Regimental number | 1089 |
Place of birth | Glanville, South Australia |
School | Adelaide High School, Prince Alfred and Minden Colleges, Adelaide, South Australia |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Clerk |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 19 |
Height | 5' 8.5" |
Weight | 148 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, Harry Shepley, Ophir Street, Goodwood, South Australia |
Previous military service | Served for 2 years in the Senior Cadets; 15 months as a Sergeant and Colour Sergeant in the 78th Infantry, Citizen Military Forces. |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Morphettville, South Australia |
Rank on enlistment | Corporal |
Unit name | 16th Battalion, F Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/33/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board Troopship A40 Ceramic on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 16th Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | 'Among his fellow clerks, he founded a book club which is perpetuated under his name.' [Father: A. Shepley of Goodwood Park, South Australia] |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Gallipoli, Turkey |
Age at death | 20 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 20 |
Place of burial | Beach Cemetery (Plot I, Row A, Grave 24), Gallipoli, Turkey |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 81 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Commemorated in St George the Martyr's Anglican Church, Goodwood, Adelaide, South Australia. Inscription reads: 'To the Glory of God. In Honour of Our Lady, Blessed Michael the Archangel, Blessed George the Martyr & of all the Blessed Saints. To the dear Memory of all those who went forth from this Altar, where they offered the Holy Sacrifice of the Body and Blood of Christ, to give their lives in the Great War. This Screen is Blessed on Anzac Day 25 April 1922 being the Feast of Saint Mark the Evangelist.' Commemorated on Goodwood Public School Roll of Honor. Photo: Peter Dennis. Parents: Harry and Alice SHEPLEY, 8 Ophir Street, Goodwood Park, South Australia |
Family/military connections | Cousins: 62348 Pte Clarence Brushfield SHEPLEY, War Graves Detachment, 27th Bn, died of pneumonia, 4th Stationary Hospital, France, 26 July 1919; 2058 Pte Reginald Brushfield SHEPLEY, 10th Bn, killed in action, Pozieres, France, 20 August 1916. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Embarked Alexandria to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force (Gallipoli Campaign), 12 April 1915. Killed in action, 2 May 1915. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, SHEPLEY Thomas Alan |