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SHEPPARD, George Henry
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 534 |
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| Enlisted: | 19 August 1914, Enlisted at Footscray, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 7th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Footscray, Victoria, Australia, 1887 |
| Home Town: | Footscray, Maribyrnong, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Plasterer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Ottoman Empire, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 25 April 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave Panel 28, Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing, Werribee Shire Great War Roll of Honor |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 19 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 534, Enlisted at Footscray, Victoria | |
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| 19 Oct 1914: | Involvement Lance Corporal, 534, 7th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: '' | |
| 19 Oct 1914: | Embarked Lance Corporal, 534, 7th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Melbourne | |
| 6 Apr 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, At Alexandria | |
| 25 Apr 1915: | Involvement Corporal, 534, 7th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 534 awm_unit: 7 Battalion awm_rank: Corporal awm_died_date: 1915-04-25 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Henry Joseph Sheppard and Elizabeth Sheppard nee Pennell of 98 Creswick Street, Footscray, Victoria. Brother of Bertie Sheppard who was killed in action on 25 July 1916 while serving with the 8th Battalion
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal