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Birth registered as  Reginald Joseph B Shergold 

Births Dec 1893 Shergold Reginald Joseph B Leeds 9b 529

Deaths Jun 1917 Shergold Reginald B 25 Lambeth 1d 261

He was 23/25 and the son of the Rev. Frank Shergold and Emily Shergold, of Kingston-on-Thames. His mother was later laid to rest with him.

From Suzanne Make
 
The forgotten ANZAC in Kingston Cemetery.
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Lance Corporal Reginald Joseph Beauchamp Shergold, 206, 1st Field Amb., Australian Army Medical Corps died on 16 May 1917. He was 23.

Shergold was born in Leeds in 1893 and was the son of Emily and Frank. He emigrated to Australia in 1912. Working as a farmer he lived in Tamworth, New South Wales, enlisting in Sydney on 25 August 1914.

He served in Gallipoli and France where he was wounded on 1 March 1917. He received a gun shot wound to his femur. Evacuated home he was admitted to King George Hospital where he died on 16 May 1917. Apart from his awful wounds he was also suffering from septic pneumonia and delirium.
He was buried with full military honours in non-conformist ground. (His father was a Primitive Methodist Reverend)

The last post was sounded, there was a firing party and his coffin was draped with an Australian flag.
His mother Emily died on 7 May 1923 and was buried with her son.

Shergold is commemorated on the Tamworth Anzac Park memorial gates and at the AWM (panel 183)

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There are 165 CWGC graves in Kingston-Upon-Thames. The white markers, familiar to us all are easy to spot. Unfortunately Shergold’s grave is not one of them. We spent several hours trying to find him on Saturday to no avail. We returned today and were successful, laying rosemary and poppies on his grave.
Reginald Shergold, on this ANZAC day, you are remembered.

Reginald Joseph Beauchamp SHERGOLD was born in Leeds, Yorkshire, England in 1893

His parents were Frank SHERGOLD & Emily Jane TONKIN who married in Redruth, Cornwall in 1880

The summary below was completed by Cathy Sedgwick – Facebook “WW1 Australian War Graves in England/UK/Scotland/Ireland”

Died on this date – 16th May…… Reginald Joseph Beauchamp Shergold was born at Leeds, Yorkshire, England in 1893 to parents Rev. Frank Shergold and Emily Shergold (nee Tonkin).

A “Reginald Shergold” Clerk, aged 19, was a passenger on Shropshire which had departed from the port of Liverpool, England on 11th May, 1912 bound for Australia. Reginald was contracted to land at Sydney, NSW & his country of intended future residence was listed as Australia. The Ship arrived in Sydney, New South Wales on 27th June, 1912.

On 24th August, 1914 Reginald Beauchamp Shergold enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force (A.I.F.) as a 21 year old, single, Farmer from Berry, New South Wales (as per Embarkation Roll, however he is remembered on Tamworth Anzac Park Memorial Gates, NSW)  

Driver Reginald Beauchamp Shirgold (Name as per Embarkation Roll), Service number 206, embarked from Sydney, NSW on HMAT Euripides (A14) on 20th October, 1914 with the 1st Field Ambulance, (A.M.C.)  “C” Section.

He proceeded to join M.E.F. (Mediterranean Expeditionary Force) at Gallipoli from 5th April, 1915 (assuming this means he embarked from Alexandria on 5th April, 1915).

On 23rd September, 1915 Driver Shergold was written up for an offence while posted at Camp “A” Gabbari, Egypt (recorded as Tabbari) – A.W.L. (Absent without leave) from duty on 23rd September, 1915. He was awarded 2 days forfeiture of pay & a fine of £2 by Captain T. H. Vernon.

Driver Shergold was written up on 16th November, 1915 at Details, Gabbari for (1) Failing to carry out an order & (2) For conduct to the prejudice of good order and Military discipline. He was awarded 14 days Confined to Barracks.

He was written up on 17th November, 1915 at Details, Gabbari for failing to answer his name on early morning parade & was awarded 14 days Confined to Barracks.

On 23rd January, 1916 Driver Shergold proceeded to Tel–el Kebir from Gabbari. He rejoined 1st Field Ambulance at Tel-el-Kebir on 23rd January, 1916.

Driver Shergold proceeded from Alexandria on 21st March, 1916 on Transport Knight Templar to join B.E.F. (British Expeditionary Force). He disembarked at Marseilles, France on 29th March, 1916.

He was promoted to Lance Corporal on 9th August, 1916 & on 30th August, 1916, while in France, he was appointed Lance Corporal Stretcher Bearer.

Lance Corporal Reginald Beauchamp Shergold was wounded on 1st March, 1917. He was admitted to 7th Field Ambulance on 1st March, 1917 with Shrapnel wounds & compound fracture to right thigh then transferred to Casualty Clearing Station. Lance Corporal Shergold was admitted to 1/1 S. M. Station on 2nd March, 1917 then transferred to Ambulance Train. He was admitted to 1st Canadian General Hospital on 3rd March, 1917 with shrapnel wounds & fractured right femur. Lance Corporal Shergold was invalided to England from Calais on 24th April, 1917 on Hospital Ship Stad Antwerpen.

On 24th April, 1917 Lance Corporal Shergold was admitted to The King George Hospital, London with G.S.W. (gunshot wound/s) to right thigh & fractured femur. The Hospital Admission form recorded “Lower 1/3 of Rt femur fractured, Incision for drainage. Septic pneumonia. Delirium. Death.”

Lance Corporal Reginald Beauchamp Shergold died at 4.15 am on 16th May, 1917 at The King George Hospital, Stamford Street, London, England from wounds received in action - G.S.W. (gunshot wound/s) to right thigh & fractured femur.

He was buried in Kingston-Upon-Thames Cemetery, Surrey, England & has a Private Headstone. His death is still acknowledged by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

(The above is a summary of my research. The full research can be found by following the link below)

https://ww1austburialsuk.weebly.com/kingston-on-thames.html