SHEPLEY, Thomas Alan
| Service Number: | 1089 |
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| Enlisted: | 28 September 1914, Enlisted at Morphettville, SA |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1) |
| Born: | Glanville, South Australia, 18 May 1895 |
| Home Town: | Goodwood, Unley, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Adelaide High School; Prince Alfred and Minden Colleges, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 2 May 1915, aged 19 years |
| Cemetery: |
Beach Cemetery - ANZAC Cove Plot 1, Row A, Grave 24 Headstone inscription reads: His duty done Commemorated in St George and Martyr's Anglican Church, Goodwood, SA, |
| Memorials: | Adelaide High School Honour Board, Adelaide National War Memorial, Adelaide South Australian Railways WW1 & WW2 Honour Boards, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Goodwood Public School WW1 Roll of Honor, Goodwood St George Anglican Church Memorial Tower, Kent Town Prince Alfred College 'Nobly Striving, Nobly Fell' Roll of Honour, Kilburn Islington Railway Workshops Honour Roll, Unley Arch of Remembrance, Unley Town Hall WW1 Honour Board |
World War 1 Service
| 28 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Corporal, 1089, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Enlisted at Morphettville, SA | |
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| 22 Dec 1914: | Involvement AIF WW1, Corporal, 1089, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
| 22 Dec 1914: | Embarked AIF WW1, Corporal, 1089, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Ceramic, Melbourne |
CORPORAL T. A. SHEPLEY
Chronicle (Adelaide, SA: 1895 - 1954) Saturday 19 June 1915
CORPORAL A. SHEPLEY.
Corporal Alan Shepley (killed in action on June 4) was the eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. H. Shepley, of Ophir-street, Goodwood Park, and had just passed his 20th year. He was educated at the Goodwood public school, Adelaide High School, and Prince Alfred College, and afterwards attended Muirden College for special subjects. He joined the clerical staff of the South Australian railway service (Loco. Department) three or four years ago, and on enlisting he received a gift from his fellow-officers. He took great interest in church work, being connected with St. George's, Goodwood, where he made many friends. The esteem in which he was held was feelingly displayed in the large attendances at the church last Sunday, when special services were held.
Submitted 28 August 2014 by Al Staunton
Biography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Harry Shepley and Alice Annie Shepley nee Jones of 8 Ophir Street, Goodwod, SA. Brother of George Arthur Shepley, Frank Newland Shepley who returned to Australia on 19 February 1919 having served with the 32nd Battalion, Walter Gordon Shepley, Norman Keith Shepley, Kenneth Harcourt Shepley, Stuart Ronald Shepley, Beryl Annie Shepley, Harry Howse Shepley, and Verna Elsie Shepley
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Also served in the cadets and the Citizen Military Forces
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