Private Ernest John Sheppard
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name:
Sheppard,
Ernest John
Date of birth: 1894-01-04
Place of birth: Salisbury Wiltshire England
Next of kin: Thomas Sheppard, father. 10 College Street, Salisbury, Wiltshire, England
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Hotel Porter
Religion: Church of England
Date of death:
1918-08-10
Cause of death:
Killed in action
Buried:
Rosieres Communal Cemetery Extension, III. B. 29.
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: 466631
Highest Rank:
Private
(5th Battalion)
Rank detail
- Private, 5th Battalion, Infantry (Army). 1916-06-28 to 1918-08-10
- Private (Army). 1915-07-17 to 1916-06-28
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: Chateau grounds at Warvillers
RESEARCH INFORMATION
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CWGC ID: 314541
LAC ID:
225833
Service file: B8845-S042
Uploader's Notes: Son of Thomas Sheppard and Martha Harriet Sheppard (nee Hallett); older brother of Charles Sheppard (Service No. 3208510) and Albert Thomas 'Bert' Sheppard (Service No. 18694)
Uploader's Research notes:
63rd Battalion Nominal Roll
March 2019 - VM offered on eBay.
[Private Army Canadian Infantry 63rd Battalion A Company Private Army Canadian Infantry 5th Battalion ]ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2020-10-24