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Billy Bishop Home & Museum

Owen Sound, Canada

Billy Bishop Home & Museum

The Billy Bishop Museum is a museum and National Historic Site of Canada in Owen Sound, Ontario, Canada that commemorates the life and achievements of First World War flying ace and Victoria Cross winner Air Marshall William Avery "Billy" Bishop VC, CB, DSO and Bar, MC, DFC. The museum is located at

his birthplace and childhood home before he went to Royal Military College of Canada in Kingston, Ontario. It features artifacts including uniforms, medals, photos, models, etc. from Canadians who fought during World War I and World War II. The house has the original hardwood floors, Victorian furnishings and other personal possessions of the Bishop family. Billy Bishop Museum is a non-profit organization committed to preserving local history, including the childhood home of Victoria Cross recipient William Avery “Billy” Bishop. The Museum seeks to engage the community by connecting local stories to the Canadian war experience and broader currents of global history. A gift shop is open during museum hours. Bishop's modest gravesite is also in Owen Sound in Greenwood Cemetery. A plaque at the Billy Bishop Museum dedicated to William Avery "Billy" Bishop 1894-1956 was erected by the Historic...

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