Sherbourne Haliburton SHEPPARD

SHEPPARD, Sherbourne Haliburton

    Service Numbers: 248, 539
    Enlisted: 17 August 1914, Enlisted at Prahran, Victoria Originally with servicen number of 539 but changed to 248
    Last Rank: Sapper
    Last Unit: 2nd Field Company Engineers
    Born: Limerick, Ireland, 1884
    Home Town: Prahran, Stonnington, Victoria
    Schooling: Caulfield Grammar School, Victoria, Australia
    Occupation: Stocks & Shares Broker
    Died: Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 10 July 1915
    Cemetery: Beach Cemetery - ANZAC Cove
    Plot 11, Row C, Grave 8 Headstone inscription reads: A loving son and a brave comrade, Beach Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey
    Memorials: Armadale St. Albans Church Honour Roll, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour
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    World War 1 Service

    17 Aug 1914: Enlisted AIF WW1, Sapper, 248, 2nd Field Company Engineers, Enlisted at Prahran, Victoria Originally with servicen number of 539 but changed to 248
    21 Oct 1914: Involvement Private, 539, 5th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Orvieto embarkation_ship_number: A3 public_note: ''
    21 Oct 1914: Embarked Private, 539, 5th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Orvieto, Melbourne
    10 Jul 1915: Involvement Sapper, 248, 2nd Field Company Engineers, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 248 awm_unit: 2nd Field Company, Australian Engineers awm_rank: Sapper awm_died_date: 1915-07-10

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    Biography contributed by Carol Foster

    Son of Haliburton and Sar Sheppard of 331 Collins Street, Melbourne, Victoria

    Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

    Served in the Caulfield Grammar School Cadets, Victoria for about 4 years and also in the Citizen Military Forces for a brief time in WA

    Served an apprenticeship with mining engineers and was a Manager of mining company in WA

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