| Regimental number | 29943 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Roxburgh |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
| Occupation | Grocer |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 21 |
| Height | 5' 4.5" |
| Weight | 140 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, Robert William Shepherd, Roxburgh |
| Previous military service | Served in 14th Regiment, Territorial Force; still serving at time of NZEF enlistment. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on embarkation | Rifleman |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 9th Reinforcements to 4th Battalion, H Company |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington |
| New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 9th Reinforcements to 4th Battalion, H Company, left New Zealand on board two ships: HMNZT 'Tofua' (11 October 1916) and HMNZT 'Willochra' (16 October 1916). It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked. | |
| Final rank | Rifleman |
| Final unit | 2nd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 22 |
| Place of burial | Passchendaele New British Cemetery (Plot VII, Row C, Grave No 9), Belgium |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Robert William McLaggan and Sophia Ridgeway Shepherd, Roxburgh, Otago |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Wellington, 16 October 1916; disembarked Plymouth, England, 29 December 1916, and marched into Sling Camp. Proceeded overseas to France, 11 February 1917; joined 2nd Bn, NZ Rifle Brigade, in the field, 2 June 1917, and posted to B Company. Detached to Brigade Dump, 6 June 1917. Wounded in action, 7 June 1917 (gun shot wound, right wrist), and admitted to 77th Field Ambulance, and transferred to 11th Casualty Clearing Station; to No 1 South African General Hospital, 8 June 1917; to No 5 Convalescent Depot, 11 June 1917; to Base Depot, Etaples, 2 July 1917; rejoined Bn, 24 August 1917. Wounded in action (second occasion), 9 September 1917, remaining on duty. Reported missing, 12 October 1917. Now, 27 October 1917, reported killed in action, 12 October 1917. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 43, p. 35 Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 7816548 |