John Maxwell SHEPHERD

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Service Number:	1276
Enlisted:	25 March 1915, Served for four years in the Singleton Company, Australian Light Horse.
Last Rank:	Lance Corporal
Last Unit:	13th Field Company Engineers
Born:	Kangaroo Valley, New South Wales, Australia, 6 April 1887
Home Town:	Singleton, Northumberland, New South Wales
Schooling:	Coopernook Public School, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation:	Dairy farmer
Died:	Killed in Action, Bullecourt, France, 7 April 1917, aged 30 years
Cemetery:	Queant Road Cemetery, Buissy, France Queant Road Cemetery (Plot III, Row F, Grave No. 30), Buissy, France, Queant Road Cemetery, Buissy, Nord Pas de Calais, France
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Singleton Camberwell Honour Roll, Singleton War Memorial, Wickham "Citizens of Wickham" Volunteers Honour Roll

25 Mar 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Sapper, 1276, 3rd Field Company Engineers, Served for four years in the Singleton Company, Australian Light Horse.
15 Sep 1915:	Involvement Sapper, 1276, 3rd Field Company Engineers, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: SS Makarini embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: ''
15 Sep 1915:	Embarked Sapper, 1276, 3rd Field Company Engineers, SS Makarini, Melbourne
22 Aug 1916:	Wounded AIF WW1, Sapper, 1276, 3rd Field Company Engineers, GSW to right arm
28 Sep 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Sapper, 13th Field Company Engineers
30 Dec 1916:	Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 13th Field Company Engineers
7 Apr 1917:	Involvement Lance Corporal, 1276, 13th Field Company Engineers, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1276 awm_unit: 13th Field Company, Australian Engineers awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1917-04-07

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