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Air Marshal W. A. Bishop of Montreal, shown here, is 1914-18 V.C. winner
Air Marshal W. A. Bishop of Montreal, shown here, is 1914-18 V.C. winner

Air Marshal W. A. Bishop of Montreal, shown here, is 1914-18 V.C. winner

Date8/23/1947
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Original Toronto Star caption: Air Marshal W. A. Bishop of Montreal, shown here, is 1914-18 V.C. winner
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      ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
      CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
      Usage Rights Public Domain (Learn More)
      Object NumberTSPA_0032898F
      Canadian V.C. Winner, Capt. (now Air Marshal) W. A. Bishop, is shown standing beside his warplane [1917?] in which he eventually became on of the most feared pilots on the western front in World War 1. His early model is a Nieuport aircraft
      Canadian V.C. Winner, Capt. (now Air Marshal) W. A. Bishop, is shown standing beside his warplane [1917?] in which he eventually became on of the most feared pilots on the western front in World War 1. His early model is a Nieuport aircraft
      Bishop, William Avery, 1894-1956
      Approximately 1917
      Air Marshal W. A. Bishop. He downed 72 planes in 6 months
      Air Marshal W. A. Bishop. He downed 72 planes in 6 months
      Bishop, William Avery, 1894-1956
      5/30/1956
      Victoria Cross Winners turned out to greet Field Marshal Viscount Montgomery during his visit to Toronto, Following a luncheon the six shown here had (...)
      Victoria Cross Winners turned out to greet Field Marshal Viscount Montgomery during his visit to Toronto, Following a luncheon the six shown here had (...)
      James, Norman
      9/3/1946
      A scout party of British jungle fighters of Field Marshal Wavell's forces are shown here wading through a stream in Burma
      A scout party of British jungle fighters of Field Marshal Wavell's forces are shown here wading through a stream in Burma
      Great Britain. Army
      3/13/1943
      V.C. Winners's wife. Mrs. Paul Triquet, wife of the V.C. winner, is the former Alberte Chenier of Ottawa. The Triquets were married in December, 1932,(...)
      V.C. Winners's wife. Mrs. Paul Triquet, wife of the V.C. winner, is the former Alberte Chenier of Ottawa. The Triquets were married in December, 1932,(...)
      Toronto Star (Firm)
      3/7/1944
      Major William Avery Bishop, V.C., D.S.O. bar, M.C., Royal Flying Corps 1917
      Major William Avery Bishop, V.C., D.S.O. bar, M.C., Royal Flying Corps 1917
      Bishop, William Avery, 1894-1956
      1917?
      V.C. Winner and his aunt
      V.C. Winner and his aunt
      Canada. Royal Canadian Air Force
      7/28/1944
      Two Toronto V.C. winners met today at Christie St. hospital. Paratrooper C Toppy Topham, who won his decoration as medical orderly east of the Rhine. (...)
      Two Toronto V.C. winners met today at Christie St. hospital. Paratrooper C Toppy Topham, who won his decoration as medical orderly east of the Rhine. (...)
      Tilston, Frederick Albert, 1906-1992
      8/4/1945
      Seventh V.C. winner, Lieut.-Col. David Currie of Moose Jaw and Owen Sound
      Seventh V.C. winner, Lieut.-Col. David Currie of Moose Jaw and Owen Sound
      Currie, David V
      5/7/1945
      First V.C. winner, Lieut.-Col. Cecil C. I. Merritt, Vancouver, won the award for his bravery at Dieppe while leading the South Saskatchewan Regiment a(...)
      First V.C. winner, Lieut.-Col. Cecil C. I. Merritt, Vancouver, won the award for his bravery at Dieppe while leading the South Saskatchewan Regiment a(...)
      Merritt, Charles Cecil Ingersoll
      6/28/1944
      Air Vice Marshal G. O. Johnson. M.C., Air Officer Commanding No. 1 Training Command, who has been appointed Air Officer Commanding Eastern Air Command (Operational) with headquarters at Halifax
      Air Vice Marshal G. O. Johnson. M.C., Air Officer Commanding No. 1 Training Command, who has been appointed Air Officer Commanding Eastern Air Command (Operational) with headquarters at Halifax
      Johnson, G. O.
      12/1/1942
      Here is Lieut.-Col. Cecil Merritt, V.C., of Vancouver-hero of Dieppe-at a reception depot in England after being flown there from a German prison camp(...)
      Here is Lieut.-Col. Cecil Merritt, V.C., of Vancouver-hero of Dieppe-at a reception depot in England after being flown there from a German prison camp(...)
      Merritt, Charles Cecil Ingersoll
      5/7/1945