| Regimental number | 13/2481 |
| Address | Wanganui |
| Marital status | Single |
| Next of kin | Father, P M Shepherd, 863 Cumberland Street, Dunedin |
| Rank on embarkation | Lance Corporal |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 7th Reinforcements, Auckland Mounted Rifles |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on |
| The Mounted Rifles component of the 7th Reinforcements left New Zealand on 10 October 1915 on board two ships, 'Aparima' and 'Navua'. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked. | |
| Final rank | Gunner |
| Final unit | 1st Brigade, New Zealand Field Artillery |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 27 |
| Place of burial | St Quentin Cabaret Military Cemetery (Plot II, Row L, Grave No 4), nr Ieper, Belgium |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Patrick and Margaret Shepherd, Reefton, West Coast |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Auckland Mounted Rifles/Seventh |