Regimental number | 5229 |
Place of birth | Irrewillipe Victoria |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Butcher |
Address | Irrewillipe, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 21 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs N Shepherd, Penguin, Tasmania |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 12th Battalion, 16th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/29/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board RMS Orontes on |
Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll) | Name does not appear on Nominal Roll |
Date of death | |
Age at death from cemetery records | 23 |
Place of burial | Puchevillers British Cemetery (Plot II, Row E, Grave No. 4), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 156 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Louis and Helen SHEPHERD, Penguin, Tasmania. Native of Victoria |
Family/military connections | Brother: No.588 Ernest Victor Shepherd, 40th Battalion, who was killed in action at Armentieres, France on 2 January 1917. |