Regimental number | 1276 |
Place of birth | Kangaroo Valley, New South Wales |
School | Public School, New South Wales |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Dairy farmer |
Address | c/o James Shepherd, York Street, Singleton, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 27 |
Next of kin | Father, J Shepherd, York Street, Singleton, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Served for four years in the Singleton Company, Australian Light Horse. |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Sapper |
Unit name | 3rd Field Company Engineers, Reinforcement 8 |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 14/22/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT SS Makarini on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Lance Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 13th Field Company Engineers |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Bullecourt, France |
Age at death | 30 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 30 |
Place of burial | Queant Road Cemetery (Plot III, Row F, Grave No. 30), Buissy, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 24 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: James and Frances SHEPHERD, York Street, Singleton, New South Wales |