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SHEPHERD, Neville Angus
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | NX152875, N268352 |
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| Enlisted: | 4 September 1941, Bateman's Bay, New South Wales. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 47th Infantry Battalion AMF |
| Born: | Braidwood, New South Wales, Australia , 20 December 1922 |
| Home Town: | Batesmans Bay, Eurobodalla, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Leaving Certificate |
| Occupation: | Factory Hand |
| Died: | Died of wounds, Bougainville, Solomon Islands, Pacific Islands, 3 May 1945, aged 22 years |
| Cemetery: |
Port Moresby (Bomana) War Cemetery, Papua New Guinea CWGC Grave No: Section B. Plot 5. Row A. Grave 1. Inscription: "A GLORIOUS HERO WHO MET HIS FATE UNFLINCHINGLY" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Batemans Bay War Memorial, Maryborough 47th Battalion Fallen Comrades HB |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Private, NX152875 | |
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| 4 Sep 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, N268352, General Details Depot, Bateman's Bay, New South Wales. | |
| 8 Feb 1943: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, NX152875 | |
| 3 May 1945: | Involvement Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, NX152875, 47th Infantry Battalion AMF, Died of wounds Bougainville. |
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