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Horace Reginald Reg SHEPHERD ‎(I4820)‎

Given Names: Horace Reginald
Nickname: Reg
Surname: SHEPHERD

Gender: Male Male

Birth: 23 August 1889

30 Hindmarsh, South Australia, Australia
Death: 11 April 1917 ‎(Age 27)‎ Bullecourt, Picardie, France

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Birth	23 August 1889 31 30 Hindmarsh, South Australia, Australia
Occupation	1916 ‎(Age 26)‎ Joiner Mount Gambier, South Australia, Australia
Military Service	from 28 April 1916 ‎(Age 26)‎ Note: Australian Imperial Force - Nominal Roll 48th Infantry Battalion, 4th Reinforcements Page 13 Registration Number: 2243 Full Name: Shepherd, Horace Reginald Rank: Private Age: 26 Trade or Calling: Joiner Married or single: Single Address at Date of Enrolment: Mt Gambier, South Australia Next of Kin and Address: Mother: Mrs Elizabeth Ida Shepherd, Belmont, Penola-road, Mt Gambier, South Australia Religion: C. of E. Date of Joining: 28.4.16 A.M.F. Unit Serving in at Date of Enrolment: Pay: Before Embarkation: Rate per Diem: 5s 0d Date to which paid: 11.8.16 After Embarkation: Daily Rate excluding Deferred Pay: 5s 0d Allotment in Australia per Diem: 3s 0d Net Rate not including Allowances or Deferred Pay: 2s 0d Daily rate of Deferred Pay only Issuable on Completion of Service with Expeditionary Force: 1s 0d
Death	11 April 1917 ‎(Age 27)‎ Bullecourt, Picardie, France Note: At first Reg was reported missing in action. A fellow private in the 48th Battalion reported having a few words with Reg on the 2nd April while they were at Bullecourt. At that time Reg was stretcher bearing, so it was a period of serious field action. His death was confirmed in a letter to his brother, Corporal E.J. Shepherd, dated 26 Feb 1918. The date of death was recorded as 11 April 1917.
Memorial	1918 ‎(8 months after death)‎ Military Cemetery, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France Note: Missing in action, Reg's remains were never identified. However, there is a memorial for him at the Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery.
Last Change	10 May 2008 - 22:47:59

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Parents Family (F1675)
Father	Charles Robert SHEPHERD 1858 - 1924
Mother	Ida Elizabeth EMERY 1859 - 1944
Sister	Myrtle Elizabeth SHEPHERD 1883 - 1985
Brother	Thomas Saunders SHEPHERD 1885 - 1890
Sister	Irene Clarice SHEPHERD 1886 - 1954
	Horace Reginald Reg SHEPHERD 1889 - 1917
Sister	Dorothy Maude SHEPHERD 1892 - 1919
Brother	Eric John Jack SHEPHERD 1894 - 1967
Sister	Marjorie Ida E. SHEPHERD 1896 - 1924
Brother	Sidney Joseph Payne Sid SHEPHERD 1899 - 1969

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Military Service	Australian Imperial Force - Nominal Roll 48th Infantry Battalion, 4th Reinforcements Page 13 Registration Number: 2243 Full Name: Shepherd, Horace Reginald Rank: Private Age: 26 Trade or Calling: Joiner Married or single: Single Address at Date of Enrolment: Mt Gambier, South Australia Next of Kin and Address: Mother: Mrs Elizabeth Ida Shepherd, Belmont, Penola-road, Mt Gambier, South Australia Religion: C. of E. Date of Joining: 28.4.16 A.M.F. Unit Serving in at Date of Enrolment: Pay: Before Embarkation: Rate per Diem: 5s 0d Date to which paid: 11.8.16 After Embarkation: Daily Rate excluding Deferred Pay: 5s 0d Allotment in Australia per Diem: 3s 0d Net Rate not including Allowances or Deferred Pay: 2s 0d Daily rate of Deferred Pay only Issuable on Completion of Service with Expeditionary Force: 1s 0d
Death	At first Reg was reported missing in action. A fellow private in the 48th Battalion reported having a few words with Reg on the 2nd April while they were at Bullecourt. At that time Reg was stretcher bearing, so it was a period of serious field action. His death was confirmed in a letter to his brother, Corporal E.J. Shepherd, dated 26 Feb 1918. The date of death was recorded as 11 April 1917.
Memorial	Missing in action, Reg's remains were never identified. However, there is a memorial for him at the Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery.

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Source	Jillian Thomas Citation Details: Emails April 2008
Source	Australian War Memorial Text: AIF Nominal Roll: http://www.awm.gov.au/cms_images/awm8/23_65_3/pdf/0145.pdf Missing in Action: http://www.awm.gov.au/cms_images/1DRL428/00032/1DRL428-00032-2480409.pdf Roll of Honour: http://www.awm.gov.au/roh/person.asp?p=145-50093 AIF Project: http://www.aif.adfa.edu.au:8080/showPerson?pid=272995

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Family with Parents

Father

Charles Robert SHEPHERD

‎(I4756)‎

Birth 17 July 1858

43 Aldinga, South Australia, Australia
Death 2 June 1924 ‎(Age 65)‎ Penola Road, Mount Gambier, South Australia, Australia

8 months

Mother

Ida Elizabeth EMERY

‎(I4814)‎

Birth 19 March 1859

27 South Australia, Australia
Death 3 August 1944 ‎(Age 85)‎ Mount Gambier, South Australia, Australia

Marriage: 26 October 1882 -- Saint Michaels Church of England, Mitcham, South Australia, Australia

11 months

Sister

Myrtle Elizabeth SHEPHERD

‎(I4815)‎

Birth 10 October 1883

24 Hindmarsh, South Australia, Australia
Death 15 March 1985 ‎(Age 101)‎ Mount Gambier, South Australia, Australia

2 years

Brother

Thomas Saunders SHEPHERD

‎(I4817)‎

Birth 15 October 1885

26 Hindmarsh, South Australia, Australia
Death 4 February 1890 ‎(Age 4)‎ Hindmarsh, South Australia, Australia

3 months

Sister

Irene Clarice SHEPHERD

‎(I4818)‎

Birth 1886

26 Hindmarsh, South Australia, Australia
Death 1954 ‎(Age 68)‎ Glenelg North, South Australia, Australia

4 years

Horace Reginald Reg SHEPHERD

‎(I4820)‎

Birth 23 August 1889

30 Hindmarsh, South Australia, Australia
Death 11 April 1917 ‎(Age 27)‎ Bullecourt, Picardie, France

3 years

Sister

Dorothy Maude SHEPHERD

‎(I4821)‎

Birth 30 April 1892

33 Hindmarsh, South Australia, Australia
Death 27 August 1919 ‎(Age 27)‎ Private Hospital, Strangways Terrace, North Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

2 years

Brother

Eric John Jack SHEPHERD

‎(I4822)‎

Birth 19 June 1894

35 Hindmarsh, South Australia, Australia
Death 30 August 1967 ‎(Age 73)‎ Willunga, South Australia, Australia

2 years

Sister

Marjorie Ida E. SHEPHERD

‎(I4824)‎

Birth 18 August 1896

37 Hindmarsh, South Australia, Australia
Death after 1924 ‎(Age 27)‎