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SHEPPARD, John Thomas
Personal Details
Service Numbers: | QX5139, 1/1189 |
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Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
Last Rank: | Sergeant |
Last Unit: | 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR) |
Born: | Dalby, Queensland, Australia, 6 December 1919 |
Home Town: | Cairns, Cairns, Queensland |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Soldier |
Died: | Killed in Action, Korea, 7 March 1951, aged 31 years |
Cemetery: |
United Nations Memorial Cemetery, Busan, Korea Sergeant Sheppard was originally interred at Tanggok Cemetery. Portion 1 Plot and Row 1 Grave No.8 |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Korea United Nations Memorial Cemetery Wall of Remembrance, Sandgate War Memorial, Townsville HB - 1st Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment |
Service History
World War 2 Service
27 May 1940: | Involvement Sergeant, QX5139, 2nd/15th Infantry Battalion |
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Korean War Service
25 Jun 1950: | Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Sergeant, 1/1189, 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR) |
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