Regimental number | 1284 |
Place of birth | Nowra, New South Wales |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Clerk |
Address | Riverview, Bomaderry, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 20 |
Height | 5' 10" |
Weight | 168 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, Richard Shepherd, Riverview, Bomaderry, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Served for 6 months in the 5th Light Horse Regiment, Citizen Military Forces; resigned to enlist in the AIF. |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Holsworthy, New South Wales |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 30th Battalion, C Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/47/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A72 Beltana on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Lance Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 30th Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll) | Date of return to Australia incorrectly entered on Nominal Roll as 12 January 1916. |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Commenced return to Australia from Portland on board HT 'Wiltshire', 12 November 1916; disembarked Sydney, 31 December 1919; discharged (medically unfit), Sydney, 15 March 1917. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Date of death | |
Sources | NAA: B2455, SHEPHERD James Glenville |