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SECTION XIII Page 43 Download original document at bottom of page BISHOP, H., Sick Berth Attendant, R.N. Mobilised from the Reserve he was posted to H.M. Hospital Ship "Soudan." and did good work in bringing in the wounded from the ships of the Grand Fleet to hospital ashore until discharged in February 1915. In the course of his service he assisted in the rescue of the crews of H.M.S. "Audacious," and "Hawke," and in bringing in prisoners and wounded from the "Blucher," when that vessel was sunk. He had served in Egypt, and in addition to the 1914-15 Star, and the General Service and Victory Medals, holds the Egyptian Medal 1882, and Khedive's Star, the Queen's Diamond Jubilee Medal, King Edward's Coronation, and King George's Coronation Medals, and the Long Service, and St. John Ambulance Medal (with two clasps). 41, Delaford Road, Rotherhithe, S.E.16. BISHOP, H. (Jun.), A.B., Royal Naval Division. Mobilised when war broke out he was sent to France in September 1914, and took part with his Division in operations at Antwerp. He was taken prisoner on October 10th, 1914, on the fall of Antwerp, and whilst in captivity in Germany was confined in a dark cell for six months for refusing to work on munitions. Repatriated in January 1919, he was demobilised three months later, and holds the 1914 Star, and the General Service and Victory Medals. 41, Delaford Road, Rotherhithe, S.E.16. BISHOP, H. Private, R.A.S.C. He volunteered in September 1914, and after completing his training served in various theatres of war. Sent to France in 1915, he was engaged on special work until drafted to Salonika in the following year. He served on transport duties in the offensive on the Doiran front, and on other operations in the Balkans, and in 1917, proceeded to Egypt. Engaged in a similar capacity in the British Advance through Palestine he was present at several battles resulting in the fall of Jerusalem, and returned to England for demobilisation in April 1919. He holds the 1914-15 Star, and the General Service and Victory Medals. 52, Nutcroft Road, Peckham, S.E.15. BISHOP, R., Private, R.A.S.C. Volunteering in September 1914, he was sent overseas in the same year, and served in France. Stationed at Le Havre he was employed at the Remount Depot, and rendered valuable services in conveying horses to the forward areas, and transporting sick and wounded horses to the sick lines for treatment. He was demobilised in March 1919, and holds the 1914 Star, and the General Service and Victory Medals. 20, Basing Road, Peckham, S.E.15. BISHOP, R., Private, R.A.S.C. and Labour Corps. He volunteered in June 1915, and in the same month embarked for the Western Front. Serving on the Headquarters Staff at Calais, he was engaged on important duties until September 1916, when he was invalided home on account of ill-health. After treatment he was retained on Home Defence duties at Southport, and in July 1918 was discharged on medical grounds. He holds the 1914-15 Star, and the General Service and Victory Medals. 13, Winchelsea Buildings, Swan Lane, Rotherhithe, S.E.16. BISHOP, R. J., Mechanician, R.N. He was serving in the Royal Navy at the outbreak of hostilities in H.M.S. "Malaya," which ship was stationed in African waters, and engaged on patrol duties off the coast of German East Africa. She was actively engaged in bombarding the mast, and assisted in covering the landing of troops. He returned to England on the conclusion of hostilities, and was transferred to Portsmouth Dockyard for work on the same vessel. He was still serving in 1920, and holds the 1914-15 Star, and the General Service and Victory Medals. 39, Fenham Road, Peckham, S.E.15. BISHOP, T. Private, Durham Light Infantry. He joined in September 1916, and after completing his training served at various depots at Home. Owing to medical unfitness for active service he was not sent overseas, and, transferred to the Labour Corps, did excellent work in connection with the production of agricultural supplies. He was demobilised in February 1919. 47, Maxted Road, Peckham, S.E.15. BISHOP, W. F., C.P.O., Merchant Service. He was serving in the s.s. "Fleur-de-Lys " at the outbreak of war, and was posted subsequently to the "Bramble Leaf," the "Sheaf Blade," and other vessels. These ships were engaged in carrying oil and other valuable cargo to ports in Russia, Mesopotamia, and in the Far East, and had several narrow escapes from enemy craft. He holds the General Service and Mercantile Marine War Medals, and in 1920 was still serving. 