Regimental number | 2058 |
Place of birth | Norwood, South Australia |
School | Rose Park and Pulteney Street Public School, South Australia |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Clerk |
Address | Mrs A Shepley, Hewitt Avenue, Rose Park, South Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 18 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Annie Shepley, Hewitt Avenue, Rose Park, South Australia |
Previous military service | Served in the Norwood Cadets but was not quite ready for Citizen Forces. |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 10th Battalion, 5th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/27/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A20 Hororata on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 10th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Pozieres, Somme Sector, France |
Age at death | 20 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 20 |
Place of burial | Courcelette British Cemetery (Plot V, Row C, Grave No. 9), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 60 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Frank and Annie SHEPLEY, 82 Hewitt Avenue, Rose Park, South Australia |
Family/military connections | Brother: No. 62348 Private Clarence Brushfield Shepley, War Graves Detachment, 27th Battalion, who died of Pneumonia at the 4th Stationary Hospital, France, on 26 July 1919. Also cousin: No.1089 Corporal Thomas Alan Shepley, 16th Battalion, who was killed in action at Gallipoli on 2 May 1915. |