Billy Bishop was by no means perfect and he would be the first to admit that if he was still alive today.
Bishop was born February 8, 1894 in Owen Sound, Ontario and lived there until age 17. He grew up in a fairly big family consisting of 5 people. His mother, father, younger sister and older brother. Bishop's younger sister Louie paid him $5 to take her friends out on a date, he did not know that he would be meeting his future bride, Margaret Burden in 1917.
Growing up, Bishop never got the best grades, he would get in fights on the playground, and would much rather hang out around girls than boys.
As a kid, he used to enjoy playing more independent sports like swimming, as opposed to team sports like hockey and lacrosse.
In 1914, Bishop