Private

Edgar Francis Sheppard

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Mary Louisa Sheppard, of The Camp, Tauranga, Thames, and the late Edward Sheppard.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

Public Contributions:

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
12/1501
Name:
Edgar Francis Sheppard
Rank: 
Private
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
Mrs E. Sheppard (mother), care of Mrs Vercoe, The Camp, Tauranga, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
Tauranga, New Zealand
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
NZEF, Auckland Regiment, Main Body, 6 (Hauraki) Company

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
08 May 1915
Day of Death:
Saturday
Age at Death: 
22
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
2nd Reinforcements
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
14 December 1914
Transport:

HMNZT 13
HMNZT 14
HMNZT 15
Vessel:
Verdala or Willochra or Knight of the Garter
Destination:
Suez, Egypt

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery Location: 
Turkey
Edgar Francis Sheppard
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