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Digital gallery of Private George Adolphus Bishop
Digital gallery of
Private George Adolphus Bishop
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 203 of 734
Digital gallery of
Private George Adolphus Bishop
Pte. George A. Bishop's name was included on the Merchants Bank of Canada 1914 - 1918 Roll of Honour. He indicated on his military attestation that he was a bank clerk. He volunteered to serve early in the war and signed his military attestation on September 24th, 1914 at Valcartier Camp, Quebec. He was a member of the historic First Canadian Contingent. Image Source: The Standard / Canada's Aid to the Allies and Peace Memorial. Edited by Frederick Yorston. Published by the Montreal Standard Publishing Co., Ltd., Montreal. This large Souvenir Edition magazine included the Rolls of Honour for various prominent Canadian businesses.
Digital gallery of
Private George Adolphus Bishop
Detail of Pte. George A. Bishop's name as it appeared on the Merchants Bank of Canada 1914 - 1918 Roll of Honour.
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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 203 of 734
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Pte. George A. Bishop's name was included on the Merchants Bank of Canada 1914 - 1918 Roll of Honour. He indicated on his military attestation that he was a bank clerk. He volunteered to serve early in the war and signed his military attestation on September 24th, 1914 at Valcartier Camp, Quebec. He was a member of the historic First Canadian Contingent. Image Source: The Standard / Canada's Aid to the Allies and Peace Memorial. Edited by Frederick Yorston. Published by the Montreal Standard Publishing Co., Ltd., Montreal. This large Souvenir Edition magazine included the Rolls of Honour for various prominent Canadian businesses.
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Detail of Pte. George A. Bishop's name as it appeared on the Merchants Bank of Canada 1914 - 1918 Roll of Honour.
In the Books of Remembrance
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Page 54 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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BAILLEUL COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION Nord, France
Bailleul is a large town in France, near the Belgian border, 14.5 kilometres south-west of Ieper and on the main road from St. Omer to Lille. The Communal Cemetery is on the eastern outskirts of the town.
From the Grand Place, take the Ieper road and 400 metres along this road is a sign indicating the direction of the cemetery. Turn down the right into a small road and follow for approximately 400 metres. The cemetery is on the right and the BAILLEUL COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION is at the bottom end.
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