Regimental number | 2077 |
Place of birth | Sydney, New South Wales |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Boilermaker's assistant |
Address | Wentworthville, New South Wales |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 38.1 |
Height | 5' 11" |
Weight | 140 lbs |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Florence May Shepherd, Wentworthville Avenue, Wentworthville, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Sydney, New South Wales |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | December 1916 Reinforcements |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 11/14/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board RMS Karmala on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 2nd & 4th Regiment, Imperial Camel Corps |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Photo: Robert and Sandra Crofts |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Egypt Commenced return to Australia from Suez on board HT 'Port Sydney', 11 July 1917; discharged (medically unfit: debility), Sydney, 30 October 1917. Medal: British War Medal |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 51 |
Place of burial | Rookwood Necropolis (Sec. R.C. 9, 3906), Sydney, New South Wales |
Sources | NAA: B2455, SHEPHERD Sydney Harold |