SHEPHERD, Bartley George
| Service Numbers: | SX30981, S11671 |
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| Enlisted: | 18 January 1943, Port Moresby |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 13 Field Regiment AMF |
| Born: | Nairne, South Australia, 3 June 1922 |
| Home Town: | Rockleigh, Murray Bridge, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farm Hand |
| Died: | Daw Park, South Australia, 16 September 1970, aged 48 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Enfield Memorial Park, South Australia Rose Garden Memorial Sites, Bed CRE, Site Number 10 |
| Memorials: |
World War 2 Service
| 18 Jan 1943: | Involvement Corporal, SX30981 | |
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| 18 Jan 1943: | Involvement Corporal, S11671 | |
| 18 Jan 1943: | Enlisted Port Moresby | |
| 18 Jan 1943: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Corporal, SX30981, 13 Field Regiment AMF | |
| 7 Mar 1946: | Discharged | |
| 7 Mar 1946: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Corporal, SX30981, 13 Field Regiment AMF |
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Bartley George Shepherd
Birth: 3 June 1922, Nairne, District Council of Mount Barker, South Australia, Australia
Death: 16 September 1970, Daw Park Repatriation General Hospital, South Australia (aged 48)
Burial: Enfield Memorial Park, Clearview, City of Port Adelaide Enfield, South Australia, Rose Garden Memorial Sites, Bed CRE, Site Number 10
Service Numbers: S11671 (AMF), SX30981 (AIF)
Last Rank: Corporal
Last Unit: Australian Provost Corps (ex 13th Field Regiment)
Occupation before enlistment: Farm Hand
Religion: Methodist
Parents: Hurtle Robert Shepherd and Glory Naomi (née Williams)
Spouse: Marjory Grace Pym – married 8 December 1943, Rockleigh, SA
Children: Robert, Annette, and Rosemary Shepherd
Early Life
Bartley George Shepherd was born on 3 June 1922 in Nairne, South Australia, to Hurtle Robert Shepherd and Glory Naomi Williams. He grew up in the rural community of Rockleigh, near Murray Bridge, and worked as a farm hand before the war.
Military Service
Militia Service (AMF)
Enlisted in the Australian Military Forces (Militia) on 18 March 1941 at Ashbourne, SA, aged 20, service number S11671.
Posted to the 13th Field Regiment as a Gunner.
Attended several training camps in South Australia during 1941.
AIF Transfer
On 18 January 1943, while serving in Port Moresby, transferred from the AMF to the Australian Imperial Force (AIF) with new service number SX30981.
Continued with the 13th Field Regiment before later postings.
Overseas Service
Served in New Guinea with the 13th Field Regiment during the Pacific War.
Hospitalised on several occasions for illness, including bronchitis and pyelitis.
Later transferred to the Australian Provost Corps (2/2 Australian Lines of Communication Provost Company), serving as a military policeman.
Promoted to Corporal in February 1945.
Discharge
Discharged on 7 March 1946, having completed 1,617 days of service, including 624 days overseas.
Marriage and Family
On 8 December 1943, while on active service, Bartley married Marjory Grace Pym of Rockleigh, SA.
They had three children: Robert, Annette, and Rosemary Shepherd.
After the war, the family settled in Blair Athol, South Australia.
Later Life and Death
Bartley George Shepherd died on 16 September 1970 at Daw Park Repatriation General Hospital, aged 48. He was cremated at Enfield Memorial Park.
Following his death, Marjory married Leonard Keith Fountain (1913–1995), who became stepfather to the three children.
Marjory lived to the age of 94, passing away on 29 November 2018. She is buried with Leonard at Enfield Memorial Park, Lutheran Section, Row Y, Site 50.
Commemoration
Bartley is commemorated by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission as a WWII ex-serviceman.
Sources:
National Archives of Australia – Service Records (B883, SX30981 & S11671)
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
South Australian Birth, Death and Marriage Registrations
The Advertiser – Marriage and Death Notices
Memorial plaque for Leonard & Marjory Grace Fountain, Enfield Memorial Park
Biography by Trevor Pyatt 14/08/2025