Regimental number | 6320 |
Place of birth | Gunnedah, New South Wales |
School | [Cronin] Hill Public School, Sydney, New South Wales |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Clerk |
Address | 179 Queen Street, South Ashfield, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 18 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs S J Shepherd, 179 Queen Street, South Ashfield, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Served in the 35th Senior Cadets |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 1st Battalion, 20th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/18/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A14 Euripides on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 1st Battalion |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | Menin Road, Ypres, Belgium |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 19 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 19 |
Place of burial | Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery (Plot XXIV, Row F, Grave No. 7A), Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 30 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: William and Sarah SHEPHERD, 66 MacArthur Parade, Dulwich Hill, New South Wales. Native of Gunnedah, New South Wales |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |