SHEPHERD, Charles Henry
| Service Number: | N387872 |
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| Enlisted: | 30 December 1941 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 22 Garrison Battalion (VIC NSW) |
| Born: | Surrey Hills, New South Wales, 18 February 1913 |
| Home Town: | Young, Young, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Builder's labourer |
| Died: | (by escaping Japanese POWs), Cowra, New South Wales, Australia, 5 August 1944, aged 31 years |
| Cemetery: |
Cowra War Cemetery, NSW |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Cowra Breakout Memorial |
World War 2 Service
| 30 Dec 1941: | Enlisted Private, N387872, Paddington, New South Wales | |
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| 30 Dec 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, N387872 | |
| 5 Aug 1944: | Involvement Private, N387872, 22 Garrison Battalion (VIC NSW), Homeland Defence - Militia and non deployed forces |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by John Edwards
"...N387872 Private Charles Henry Shepherd of Paddington, NSW. Pte Shepherd was killed while on duty at Cowra Breakout. On 5 August 1944, 1100 Japanese prisoners of war attempted to escape from the camp. There were three Australians killed on the night of the escape. N103951 Private (Pte) Benjamin Hardy, Private (Pte) N103951 Ralph Jones, and N387872 Private Charles Henry Shepherd. Lieutenant (Lt) VX52878 Harry Doncaster was killed later on in the afternoon as he took part in the search for Japanese prisoners. 231 Japanese died as a result of the attempted escape." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)
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