Regimental number | 1177 |
Place of birth | Inglewood, Victoria |
School | Inglewood State School, Victoria |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Clerk |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 21 |
Next of kin | C F Shepherd, Brook Street, Inglewood, Victoria |
Previous military service | Nil. |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 5th Battalion, 1st Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/22/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A32 Themistocles on |
Regimental number from Nominal Roll | 10673 |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Sapper |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 3rd Divisional Signal Company |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | First enlisted 29 September 1914 with 5th Battalion. (Possibly No.1152 or No.1177) Wounded and sent home. Re-enlisted as No.10673, 3rd Divisional Signal Company. He died of the wounds sustained in 1915 on 3 November 1917. |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | St. Omer, France |
Age at death | 24.6 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 24 |
Place of burial | Longuenesse Cemetery (Plot IV, Row E, Grave No 78), St Omer, Pas de Calais, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 26 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Charles Francis and Janet Liddle SHEPHERD, Brooke Street, Inglewood, Victoria |
Family/military connections | Brother: 2872 Private Francis Charles SHEPHERD, 57th Bn, killed in action, 15 July 1917. |
Sources | NAA: B2455, SHEPHERD Archie Gordon |