SHEPHERD, Reginald Shane
| Service Numbers: | 6920, 6920A |
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| Enlisted: | 7 February 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 24th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Albert Park, Victoria, Australia, 1891 |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Mt Gambier, South Australia, 20 December 1935, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Mount Gambier Lake Terrace Cemetery Section K, site 172 |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 7 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, 6920, 24th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 21 Nov 1917: | Involvement Private, 6920A, 24th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Nestor embarkation_ship_number: A71 public_note: '' | |
| 21 Nov 1917: | Embarked Private, 6920A, 24th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Nestor, Melbourne | |
| 18 Sep 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, 6920, 24th Infantry Battalion |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Paul Lemar
Reginald Shane SHEPHERD was born in Victoria in 1891 to William (1846-1923) and Mary Ann SHEPHERD nee FINDLEY (1849-1926).
Reginald Shane SHEPHERD joined the AIF on 07.02.1916 and was allocated service number 6290. He was attached to the 24th Infantry Battalion.
It appears his military service did not get off to a good start with a number of illnesses and was arrested in 1917 for desertion in Victoria. He was later returned to his battalion.
Pte SHEPHERD embarked with his battalion for overseas service on 21.11.1917 travelling via Egypt to France and served on the western front. He would have been involved in the major battles of Hamel and Amiens and then the 24th Battalion took a major role in the battles to take the German stronghold of Mont St Quentin.
On 16.05.1918 he was listed as being wounded in action having been gassed.
He returned to Australia in April 1919 and was discharged.