualty Clearing Station he was admitted to the 2nd Australian General Hospital at Boulogne on 3 Nov 1917, and on 16 Nov 1917 he was evacuated to England, where the next day he entered the Barnet War Hospital in Hertfordshire. On 27 Nov 1917 Albert is released to the 1st Australian Auxiliary Hospital at Harefield.
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Seen by the [[2nd Australian Casualty Clearing Station]] he was admitted to the [[2nd Australian General Hospital]] at Boulogne on 3 Nov 1917, and on 16 Nov 1917 he was evacuated to England, where the next day he entered the Barnet War Hospital in Hertfordshire. On 27 Nov 1917 Albert was released to the [[1st Australian Auxiliary Hospital]] at Harefield.
 
 
Associated with the gassing effect was a case of Trachoma <ref>Trachoma is an infectious disease caused by bacterium Chlamydia trachomatis. The infection causes a roughening of the inner surface of the eyelids. This roughening can lead to pain in the eyes, breakdown of the outer surface or cornea of the eyes, and eventual blindness. Untreated, repeated trachoma infections can result in a form of permanent blindness when the eyelids turn inward</ref>
 
 
 
With Albert unable to regain health sufficient to rejoin his unit, a decision is take to sent him to the Command Depot in Weymouth and then back to Australia for early discharge.
 
  
Discharged at 5th Military District on 14 Jun 1918.
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Associated with the gassing effect was a case of Trachoma <ref>Trachoma is an infectious disease caused by bacterium Chlamydia trachomatis. The infection causes a roughening of the inner surface of the eyelids. This roughening can lead to pain in the eyes, breakdown of the outer surface or cornea of the eyes, and eventual blindness. Untreated, repeated trachoma infections can result in a form of permanent blindness when the eyelids turn inward</ref> With Albert unable to regain health sufficient to rejoin his unit, a decision was taken to sent him to the Command Depot in Weymouth and then back to Australia for early discharge at 5th Military District on 14 Jun 1918.
  
 
==Post War==
 
==Post War==
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==External Links==
 
==External Links==
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*[https://aif.adfa.edu.au/showPerson?pid=23368 AIF Project]
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*[https://rslvirtualwarmemorial.org.au/explore/people/274794 RSL Memorial]
  
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[[Category:Soldier]]
 
[[Category:Soldier]]
[[Category:Medical - 8th Field Ambulance]]
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[[Category:Born Australia]]
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[[Category:Born WA]]
 
[[Category:1917 WIA]]
 
[[Category:1917 WIA]]
 
[[Category:Returned to Australia]]
 
[[Category:Returned to Australia]]
[[Category:Mental hospital attendant]]
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[[Category:Mental health attendant]]
 
[[Category:Church of England]]
 
[[Category:Church of England]]
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[[Category:Serpentine-Jarrahdale]]

Latest revision as of 23:40, 24 April 2024

Albert Bishop
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Personal Information
Date of Birth 20 Sep 1881
Place of Birth Jarrahdale, Western Australia
Death 3 Jan 1939
Place of Death Victoria Park, Western Australia
Age at Enlistment 34 years, 6 months
Description 5'6½" (1.69m) tall ; 138 lbs
62.596 kg
; fresh complexion ; grey eyes ; fair hair
Occupation Mental hospital attendant
Religion Church of England
Address Central avenue, Osborne Park, Western Australia
Next of Kin Wife , Mrs May Bishop
Military Information
Reg Number 17988
Date of Enlistment 26 Jul 1916
Rank Private
Unit/Formation Australian Army Medical Corp Reinforcements transferred to 8th Field Ambulance
Date of Embarkation 1 Aug 1917 ‒ 21 Sep 1917
Ship Embarked On HMAT A7 Medic
Date of Embarkation 21 Sep 1917 ‒ 3 Oct 1017
Ship Embarked On SS Orita
Date of Return 1 Feb 1918 ‒ 18 Mar 1918
Ship Returned On SS Balmoral Castle
Fate Wounded in Action 2 Nov 1917 (gassed)
Returned to Australia
Monument Mundijong Honour Roll
ANZAC Memorial Park (Byford)
Medals British War Medal
Victory Medal



Pre War

Electoral Roll entries - 1903 & 1906 a farmer living in Mardella. 1910 - 1914 with wife May (nee White) at 2nd avenue, Claremont, an attendant. May died 20 Oct 1961 aged 81 in Mt Lawley.

War Service

Albert enlisted in WA, and within a week was allocated to Medical Corps reinforcements, requiring training in NSW. It was almost a year later before Albert sailed for overseas from Sydney, with nothing untoward noted in his records so we might assume he received detailed training for his role in France.

Embarking for Halifax, Nova Scotia (Canada) from Sydney aboard HMAT A7 Medic, he was transferred there onto SS Orita for the rest of the journey to Liverpool.

The day after arrival in England he was sent to Parkhouse to prepare for France, and a fortnight later he proceeded overseas to France from Southampton. On 27 Oct 1917 he was taken on strength by the 8th Field Ambulance.

Three days later he was detached to the 13th Field Artillery Brigade, and another three days later (i.e. 2 Nov 1917) he was wounded in action (gassed).

Seen by the 2nd Australian Casualty Clearing Station he was admitted to the 2nd Australian General Hospital at Boulogne on 3 Nov 1917, and on 16 Nov 1917 he was evacuated to England, where the next day he entered the Barnet War Hospital in Hertfordshire. On 27 Nov 1917 Albert was released to the 1st Australian Auxiliary Hospital at Harefield.

Associated with the gassing effect was a case of Trachoma [1] With Albert unable to regain health sufficient to rejoin his unit, a decision was taken to sent him to the Command Depot in Weymouth and then back to Australia for early discharge at 5th Military District on 14 Jun 1918.

Post War

Electoral Roll entries - 1925 farmer with wife May at 55 Canterbury terrace, Victoria Park; 1936 & 1937 hasn't moved but is now a library attendant. After his death wife May remains at 55 Canterbury terrace until 1958 or later. Children were Norman Vincent (1908 - 1965); Stanley Gordon (1909 - 1996); Muriel Jan [Fenner] (1911 - 1999); and George Douglas (1915 - 1990)

Notes

  1. Trachoma is an infectious disease caused by bacterium Chlamydia trachomatis. The infection causes a roughening of the inner surface of the eyelids. This roughening can lead to pain in the eyes, breakdown of the outer surface or cornea of the eyes, and eventual blindness. Untreated, repeated trachoma infections can result in a form of permanent blindness when the eyelids turn inward

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