George Finnis SHEPPARD

Regimental number10/3391
AddressCentral Hotel, Lower Hutt
Marital statusMarried
Next of kinWife, Mrs S Sheppard, 60 Egerton Road, Bishopstone, Bristol, England
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 8th Reinforcements, Wellington Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board Willochra on 13 November 1915
Final rankDriver
Final unitNew Zealand Army Service Corps
FateKilled in Action 22 April 1918
Age at death from cemetery records22
Place of burialEnglebelmer Communal Cemetery Extension (Row F, Grave No 9), Somme, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Henry and Susan Sheppard, Lenham Heath, Maidstone, England
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Eighth