Reginald Brushfield SHEPLEY

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SHEPLEY, Reginald Brushfield

Service Number:	2058
Enlisted:	16 March 1915, Keswick, South Australia
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	10th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Norwood, South Australia, 12 August 1896
Home Town:	Rose Park, South Australia
Schooling:	Rose Public & Pulteney St Schools
Occupation:	Clerk
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 20 August 1916, aged 20 years
Cemetery:	Courcelette British Cemetery Plot V, Row C, Grave 9
Memorials:	Burnside District Fallen Soldiers' Memorial - Rose Park, Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Burnside & District - Fallen Soldiers Memorial Trees - Rose Park, Norwood Primary School Honour Board, Rose Park Public School WW1 Honour Board, Tusmore Burnside District Roll of Honour

World War 1 Service

16 Mar 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2058, 10th Infantry Battalion, Keswick, South Australia
20 Apr 1915:	Involvement Private, 2058, 10th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: ''
20 Apr 1915:	Embarked Private, 2058, 10th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Adelaide
20 Aug 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2058, 10th Infantry Battalion

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Biography contributed by Elizabeth Allen

Reginald Brushfield SHEPLEY was born in Norwood, South Australia on 12th August, 1896

His parents were Frank SHEPLEY and Annie COLEMAN

He enlisted in Keswick, SA on 16th March, 1915 and embarked with the 10th Infantry Battalion, 5th reinforcements from Adelaide on the HMAT Hororata on 20th April, 1915

Reginald was Killed in Action in France on 20th August, 1916 and is buried in Courcelette British Cemetery - his name is memorialised on the Australian War Memorial

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

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His brother, Clarence Brushfield SHEPLEY (SN 62348) died of illness (pneumonia) on 26th July, 1919 at the 14th Stationary Hospital in France

His cousin , Thomas Allan SHEPLEY (SN 1089) 16th Infantry Battalion was also killed in action at Gallipoli on 2nd May, 1915

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