George – Bishop – Great Eastern Railway – Lance Corporal – 31/10/1914
Title
George – Bishop – Great Eastern Railway – Lance Corporal – 31/10/1914
Initials / forenames
George
Surname
Bishop
Railway company
Great Eastern Railway
Military unit
Queen's (Royal West Surrey) Regiment, 1st Battalion
Military rank
Lance Corporal
Military number
L/8133
Railway department
Parkeston Quay
Railway job
Labourer
Date died
31/10/1914
Magazine reference
Great Eastern Railway Magazine: October 1916, p266
Memorial
Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial
Notes
Bishop joined the GER on the 14th of September 1911. He was a reservist, who was called up on the 4th of August 1914. He was reported missing on the 31st of October 1914 and now presumed to have been killed in action.
Information source
St Paul's Cathedral Order of Service 1919, Great Eastern Railway Magazine (Image: Great Eastern Railway Society), Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Date entered
09/11/2016
Last updated
09/11/2016
Citation
“George – Bishop – Great Eastern Railway – Lance Corporal – 31/10/1914,” Fallen Railwaymen, accessed May 18, 2024, https://fallenrailwaymen.omeka.net/items/show/61048.