Billy Bishop

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Billy Bishop was a renowned Canadian First World War flying ace and Victoria Cross recipient who became one of Canada's most celebrated military heroes.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf Canadian military personnel
flying ace
human
military aviator
allegiance Dominion of Canada
United Kingdom
awardReceived Croix de guerre 1914–1918 (France)
Distinguished Flying Cross
Distinguished Service Order
Legion of Honour
Military Cross
Order of the Bath
Order of the British Empire
Victoria Cross
causeOfDeath heart failure
commemoratedBy Billy Bishop Home & Museum
Billy Bishop Regional Airport
Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport
conflict First World War
Second World War
countryOfCitizenship Canada
creditedAerialVictories 72
dateOfBirth 1894-02-08
dateOfDeath 1956-09-11
dateOfMarriage 1917-10-17
educatedAt Royal Military College of Canada
familyName Bishop
fullName William Avery Bishop
genreOfWork autobiographical war memoirs
givenName William
hasNickname Billy
middleName Avery
militaryBranch Canadian Expeditionary Force
Royal Air Force
Royal Flying Corps
militaryRank Air Marshal
Brigadier-General
notableFor being one of the top Canadian flying aces of the First World War
notableWork Winged Warfare
occupation military officer
pilot
parentOf Arthur Bishop
placeOfBirth Owen Sound, Ontario, Canada
placeOfDeath Palm Beach, Florida, United States
positionHeld Director of Recruiting for the Royal Canadian Air Force
residence Toronto, Ontario, Canada
serviceNumber Canadian Expeditionary Force officer
spouse Margaret Eaton Burden


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