Major William Avery Bishop

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Major_William_Avery_Bishop

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)

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