Alec John SHEPARD

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Service Number:	1613
Enlisted:	3 December 1914, Enlisted at Echuca, Victoria
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	5th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Colchester, Essex, England, 1896
Home Town:	Echuca, Campaspe, Victoria
Schooling:	Colchester Higher Grade School, Essex, England
Occupation:	Farm Hand
Died:	Killed in Action, Gallipoli, 17 November 1915
Cemetery:	Shell Green Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula Plot 11, Row F, Grave 1
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Wyuna "They Fought For Us" Honour Roll

3 Dec 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1613, Enlisted at Echuca, Victoria
19 Feb 1915:	Involvement Private, 1613, 5th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Runic embarkation_ship_number: A54 public_note: ''
19 Feb 1915:	Embarked Private, 1613, 5th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Runic, Melbourne

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Arrived in Australia aged 14 years

Son of Charles Stephen and Elizabeth Annie Shepard of Murchison, Victoria formerly of Tongala, Victoria

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