99, Silwood Street, Rotherhithe, S.E.16. BISHOP, W. H., Private, 2nd East Surrey Regt. Enlisting in 1906, he was stationed in India when war broke out, and landed in France in November 1914. He fought in several engagements, including the Battles of Ypres and Loos, and in 1916 proceeded to Salonika. After taking part in the offensive on the Doiran front, the Advance on the Struma and Vardar, and in other operations in the Balkans he was invalided home owing to illness in November 1918, and after treatment was demobilised in January 1919. He holds the 1914-15 Star, and the General Service and Victory Medals. 17, George Row, Bermondsey Wall, S.E.16. BLACK, C. J., Corporal, R.E. Joining in March 1917, in the following year he proceeded to France, and was in action in many engagements. He served in the Battles of Arras, and throughout the German Offensive, and subsequent Allied Advance of 1918. He was demobilised in March 1919, and holds the General Service and Victory Medals. 26, Pender Street, Deptford, S.E.8. BLACK, G. W., Driver, R.F.A. He volunteered in March 1915, and drafted to the Western Front later in that year, was in action in the Battles of Loos, the Somme, Arras, Vimy Ridge, and Ypres. He gave his life for the freedom of England at Cambrai in April 1915, during the German Offensive, and was entitled to the 1914-15 Star, and the General Service and Victory Medals. "A costly sacrifice upon the altar of freedom." 26, Pender Street, Deptford, S.E.8. BLACK, H., Leading Cook, R.N. He joined the Navy in 1910, and during the war served in H.M.S. "Simoon," a torpedo-boat destroyer. He was in action in the Battles of Heligoland Bight and Jutland, and saw much service on patrol, escort, and other important duties. He was killed on 23rd January, 1917, when his ship was sunk in a light cruiser and destroyer action in the North Sea, and was entitled to the 1914-15 Star, and the General Service and Victory Medals. "Great deeds cannot die." 26, Pender Street, Deptford, S.E.8. BLACKWELL, A. C., Special War Worker. Being medically unfit for service in the Army, he went to the War Office in November 1914, and was engaged as a supervising clerk in the Casualty Department. He did consistently good work throughout the whole period of hostilities, and relinquished his duties in March 1920. 1, Bavent Road, Camberwell, S.E.5. BLACK, H. S., Private, Royal Fusiliers. He joined in March 1916 and was soon drafted to France, where he was badly wounded in action at Loos in August 1916, and invalided home. Returning to the Western Front on his recovery ten months later, he made the supreme sacrifice at the Battle of Passchendaele on August 16th, 1917. He was entitled to the General Service and Victory Medals. "His life for his Country." 13, Lee Terrace, Deptford, S.E.16. BLACKALL, G., Sapper, R.E. He first joined the Labour Battalion of the Royal West Surrey Regiment in June 1916, and proceeding to France, took part in the Battles of the Somme and Arras, and was badly wounded in action in 1917. As a result he lost a finger, and was invalided home and discharged early in 1918. Shortly afterwards, however, he rejoined in the Royal Engineers, and returned to the Western Front, where he was stationed at Le Havre and Rouen. He was finally demobilised in June 1919, and holds the General Service and Victory Medals. 4, Bestwood Street, Rotherhithe, S.E.16. BLACKMAN, J., Sergt., 3rd Coldstream Guards. Joining in November 1916, he was retained on important duties until the following October, when he proceeded to the Western Front. There he played a prominent part in many important engagements, and was in action at the Battle of Cambrai, and in those throughout the closing operations of the war. Returning to England, he was demobilised in November 1919, and holds the General Service and Victory Medals. 36, Cornbury Road, Rotherhithe, S.E.16. BLACKMAN, T. W., Bombardier, R.F.A. He volunteered in July 1915, and eight months later was drafted to the Western Front, where he played a prominent part in the Battles of the Somme, Arras, Vimy Ridge, Ypres, Passchendaele and Kemmel, and in other important engagements until the cessation of hostilities. He was demobilised in August 1919, and holds the General Service and Victory Medals. 58, Ilderton Road, Rotherhithe, S.E.16. BLACKMORE, H. J., Sergt., R.F.A. He volunteered in September 1914, and in the following July embarked for the Dardanelles, where he took part in the Landing at Suvla Bay, and other engagements. After the Evacuation of the Peninsula, he proceeded to Egypt, where he fought in the Battle of Romani, and later served in the British Advance through Palestine. He participated in many engagements on this front, including the Battles of Gaza, Jaffa, and those preceding the capture of Jerusalem, and was mentioned in Despatches for his excellent work. He was demobilised in June 1919, and holds the 1914-15 Star, and the General Service and Victory Medals. 45, Ashbourne Grove, East Dulwich, S.E.22. View And Download Original Document |