| Regimental number | 12 |
| Place of birth | Hobart Tasmania |
| Religion | Methodist |
| Occupation | Grocers assistant |
| Address | Hobart, Tasmania |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 27 |
| Next of kin | Father, Robert Shepperd, 365 Macquarie Street, Hobart, Tasmania |
| Enlistment date | 21 February 1916 |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 40th Battalion, Headquarters |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/57/1 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Hobart, Tasmania, on board HMAT A35 Berrima on 1 July 1916 |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Driver |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 40th Battalion |
| Fate | Returned to Australia 12 May 1919 |
| Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll) | *Given name Henry Edmund |