SHEPPARD, Peter Gilbert Dwight
| Service Number: | 43691 |
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| Enlisted: | 12 September 1941 |
| Last Rank: | Leading Aircraftman |
| Last Unit: | No. 41 Squadron (RAAF) |
| Born: | London, England, 27 March 1909 |
| Home Town: | Casino, Richmond Valley, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Unknown |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Illness, New South Wales, Australia , 4 October 1945, aged 36 years |
| Cemetery: |
Casino General Cemetery, New South Wales Church of England Plot, Section A , Grave 53 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 2 Service
| 12 Sep 1941: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Leading Aircraftman, 43691, No. 41 Squadron (RAAF) | |
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| 12 Sep 1941: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Leading Aircraftman, 43691, RAAF Hospitals | |
| 13 Oct 1944: | Discharged Royal Australian Air Force, 43691, No. 41 Squadron (RAAF), Discharged as medically unfit for further service |
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Peter Gilbert Dwight was born in London on 27th March, 1909 under the surname SAPOUNTZAKIS
His parents were Archilles SAPOUNTZAKIS & Elsie May SINCLAIR who married in Fulham, London in 1908
Elsie married Philip SHEPPARD in England in 1917 - so Peter took on his stepfathers surname but he was listed as James on the Commonwealth War Graves record
He arrived in Sydney in 1925 on the ship Osterley aged 16 years
He married Jessie MILLIGAN in Casino, NSW in 1933 - 3 known children - John Anthony, Anne Lucille & Marcia Gay
Peter was discharged on 13th October, 1944 due to being medically unfit for further service and died on 4th October, 1945 & is buried in the Casino Cemetery in NSW
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