| Regimental number | 1734 |
| Place of birth | Bundaberg, Queensland |
| School | Bundaberg State School, Queensland |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
| Occupation | Farmer |
| Address | Brisbane, Queensland |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 24 |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Lucy Jane McLenan, Moorlands via Bundaberg, Queensland |
| Enlistment date | |
| 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 | Lance Corporal |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 52nd Battalion |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of death or wounding | Lagnicourt, France |
| Age at death | 26 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 26 |
| Place of burial | Queant Road Cemetery (Special Memorial Row D, No. 6), Buissy, France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 156 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Son of Robert SHEPPARD and Lucy MCLENNAN, his wife, Moorland, Bundaberg, Queensland |
| Family/military connections | Brother: No.1733 Ernest Clifford Sheppard, 52nd Battalion, who was killed in action on24 April 1918 at Villers-Bretonneux, France. |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |