SHEPHARD, Thomas Henry Phillip
| Service Number: | 2778 |
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| Enlisted: | 19 July 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 60th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Derby, Tasmania, Australia, 1894 |
| Home Town: | Fitzroy, Yarra, Victoria |
| Schooling: | George Street State School, Fitzroy, Victoria |
| Occupation: | Brushmaker |
| Died: | Killed In Action, France, 19 July 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, V.C. Corner Australian Cemetery Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 19 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2778, Depot Battalion | |
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| 27 Oct 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2778, 23rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: '' | |
| 27 Oct 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2778, 23rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne | |
| 15 Mar 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 60th Infantry Battalion | |
| 19 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2778, 60th Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix) |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
Brothers: 2776 Pte George Arnold SHEPHARD, 60th Bn, killed in action, 19 July 1916; 2777 Pte John Ernest SHEPHARD, 60th Bn, died of illness, 12 July 1916.
Thomas was born in Derby Tasmania. He attended State School, George St., Fitzroy. He was a brush maker, as were his brothers and 24 years of age at time of death.
The three brothers all joined 60th Battalion and all died within one week in July 1916.
Little is known about Thomas Shephard's death, he was reported missing for over a year before a Court of Enquiry, held in the field, 4 August 1917, pronounced his fate as 'killed in action, 19 July 1916.
In July 1921, his mother Ellen received a letter from for the Officer in Charge of Base Records. It stated: “I regret very much that, notwithstanding the efforts of Grave Services Unit, we have so far been unable to obtain any trace of the last resting place of your son the late No. 2778 Private T.H.P Shephard, 60th Battalion and so that no possible source of information shall be overlooked., I shall be much obliged if you will let me have on loan any letters or communication that contained any reference to the circumstances surrounding his death, particularly the exact locality where at which it occurred or where he was last seen alive.” Thomas’ exact resting place is unknown.
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