Private Henry Godfrey Bish

1887 - 1916  (28 years)

• Name	Henry Godfrey Bish
  Prefix	Private
  Born	28 Nov 1887	Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56467004
  Residence	1891	Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Methodist
  Military	1914	WW1   [4]
  	WW1, 52nd Regiment, Service #440446
  Military	1914	WW1   [5]
  	WW1, Private, 53rd Battalion / 14th Battalion
  Military	7 Apr 1915  [2, 6]
  	WW1
  	Bish, Henry Godfrey Private. Enlisted April 7, 1915 with the 53rd Infantry Battalion. Transferred to Machine Gun Battery, 14th Battalion, Royal Montreal Regiment. Methodist. Born November 28, 1888 at Waterloo and educated at Waterloo Central School and at Kitchener Business College. Father, Mr. William Bish, lives on Herbert St., Waterloo, Ontario. He was killed in action Sept. 26, 1916, during a successful attack on Regina Trench. He served one year and five months in France and Belgium. Herbert Starnaman, 54 Braun St., Kitchener. Bish, Henry Godfrey: Grace Schmidt Room Digital Collection. (2016). Vitacollections.ca. Retrieved 10 May 2016, from https://vitacollections.ca/kpl-gsr/2824696/data?n=1
  Residence	Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-44107P
  Died	26 Sep 1916	, France   [5, 7]
  Buried	Courcelette British Cemetery, Courcelette, , Picardie, France
  Person ID	I44107	Generations
  Last Modified	30 Sep 2024

  
  

  Father	William Bish,   b. 7 Dec 1845, Isle O'Noire, Quebec, Canada ,   d. 14 Jan 1934, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 88 years)
  Mother	Mary Noble,   b. 22 Sep 1853, Esquesing, Halton Co., Ontario ,   d. 17 Feb 1942, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 88 years)
  Family ID	F11491	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  [S135] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo City - 1901, Waterloo (Town/Ville) D-6 Page 2. [S2231] Military - Kitchener Public Library - Soldier Information Card Collection - World War One. Bish, Henry Godfrey Private. Enlisted April 7, 1915 with the 53rd Infantry Battalion. Transferred to Machine Gun Battery, 14th Battalion, Royal Montreal Regiment. Methodist. Born November 28, 1888 at Waterloo and educated at Waterloo Central School and at Kitchener Business College. Father, Mr. William Bish, lives on Herbert St., Waterloo, Ontario. He was killed in action Sept. 26, 1916, during a successful attack on Regina Trench. He served one year and five months in France and Belgium. Herbert Starnaman, 54 Braun St., Kitchener. [S1573] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo City - 1891, Section 4 Page 22. [S157] Military - Canada - World War I - Attestation papers. [S1890] Military - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Kitchener Public Library WW1 Soldiers Card Index Soldier Information Cards - World War One. [S2443] Canada, War Graves Registers (Circumstances of Casualty), 1914-1948. Henry Godfry Bish Death Date: 26 Sep 1916 Rank: Private Unit: 14th Battalion Service number: 440446 Cemetery: Courcelette British Cemetery Killed in Action. [S1891] Military - Peace Souvenir - Activities of Waterloo County in the Great War 1914-1918. BISH, HENRY G., Private, Waterloo, Enlisted, 6-4-15, 53rd., Transferred to, 14th., R.M.R., Killed in Action 26-9-16.

  
  

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  Born - 28 Nov 1887 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Methodist - 1891 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 26 Sep 1916 - , France Buried - - Courcelette British Cemetery, Courcelette, , Picardie, France  = Link to Google Earth