| Regimental number | 588 |
| Place of birth | Melbourne, Victoria |
| Place of birth | Victoria, Australia |
| School | State School, Victoria |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Carpenter |
| Address | Penguin, Tasmania |
| Marital status | Widower |
| Age at embarkation | 32 |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Ellen Barr Shepherd, Penguin, Tasmania |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 40th Battalion, C Company |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/57/1 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Hobart, Tasmania, on board HMAT A35 Berrima on |
| Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll) | Name does not appear on Nominal Roll |
| Place of death or wounding | Armentieres, France |
| Date of death | |
| Age at death | 33 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 33 |
| Place of burial | Cite Bonjean Military Cemetery (Plot IV, Row C, Grave No. 7), Armentieres, France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 133 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Louis and Helen SHEPHERD, Penguin, Tasmania |
| Family/military connections | Brother: No.5229 Lewis N. Shepherd, 52nd Battalion, who died of wounds at Pozieres, France on 8th August 1916. |