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Gordon Bishop

Private

8th Infantry Battalion

Killed In Action (KIA) Killed In Action

Medals Earned

  • British War Medal
  • 1914-15 Star
  • Victory Medal

Tree Information

  • Species: Quercus robur
  • Planted By: N. Berryman
  • Plaque: 2454

Additional Info

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Biography

Gordon George Hauser Bishop (SN 6227) was born in Ballarat and educated at Ballarat High School before becoming an accountant. As a 20 year old, he enlisted in Ballarat on June 19th 1916 and embarked in September. He was killed in action at Carlisle Farm near Passchendaele on September 20th 1917. He has no known grave and his name in on the Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Belgium.

Location in Ballarat Avenue of Honour