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He was born in Owen Sound, Ontario and grew up in a lovely 3 storied home that later became a Museum just for Billy. https://www.billybishop.org/
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Bishop attended Beech Street School (later renamed Dufferin Public School), just down the street from his home.
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Bishop went to Royal Military College in Kingston, Ontario and Began as a Cadet. In his senior year, the war broke out and, Bishop enlisted.
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Bishop began his military career and was sent to the Mississauga Horse Regiment.
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Bishop applied for a transfer to the Royal Flying Corps
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Bishop got severely injured. But bnce healed he began his ground training at the school of Military Aeronautics school in England. He graduated and was then put to Suttons Farm on the Thames for anti-Zeppelin night duty.
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Sent to the front lines in france where he joined No. 60 Squadron at Filescamp Farm. He had to wait until March 25 for his first real fight in the air, It ended with Billy shooting down his first German Albatross airplane and barely soaring back over to his land to safety.
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Sent to the British War Mission in Washington, DC.
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Billy Bishop got married to Margaret Eaton Burdon in Timothy Eaton Memorial Church in Toronto.
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Completed training for the war and moved to the front lines in France, where they were stationed at Petit Synthe.
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Billy Bishop sailed to England. Halfway across the Atlantic, the ship received news that the Great War had ended.
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Bishop began a lecture tour, speaking about his wartime adventures across North America.During Bishop’s tour he collapsed on stage and was later diagnosed with appendicitis. After healing, he resumed his lecture tour.
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Bishop had returned to London, England working as a salesman for his friend Gordon Perry’s company.
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He was made a member of the German Ace Association, the only non-German to receive such an honour.
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Bishop was made an Honourary Air Vice Marshal. He helped expand the Royal Canadian Air Force.
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Bishop became Director of Recruiting for the RCAF, and he and his family moved to Ottawa, ON.
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The world war II ended and Bishop stopped being a recruiter.
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Bishop returned to the oil business in Montreal. In 1952 He retired from the oil company and began spending his winters in Florida.
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Bishop died peacefully in his sleep.
