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Military service
Service number:
89091
Age:
25
Rank:
Gunner
Force:
Army
Unit/Regiment:
Canadian Field Artillery
Division:
25th Bty. 7th Bde.
Enlistment:
Toronto, Ontario
Death:
September 26, 1916
Burial/memorial information
Additional information
Son of Allan K. and Florence E. Bishop, of 832, Second Avenue West, Owen Sound, Ontario.
Digital gallery of Gunner William Allan Bishop
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Document
Source: Library and Archives Canada. CIRCUMSTANCES OF DEATH REGISTERS FIRST WORLD WAR Surnames: Birch to Blakstad. Mircoform Sequence 10; Volume Number 31829_B034746; Reference RG150, 1992-93/314, 154 Page 239 of 734 -
Inscription
His name as it is inscribed on the Vimy Memorial. Over 11,000 fallen Canadians having no known place of burial in France, are honoured on this Memorial. May they never be forgotten. (J. Stephens) -
VIMY Memorial
Canada's Vimy Memorial, located approximately 8 kilometres to the north-east of Arras, France. May the sacrifice of so many never be forgotten. (J. Stephens) -
Honour Roll
From the "University of Toronto / Roll of Service 1914-1918", published in 1921. -
Photo of William Bishop
From: The Varsity Magazine Supplement published by The Students Administrative Council, University of Toronto 1916. Submitted for the Soldiers' Tower Committee, University of Toronto, by Operation Picture Me. -
Photo of William Bishop
From: The Varsity Magazine Supplement published by The Students Administrative Council, University of Toronto 1918. Submitted for the Soldiers' Tower Committee, University of Toronto, by Operation Picture Me. -
The Soldiers' Tower
The Soldiers' Tower, University of Toronto was built in 1924 in memory of those lost to the University in the Great War. Their names are carved on the Memorial Screen. Photo: K. Parks. -
Memorial Room
Memorial Room, Soldiers' Tower, University of Toronto. Photo by David Pike, 2010; courtesy of Alumni Relations. -
Memorial
Inscription in Memorial Room, Soldiers' Tower. The carillon was installed in 1927. Originally there were 23 bells. Alumni and friends donated funds for bells in memory of those who fell in the Great War. Dedications are carved high on the walls of the Memorial Room. Bell XXI is dedicated: " 'Extol, ye bell, the virtue of our valorous men.' Alumni Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering". Photo courtesy of Alumni Relations. -
Newspaper clipping
From the London Free Press July 1917. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
Newspaper clipping
From the Toronto Telegram July 1917. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
Memorial
Owen Sound Collegiate Institute Memorial Tablet. Image courtesy of Owen Sound Collegiate (OSCVI) Digital Soldier Library.
Digital gallery of
Gunner William Allan Bishop
Digital gallery of
Gunner William Allan Bishop
Digital gallery of
Gunner William Allan Bishop
Digital gallery of
Gunner William Allan Bishop
Digital gallery of
Gunner William Allan Bishop
Digital gallery of
Gunner William Allan Bishop
Digital gallery of
Gunner William Allan Bishop
Digital gallery of
Gunner William Allan Bishop
Digital gallery of
Gunner William Allan Bishop
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 54 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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