Albert Edward Bishop
Memorial: Almondsbury - Sunday's Hill
Regiment: Queens Royal Regiment (West Surrey)
Medals: 1939–45 Star, War Medal 1939–1945
Rank and number: Private 5677847
Parents: William Herbert and Caroline Minnie Bishop
Home address: Almondsbury, Bristol
Pre-war occupation: Steelworks Labourer
Date of birth: 1915
Date of death: 22/11/1943
Buried/Commemorated at: Buried at Kirkee War Cemetery (Ref. 3. E. 1.) and commemorated on Easter Compton Memorial and Almondsbury War Memorial
Age: 28
Further information:
Albert's battalion (the 2nd) fought in India in the Burma Campaign as part of the 70th Division special force the Chindits which was a long-range penetration force experienced in jungle warfare used to fight behind Japanese lines in Burma. Their remit was to attack and blow up strategic positions such as railways and to make their way back to India as independent small groups. Nearly a third of the original 3,000 men died, many from disease as well as injury. A military hospital was established at Kirkee in India where Albert is buried and his records report that he died there rather than being killed in action
By kind permission, this information is based on the following source(s):
This information has been provided by Sarah Hands, Volunteer Researcher for the South Gloucestershire War Memorials Web Site.
By kind permission, this information is based on the following source(s):
https://www.cwgc.org/
https://www.findmypast.co.uk/
https://www.forces-war-records.co.uk/