Regimental number | 2777 |
Place of birth | St Peters, South Australia |
School | Norwood Public School and A.S. & B.T. Academy, S.A. |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Clerk |
Address | Baliol Street, College Park, South Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 20 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Amy Louisa Shepley, Baliol Street, College Park, South Australia |
Previous military service | 34th Battery Australian Field Artillery |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Driver |
Unit name | Divisional Ammunition Column |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A7 Medic on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Driver |
Unit from Nominal Roll | Divisional Ammunition Column |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Ypres, Belgium |
Age at death | 23 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 23 |
Place of burial | The Huts Cemetery (Plot X, Row D, Grave No. 7), Dickebusch, Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 21 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Enoch and Amy SHEPLEY, Baliol Street, College Park, South Australia |
Family/military connections | Cousin: 1785 Pte Stanley Shepley COOMBS, 43rd Bn, killed in action, 28 May 1918; 2314 Pte Kennion COOMBS, 48th Bn, killed in action, 11 April 1917. |
Other details |
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |