No.G/15118, Private, Arthur John BISHOP
Aged 19
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Arthur John Bishop was born in Burwell on 8th August 1897 (Newmarket Q3-1897 3B:503), the son of John and Emma BISHOP (née TURNER).
1901 census...Aged 4, he was at North Street, Burwell with his father John BISHOP [39] labourer, born Cottenham; his mother Emma[39] born Fordham; sisters Laura [17], Mary A. [15], Clara [13] and Alice [1]; brothers Charlie [11], Harry [9] and George [6]. All the children were born in Burwell. 1911 census...Aged 13, he was at Backway, Burwell with his widower father, sisters Mary Ann, Clara, Alice, Winifred Rose [[9] and Lily Margaret [7] and a niece, Ivy Blanche Hammond BISHOP; brothers Charles, Harry and George (all farm labourers). The new children were all born in Burwell. There is no indication of the parents of his niece, all brothers and sisters present being recorded as single. By the time of his death both his parents had died and he had named sister Mrs Clara DURRANT of Causeway, Burwell as his next of kin.. In 1919 she declared that the family still living were brothers Charles [29] at Swaffham Prior, Harry [28] High Barn Farm, Wicken and George [25] a soldier somewhere, plus herself at Causeway, Burwell and sister Rose [18] and Lily [16] at Causeway, Burwell. |
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He enlisted in Bury St Edmunds on 28th February 1916, giving his date of birth as 8th August 1897, a labourer from Burwell. 5 feet 5.25
inches (165.7 cm)tall, weighing
113 lbs (51.4 kg), chest 33.5" to 37.5" (85.1 to 95.3 cm).
He was mobilised on 15th May 1916 and reported to Depot of Royal West Kent Regiment. Posted to 3rd battalion on 1st September and then to Infantry Base in BEF
on 13th September 1916.. He joined the 6th Battalion, The Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment, in the field on 29th September 1916 and eight days later was
reported missing. His death was officially presumed to be 7th October 1916. The 6th Battalion, Queen's Own took part in a major action on 7th October 1916 near Gueudecourt, in the Battle of the Somme. Only 12 of the 97 of the battalion killed that day have identified graves, the rest are named on the Thiepval Memorial.
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