Richard Bishop

[clemmy11]

Hi Annette,

do you have any information on Richard John Bishop,he was a private in the KSLI, 7277 and he died 5/2/1917 age 35,he is also mentioned on the memorial at St Micheal's church,Shrewsbury.

Thank you,Joanne

[the gunners dream]

Hi Annette,

do you have any information on Richard John Bishop,he was a private in the KSLI, 7277 and he died 5/2/1917 age 35,he is also mentioned on the memorial at St Micheal's church,Shrewsbury.

Thank you,Joanne

Hi there,

This is his Medal Index Card (MIC), I suggest that you download this first to see what it can tell you.

http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documen...p;resultcount=1

This costs £3.50 and will give you some basic details on his service life. To confim who he is these are his CWGC details.

Name: BISHOP, RICHARD JOHN

Initials: R J

Nationality: United Kingdom

Rank: Private

Regiment/Service: King's Shropshire Light Infantry

Unit Text: 2nd Bn.

Age: 35

Date of Death: 05/02/1917

Service No: 7277

Additional information: Son of the late Richard and Mary Bishop, of 14, Spring Gardens, Ditherington; husband of Frances Cheshire (formerly Bishop), of 35, Sulton Rd., Spring Gardens, Ditherington, Shrewsbury. Served in France and Salonika.

Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead

Grave/Memorial Reference: 209. 7. B.

Cemetery: SHREWSBURY GENERAL CEMETERY

Once you have the MIC I can better advise you on what else I can tell you about him. However, this site gives you info on the KSLI:

http://www.regiments.org/regiments/uk/inf/053KSLI.htm

Steve

[Coldstreamer]

cant see on soldiers died so possibly discharged wounded and died as a result of wounds

MIC might show some details re SWB (silver war badge) entitlement