No.23525, Private, Herbert Henry BISHOP
Aged 28
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Herbert Henry Bishop was born in Great Barton (2nd qtr 1887 Thingoe 4a:720) son of Thomas and Alice BISHOP (née LONG)
1891 census...Aged 3, he was at 2 Conyers Green, Great Barton, with his father Thomas BISHOP [39] farm labourer; his mother Alice [37]; brothers James [15] and Alffred G [14] both farm labourers, Robert [5], Walter C [2]and Ernest [4 months]; sisters Bessie [9] and Emma [7]. All were born in Great Barton. 1901 census...Aged 13, he was at Conyers Green, Great Barton with his father Thomas BISHOP (now horse keeper on farm; his mother Alice;; sisters Bessie [19], Kate [7] and Agnes [9 months]; brothers Robert [15], Walter [11], Ernest [9] and Thomas [5]. All were born in Great Barton. 1911 census...Aged 23, a farm labourer, he was still at Conyers Green with his parents, sister Kate; brothers Alfred [32], Ernest and Thomas. All the brothers were farm labourers. The pension card has his mother still in Great Barton His brother Ernest was killed in 1917 in France, serving with the Royal Garrison Artillery see here |
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He enlisted in Bury St.Edmunds
The battalion was involved in the battle of Flers-Courcelette, encountering very heavy fighting on 15th when they lost their Lt.Col. MACK. They were unable to reach their objective due to machine gun fire from the QUADRILATERAL, moving back to the support trenches where they were heavily shelled and were relieved around midnight on 16th. The CGWC figures have 100 killed on 16th, 79 with no known grave. This may well included some from the 15th, where they record only 10 killed.
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