| Surname: | Bishop |
| Initials: | W A |
| Rank: | Warrant Officer I |
| Army Number: | 6458226 |
| Notes: | MPSC. 4 Military Detention Barracks. Formerly Royal Fusiliers, transferred to MPSC. To discharge no date given in discharge book 25. From MCE Colchester & Depot MPSC, posted to Shepton Mallet, 12/5/1953, WOII. 4/8/1953 serving in MP & DB Shepton Mallet, WOII. Listed on MPSC Seniority Roll, 31/7/1959, WOI, Listed on MPSC Seniority Roll, 31/3/1960, WO I. London Gazette 42458, 6622, 12/9/1961, 6458226 WO I William Alfred Bishop (469519) to be Lt, (QM), 21/6/1961. London Gazette 42986, 3936, 7/5/1963, MPSC, Regular Army, Lt, (QM), W A Bishop (469519) to be Capt, (QM), 7/5/1963. London Gazette 44845, 4993, 13/5/1962, MPSC, Regular Army, Capt (QM) W A Bishop, (469519) to be Maj (QM), 7/5/1969/London Gazette 46199, 1547, 5/2/1974, MPSC, Regular Army, Maj (QM) W A Bishop (469519) retires on retired pay, 6/2/1974. William Alfred Bishop. |
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| Decoration: | Queen's Commendation for Brave Conduct (London Gazette: 41991 Page: 2194 March 25, 1960) |
| Citation: | Shepton Mallet. 10th March 1959, Regimental Sergeant Major MP & DB.Citation: WOI BISHOP is Regimental Sergeant Major of the Military Prison and Detention Barracks at Shepton Mallet. At about 1220 hours on 10th March 59 he was with the Commandant in the Specials Block of the MP & D B when shouting and banging was heard coming from the direction of the Imprisonment Wing. He at once went to the Imprisonment Wing, taking two members of the Staff with him. Upon his arrival there he found a mutiny with violence in progress with which the small number of Staff present were unable to contend, items of kit were being thrown at the staff he immediately set about restoring order. Almost twenty of the prisoners were collected at the top of the narrow staircase armed with various makeshift weapons threatening anyone who approached. Undeterred by either verbal or physical threats to his person, he forced his way up the stairs and attempted to reason with the mutineers. These mutineers would not listen to reason and eventually barricaded themselves into two cells. Later in the evening it became necessary to remove by force four prisoners who had barricaded themselves in a cell and reused to come out. Bishop led the party of his Staff ordered to accomplish this task and showed great personal courage in so doing. His calmness and leadership during this exacting time is evidence by the fact that although there was a violent struggle none of the prisoners was injured. Throughout the whole incident which lasted about seven hours, RSM Bishop showed outstanding courage, his calm and efficient leadership was largely instrumental in quelling the mutiny in so short a time.Recommended by: Lt/Col, Commandant, MP & DB Shepton Mallet, Brig. PM(Army), War Officer. Maj/Gen, Director of Personal Services, War Office. |