William Avery Billy Bishop

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William Avery Billy Bishop

• By Karsten 8-41

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Why Famous?

• Because the number of planes he shot down
• Also because of his bravery

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Career

• Won the Victoria Cross.
• Last victory came on June19,1918
• Record of 72 kills
• First Canadian to win Victoria Cross

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Personal

• Born in Owen Sound, Ontario, Feb. 8,1894
• Middle child of 3
• Died in 1956 at Palm Beach

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Quotes

• I had never given much thought to being a
  soldier, even after my parents had sent me to the
  Royal Military College at Kingston, When I was
  seventeen years of age. I will stay for my
  parents that they had not thought much of me
  being a professional soldier either. But they
  did think, for some reason or another, that a
  little Military discipline at the Royal Military
  College would do me a lot of good- and I suppose
  it did. Billy Bishop

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Family

• Proposed to Margaret a day before -embarking to
  England
• Bishop had no children

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Why important as a Canadian

• Bishops important because his bravey.
• Hes also important because he gave hope to young
  soldiers.

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Interesting Facts

• Bishop almost died on a routine flight
• Airport named after him
• Film made about him called The Kid Who Couldnt
  Miss by John Cowan
• Bishop was also a soldier before he was a pilot
• There was a play made of him called Bishop goes
  to war by John Gray.

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Conclusion

• I learned many interesting facts about Billy
  Bishop
• His record for kills, family, things he said, and
  why hes famous
• I chose Billy Bishop because of his bravery and
  skill
• His contribution to Canada was to help win the
  war for freedom

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Bibliography

• William Avery Billy Bishop, www.constable.ca/bb
  ishop.htm, Jan.13/03
• Air Marshal William Avery Bishop, Feb.22/2002,
  www.Billybishop.net/bishop.html, Jan.13/03
• William Avery (Billy) Bishop Jan.13/03
• www.greycountry.on.ca/museum/bishstor.html
  The
• Canadian Encyclopedia, Year 2000 Edition,
  Bishop, William Avery
• The Junior Encyclopedia of Canada, Year 1990
  Edition, Bishop, William Avery