Major William Avery Bishop

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkbp:allegiance gptkb:Canada
gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:Royal_Military_College_of_Canada
gptkbp:award gptkb:Croix_de_Guerre
gptkb:Distinguished_Flying_Cross
gptkb:Legion_of_Honour
gptkb:Medal_of_Honor
gptkb:Military_Cross
gptkb:Distinguished_Service_Order
gptkbp:birthDate 1894-02-08
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Owen_Sound,_Ontario,_Canada
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Greenwood_Cemetery,_Owen_Sound,_Ontario
gptkbp:causeOfDeath brain hemorrhage
gptkbp:child gptkb:William_Arthur_Christian_Avery_Bishop
gptkbp:commemoratedBy gptkb:Billy_Bishop_Toronto_City_Airport
gptkb:Billy_Bishop_Home_&_Museum
gptkbp:conflict gptkb:World_War_I
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:deathDate 1956-09-11
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:West_Palm_Beach,_Florida,_USA
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:William_Avery_Bishop
gptkbp:honorificPrefix gptkb:Major
gptkb:VC
gptkb:DFC
gptkb:DSO
MC
Air Marshal
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Major William Avery Bishop
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:militaryBranch gptkb:Royal_Air_Force
gptkb:Royal_Flying_Corps
gptkbp:militaryRank gptkb:Major
Air Marshal
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:Canadian
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Billy_Bishop
gptkbp:notableFor top Canadian flying ace of World War I
gptkbp:numberOfAerialVictories 72
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:pilot
gptkbp:parent Margaret Greene Bishop
William Avery Bishop Sr.
gptkbp:portrait Billy Bishop portrait.jpg
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Anglicanism
gptkbp:serviceYears 1914–1930
1939–1944
gptkbp:signature Billy Bishop signature.svg
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Margaret_Burden
gptkbp:subjectOf gptkb:Billy_Bishop_Goes_to_War
Billy Bishop: Canadian Hero
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:No._85_Squadron_RAF
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7