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SHEPHERD, John
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 50161 |
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| Enlisted: | 26 December 1917, Allocated to 1st General Service Reinforcement’s Victoria at Broadmeadows Camp 14March 1918 |
| Last Rank: | Driver |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Training Battalion |
| Born: | St Louis Missouri USA, 10 April 1896 |
| Home Town: | Albert Park, Port Phillip, Victoria |
| Occupation: | Engineer |
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World War 1 Service
| 26 Dec 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 50161, 1st to 17th (VIC) Reinforcements, Allocated to 1st General Service Reinforcement’s Victoria at Broadmeadows Camp 14March 1918 | |
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| 19 Mar 1918: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 1st to 17th (VIC) Reinforcements, Promoted Lance Corporal voyage only HT Persic Sydney to UK | |
| 21 Mar 1918: | Involvement Private, 50161, 1st to 17th (VIC) Reinforcements, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '20' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Persic embarkation_ship_number: A34 public_note: '' | |
| 21 Mar 1918: | Embarked Private, 50161, 1st to 17th (VIC) Reinforcements, HMAT Persic, Sydney | |
| 31 May 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 22nd Infantry Battalion, Allocated to reinforce 22nd Battalion from 5th Training Battalion UK | |
| 27 Jun 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Driver, Australian Motor Transport Company, Transferred to AMTC Tidworth Barracks for instruction | |
| 6 Jul 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Driver, 2nd Training Battalion, Taken on Strength as AMTC Driver Permanent Cadre to 2nd Training Brigade HQ UK | |
| 18 Jun 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Driver, 50161, 2nd Training Battalion, Discharged from the AIF in London UK Medically Unfit |
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