Regimental number | 2294 |
Place of birth | Holbeton, Plymouth, England |
School | Salisbury Road, Plymouth, England |
Age on arrival in Australia | 17 |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Labourer |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 21 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Louisa Shepherd, 100 Salisbury Road, Plymouth, England |
Previous military service | Nil. |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Driver |
Unit name | Australian Reserve Park 1, Company 10 |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 25/34/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A26 Armadale on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Driver |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 14th Company, Australian Army Service Corps |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | "My son worked on the farm all the time before enlisting. He was a good boy in his bringing up. He belonged to the Church Sunday School. He was also a choir boy at St. Simon's Salisbury Road, Plymouth, but the minister at that church has gone away or I could have referred you to him. He had a very intimate chum in the A.I.F that you could refer to." [Mother: Louisa Shepherd of Plymouth, England.] RoHC lists full name as Frederick Brooking Shepherd. |
Fate | Effective abroad (still overseas) |
Place of death or wounding | France |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 23.11 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 24 |
Place of burial | Daours Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot III, Row F, Grave No. 39), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 181 |