SHEPHARD, George Arnold
| Service Number: | 2776 |
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| Enlisted: | 21 July 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 60th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Prahran, Victoria, Australia, 1889 |
| Home Town: | Fitzroy, Yarra, Victoria |
| Schooling: | George Street State School, Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Coachsmith |
| 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
| 21 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2776, Depot Battalion | |
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| 27 Oct 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2776, 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, 2776, 23rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne | |
| 15 Mar 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 60th Infantry Battalion | |
| 19 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2776, 60th Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix) |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
Brothers: 2777 Pte John Ernest SHEPHARD, 60th Battalion died of illness, 12 July 1916; 2778 Pte Thomas Henry Phillip SHEPHARD, 60th Battalion killed in action, 19 July 1916. The three brothers all joined 60th Battalion. George Arnold and Thomas Henry were both killed in action at Fleurbaix on the same day, John dying one week before.
George attended State School, George St., Fitzroy. A blacksmith, 26 years old at time of death.
A Witness 2764 Pte.S.Ronald D Coy 60th Bn stated “he was shot in the arm first, and then in the side and back as he lay alongside. Died on the ground 19th July. Still lying there on the 21st July.”
He was posted as missing until a Court of Enquiry, held in the field, 4 August 1917, pronounced fate as 'Killed in Action, 19 July 1916'. His remains were never found.
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