
| Regimental number | 10/520 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Oxford, England |
| Religion | Protestant |
| Occupation | Farm hand |
| Address | Levin |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 24 |
| Height | 5' 9" |
| Weight | 154 lbs |
| Next of kin | Francis Sheppard, Riverside, Osbey, Oxford, England |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Palmerston North |
| Rank on embarkation | Private |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Wellington Infantry Battalion |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 10 Arawa on |
| Final rank | Lance Corporal |
| Final unit | Wellington Infantry Regiment |
| Fate | Commenced return to New Zealand |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Embarked Wellington, 16 October 1914; disembarked Alexandria, Egypt, 3 December 1914. Embarked Alexandria with unit to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force (Gallipoli Campaign), 12 April 1915. Appointed Lance Corporal, 12 May 1915. Posted as 'missing in action, 8 August 1915'. Now, 24 August 1915, reported as 'prisoner of war in hospital, Constantinople (gunshot wound, chin)'. Reported as being held at Angora, no date stated. Reported as being held at Vozgard, 9 September 1918. Disembarked Alexandria, 5 November 1918. Admitted to No.21 General Hospital, Alexandria, 6 November 1918 (malaria); transferred to No.27 General Hospital, Abbassia, 14 November 1918; to Aotea Convalescent Home, 16 November 1918; discharged to Mounted Rifles Training Regiment, Heliopolis, 4 December 1918. Proceeded to England, 26 December 1918; disembarked Dover, 10 January 1919. Reported NZ Expeditionary Force Headquarters, 13 January 1919, and granted leave. Commenced return to New Zealand from Plymouth on board HMNZT 'Tainui', 18 March 1919; disembarked New Zealand, 30 April 1919; discharged (no longer physically fit for war service on account of illness contracted on active service), 28 May 1919. Total war service: 4 years 287 days (of which 4 years 197 days were abroad). Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Main Body |
| Date of death | |
| Sources | Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 7816617 |
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