| Regimental number | 2872 |
| Place of birth | Inglewood, Victoria |
| School | Inglewood State School, Victoria |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
| Occupation | Telegraph operator |
| Address | Brooke Street, Inglewood, Victoria |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 24 |
| Next of kin | Father, C F Shepherd, Inglewood, Victoria |
| Previous military service | Nil. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 6th Battalion, 9th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/23/2 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A16 Star Of Victoria on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 57th Battalion |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of death or wounding | Flanders, France |
| Age at death | 25.7 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 25 |
| Place of burial | Rue-Du-Bois Military Cemetery (Plot I, Row F, Grave No. 2), Fleurbaix, France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 164 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Charles and Janet SHEPHERD, Brooke Street, Inglewood, Victoria |
| Family/military connections | Brother: No.10673 Sapper Archie Gordon Shepherd, 3rd Divisional Signal Company (previously No.1177, No.1152, Private, 5th Battalion), who died of wounds at St. Omer, France on 3 November 1917. |
Postal Address:
Po Box 7916
Canberra BC 2610, Australia
Street Address:
Northcott Drive,
Campbell, ACT 2600
