Regimental number | 1733 |
Place of birth | Bundaberg, Queensland |
School | Bundaberg State School, Queensland |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Farmer |
Address | Enoggera, Queensland |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 21 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Lucy Jane McLenan, Moorlands via Bundaberg, Queensland |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 52nd Battalion, 2nd Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/69/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board SS Hawkes Bay on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 52nd Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Villers-Brettoneux, France |
Age at death | 23 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 24 |
Place of burial | Adelaide Cemetery (Plot III, Row G, Grave No. 8), Villers-Bretonneux, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 156 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parent: Robert and Lucy SHEPPARD, Moorland, Bundaberg, Queensland |
Family/military connections | Brother: No.1734 Robert Melville Sheppard, 52nd Battalion, who was killed in action on 29 March 1917 at Lagnicourt, France. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |