Canadian Virtual War Memorial
Eli Maxwell Bishop
In memory of:
Seaman Eli Maxwell Bishop
October 14, 1942
Military Service
LT/JX 315667
19
Navy
Royal Navy
HMS Asbury
Additional Information
Son of William and Gertrude Bishop, of Cavendish.
Commemorated on Page 145 of the Newfoundland Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.
Burial Information
CAVENDISH CHURCH OF ENGLAND CEMETERY
Newfoundland, Canada
N/A
Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
Digital Collection
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Photo of Eli Maxwell 'Max' Bishop – Eli Maxwell 'Max' Bishop of Cavendish, Trinity Bay, Newfoundland. Son of William and Gertrude (Wiltshire) Bishop. -
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S.S. Caribou – RN Seaman Eli Maxwell BISHOP was aboard the Newfoundland ferry 'S.S. Caribou' on 14 October 1942, when-without warning-it was torpedoed and sunk by a German U-boat. The Caribou served the North Sydney-Port Aux Basques ferry run from 1925 until 1942, when it was torpedoed by a German submarine. It sank with a loss of 136 lives. (Newfoundland Provincial Archives)
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