Regimental number | 4914 |
Place of birth | London, England |
School | National School, England |
Age on arrival in Australia | 19 |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Stockman |
Address | c/o A Shepherd, Milray, Pentland |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 27 |
Next of kin | Father, C Shepherd, 15 Alexander Road, Beckellanpea, Sussex, England |
Previous military service | Nil. |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Driver |
Unit name | Field Artillery Brigade 3, Reinforcement 8 |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 13/31/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board SS Makarini on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Gunner |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 2nd Field Artillery Brigade |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Fate place not known (possibly Flanders) but buried at Brandhook, Paperinghe, France. Possibly awarded a Military Medal. |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Age at death | 29 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 29 |
Place of burial | Brandhoek New Military Cemetery (Plot II, Row B, Grave No. 33), Vlamertinghe, Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 12 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Charles and Mary SHEPHERD, 15 Alexander Road, Bexhill-on-Sea, Sussex. Native of London, England |
Medals |
Military Medal Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 9 Date: |
Family/military connections | Brother: One younger brother, James Haydn Shepherd, who joined the British Forces in August 1914 and was killed in action on 9 May 1915 at the age of 18 years old. |