Peter's older half-brother Stoker 1st Class William Bisset of the Royal Navy survived the Battle of Jutland but died soon after in Queenstown, Ireland. See Directory for William's page. Peter embarked from Halifax, Canada aboard the troopship "Empress of Britain" on the 20/05/1916 and arrived in Liverpool on the 30/05/1916. He proceeded for Service overseas from Southampton on the 12/08/1916 and arrived in Le Havre a day later. The 78th Battalion were part of the 12th Canadian Brigade, 4th Canadian Division. Peter was one of a fighting patrol which came in contact with the enemy post in 'Pat Trench' in the evening of the 31/07/1918 at Fampoux. He was leading the patrol on a bomb attack of the post with hand grenades when he was shot dead by an enemy sentry (see photo of death register). SEE PHOTOS x 23 FOR THE 78th BATTALION WAR DIARY FOR JULY 1918, PHOTOS x 6 FOR THE 4th CANADIAN DIVISION GENERAL STAFF WAR DIARY FOR JULY 1918 and PHOTOS x 27 FOR THE 4th CANADIAN DIVISION GENERAL STAFF WAR DIARY APPENDICES 1 and 2 FOR JULY 1918. Peter was twice wounded in action. On the 05/05/1917 Peter received a gunshot wound to his left leg at Givenchy. He was taken to the 2nd Australian General Hospital, Wimereux, France on the 07/05/1917 then to Edinburgh War Hospital, Bangour, Midlothian. from the 12/05/1917 until the 23/05/1917 then onto the Canadian Convalescent Hospital in Bromley, Kent on the 25/05/1917. He was discharged on the 30/05/1917. On the 22/10/1917 Peter was at the No. 11 Canadian General Hospital at Moore Barracks, Shorncliffe (suffering from Haemorrhoids) then onto the Canadian Convalescent Hospital, Monks Horton, Kent until the 18/12/1917. Peter was also wounded by a gunshot wound to his left thigh on the 30/04/1918 and was treated at the 57th Casualty Clearing Station then the 56th General Hospital, Etaples on the 02/05/1918, then No. 6 Convalescent Depot, Etaples on the 12/05/1918 then the 14th Convalescent Depot in Trouville. Peter previously served with the 100th Winnipeg Grenadiers. Peter arrived in England aboard the Steam ship "Empress of Britain". Main grave photo donated by Thierry Dericbourg and the additional grave photo kindly donated by Mick McCann at the British War Graves website who supply photos FREE OF CHARGE
here. Peter is also remembered on the Maxwell Church and in the St. Augustine's Parish (book) Rolls of Honour (see photos) and in the Canadian 1st World War book of Remembrance (see photos). See photos for Peter's CWGC Grave Registration x 2, his Death Register, his Headstone Report x 2, his Attestation Papers x 2, Anzin St. Aubin British Cemetery, the Canadian Infantry Cap Badge, Peter's Service Records x 33, the Battalion recruitment poster, the troopship "Empress of Britain", another photo of Peter's grave and 2 Newspaper clippings from the Airdrie and Coatbridge Advertiser (1 regarding Peter's sister Jeanie's marriage in 1911). Peter's grave inscription reads "UNTIL THE MORNING BREAKS".
