| Service # | 401723 |
Regimental number: 401723. Reference: RG 150, Accession 1992-93/166, Box 759 – 18. Date of Birth: 16/04/1897 at Wilkesport, Lambton Co., ON. Son of Mr. & Mrs. George David Bishop of Dresden, ON. A single farmer living on his father’s farm. A member of the 24th Kent Regt.
Attestation: 20 Sept. 1915 at Chatham, ON. to the 70th Bn. LAC
Age: 18 years, 5 Months, Height: 6’ , Girth: 39”, Complexion: Fair, Eyes: Blue, Hair: Light Brown. Medical 16/09/15 at Dresden, Kent Co. Birth mark right leg, Weight 160 – 165. SOS to the 33rd Battalion.
Left Canada 13/03/16. Arrived in England aboard the S. S. Lapland 26/03/16. Transferred from 33rd Batt. TOS with the 58th Batt.
Pte Bishop was admitted to Military Hospital 25/02/16 with influenze and was discharged 2/03/1
8/05/16 landed in France14/05/16. Awarded the Military Medal in the field 21/04/17 for bravery in the field (he won a bar for the second MM 8/03/19). It was reported in the book “Second To None” (pages 116 and 117) “ On February, 1917, Major Dougall Carmichael, Lieutenants, J. H. G. Strathy, A.T. Field and J. G. Gauld, and seven other ranks carried a small attack on an enemy position known as the ‘Letter Box’. The position on the east side of the Sheba’s Breast Crater habe been attacked by artillery fire the previus month, but it had been rebuilt. The decision was made to blow it up with an explosive charge prepared by Private Waldron. Lieutenant Field and two scouts remained near the Canadian lines as a close-covering party.
Lieutenant Gauld and three privates remained in the middle of No Man’s Land as a covering party.Major Carmichael, Lieutenant Srathy and Private Bishop placed the charge of seven kilograms of gun cotton in the Letter Box despite being challenged by two enemy sentries. The charge exploded and the next day it was noted that the that the Letter Box had ceased to exist. The raid was successful and there were no casualties. Carmichael and Strathy were each awarded the Military Cross for their actions, and Pte. Lue Bishop was awarded the Military Medal.
He was promoted to Cpl 23/09/18. CRL awarded 2/06/18. Promoted to the rank of Sgt. 4/10/18 along with the Distinguished Conduct Medal (#31128) received 16/02/19
For now Scout Sergeant Lue Bishop was awarded the ‘Distinguished Conduct Medal for carrying out a reconnaissance during the attack and killing the four-man crew of a German machine gun position. When he saw the post holding up the advance of the platoon, he crawled up behind it and shot the crew with his revolver.
This was only the opening stage of the attack. The success of the operation assigned to the 58th and 116th opened the way for the 7th Brigade to move into the attack.
He served in France for 35 months 29/05/16 to February 1919 with the 58th Batt
Invalided to Canada 0/09/19. He was charged 60 cents per day – loss due to VDS. Original treatment started Nov. 191830/06/19 Interment. 7/07/19 – Wass treatment, 10/07/17 OBS.
Sgt. Bishop was hospitalized the VDS Syphilis a case sheet is on record at Base Hospital 21/09/19. Treatment would administered 22/09/19 to 23/12/1919 at Toronto , ON. Discharged 25/12/19. Confined to Base Hospital.
Date of discharge 29/12.1919.
FROM FAMILY NOTES
Living at Lot 8, Cons. 2 of Camden Twsp. (Old Frank Tyhurst farm
Served in France & Germany. Germany not found in military records.
Decorated twice by King George V with Military Medal (MM) + Bar and Distinguished Conduct Medal (DCM) and a letter of commendation from the King
Saw action at Vimy Ridge, Passchendale, Amiens etc without being wounded.
Attended the Canadian Corps School of Scouting and Sniping 22 March, 1918. Here he was commended on being “good at judging distance, an expert shot, a good scout, and a useful man in the Intelligence section. Signed by Captain Armstrong and the Commandant Major McPherson of the school.
Discharged by reason of Medical Unfitness at the age of 22 years.
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