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559. Gnr. Shepherd, William Frederick

Gunner

Date of Birth: 18/7/1892, Swansea
1908 Serv. No: 559
1917 Serv. No: 725058
Awards: 14/15. BWM. VIC. TFEM (Feb '21).

Personal Details

WORKING NOTES

Born 18/7/1892, Swansea. Parents - William (Colliery Labourer fr Devon) & Sarah

1901 - 29 Park St, Swansea. 9yo. W parents & 5 boarders.

1911 - 38 Park St, Swansea. 18yo. Occ-Checking Wagon Nos, Rhondda & Swansea Bay Rly. W parents (only child) & 4 boarders

1918 - Elec reg - 30 Western St, Abs Voter

1919 - Joined Merchant Navy as Mess Room Steward (ID card 818025)

1921 -

19 - Married

1939 - DOB

1940 - Arrived NY from Liverpool, SS Samaria. 22 May. Ship's Steward. Wife SC Shepherd, 3 Deven St, Pollokshields, Glasgow. 5ft %, Fresh complexion, Brown Hair, Blue Eyes

19 - Died aged

Address:
Swansea

Military Service

No SR

Enl May 1911

France 21/22 Nov 1915

likely Egypt

1917 - Adm No 39 Casualty Clearing Station, 11/8/17 from 2/2 E Lancs Fd Amb. RFA 33 DAC, 725058, Dvr Shepherd WF, Influenza, disch 18/8/17 to no 23 Amb Train

- 33 Div in France

TFEM, Feb '21

Date Entered Theatre (MIC): 22/11/1915
First Theatre (MIC): (1) France
Sources: (ROLL)(MIC)

Explanation Of Abbreviations

Awards

  • 14/15 – 1914/15 Star
  • BWM – British War Medal
  • VIC – Victory Medal
  • SWB – Silver War Badge
  • TFEM – Territorial Force (1908-1921)
  • TEM – Territorial Efficiency Medal (1921-1930)
  • TFWM – Territorial Force War Medal

Gallantry

  • MID – Mention In Dispatches
  • LG – London Gazette
  • MM – Military Medal
  • DCM – Distinguished Conduct Medal

Sources

  • ROLL – Medal Roll for British War Medal and Victory Medal (Ancestry.co.uk)
  • MIC – Medal Index Cards (Ancestry.co.uk)
  • SR – Service Record (Ancestry.co.uk)
  • SR-F – Service Record (FindMyPast.co.uk)
  • SR-NA – Service Record (National Archives) – officers
  • COMM – Commission letters (National Library of Wales)
  • SWB – Silver War Badge Records (Ancestry.co.uk)
  • PENS – Pension Records (Western Front Association/Fold3)
  • CWGC – Commonwealth War Grave Commission
  • RAA – Royal Artillery Attestations 1883 -1942 (FindMyPast.co.uk)
  • NEWS – Newspapers
  • CENS – Census Records (Ancestry.co.uk & FindMyPast.co.uk)
  • BFB – Briton Ferry Boys at the Front Fund Committee Records (swansea.gov.uk)
  • FAM – Family Records
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