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Sydney New South Wales [26]

Adelaide South Australia [9]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [7]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [7]

Goulburn New South Wales [6]

London England [6]

London, Middlesex [6]

Newcastle New South Wales [6]

Plymouth, Devon [6]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [6]

Rochdale, Lancashire [6]

Battersea, London [5]

Exeter, Devon [5]

Bathurst New South Wales [4]

Bradford, Yorkshire [4]

Brighton, Sussex [4]

Cooma New South Wales [4]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [4]

Gosport, Hampshire [4]

London, Middlesex, England [4]

Richmond Victoria [4]

Aberdeen [3]

Aldinga South Australia [3]

Barnsley, Yorkshire [3]

Bendigo Victoria [3]

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [3]

Greenwich, Kent [3]

Hindmarsh South Australia [3]

Hull, Yorkshire [3]

Leeds, Yorkshire [3]

Liverpool, Lancashire [3]

Melbourne Victoria [3]

Newcastle, Northumberland [3]

Nowra New South Wales [3]

Reading, Berkshire [3]

Watford, Hertfordshire [3]

Wigan, Lancashire [3]

Worcester [3]

Abingdon, Berkshire [2]

Bath, Somerset [2]

Bermondsey, London [2]

Berry New South Wales [2]

Bethnal Green, London [2]

Bideford, Devon [2]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [2]

Blinman South Australia [2]

Bow, London [2]

Braidwood New South Wales [2]

Brinkworth South Australia [2]

Brisbane Queensland [2]

Rank

Private [2411]

Gunner [288]

Driver [237]

Corporal [193]

Serjeant [164]

Sapper [144]

Lance Corporal [89]

Second Lieutenant [79]

Lieutenant [64]

Captain [49]

Bombardier [41]

Pioneer [40]

Acting Corporal [36]

Acting Serjeant [30]

Major [20]

Rifleman [19]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [16]

Company Serjeant Major [13]

Colour Serjeant [12]

Worker [10]

Acting Bombardier [8]

Lance Serjeant [8]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [7]

Able Seaman [6]

Private Acting Corporal [6]

Sergeant [6]

Acting Captain [5]

Guardsman [5]

Ordinary Seaman [5]

Sister [5]

Staff Serjeant [5]

Acting Corporal 2nd [4]

Acting Major [4]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [4]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [4]

Corporal 2nd [4]

Shoeing Smith [4]

Temporary Lieutenant [4]

Armament Serjeant Major [3]

Battery Serjeant Major [3]

Boy 1st Class [3]

Colonel [3]

Leading Stoker [3]

Private Acting Lance Corporal [3]

Quarter Master Serjeant [3]

Serjeant Major [3]

Telegraphist [3]

Acting Colour Serjeant [2]

Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [2]

Acting Staff Serjeant [2]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [346]

Labour Corps [304]

Royal Engineers [291]

Army Service Corps [283]

Royal Garrison Artillery [165]

Royal Army Medical Corps [134]

London Regiment [132]

Machine Gun Corps [104]

Royal Fusiliers [90]

Manchester Regiment [80]

West Yorkshire Regiment [72]

Lancashire Fusiliers [68]

York and Lancaster Regiment [66]

Middlesex Regiment [61]

Liverpool Regiment [59]

Northumberland Fusiliers [58]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [57]

Royal Highlanders [56]

Durham Light Infantry [52]

Rifle Brigade [50]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [49]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [48]

Gordon Highlanders [47]

Border Regiment [46]

Devonshire Regiment [46]

Hampshire Regiment [46]

Lincolnshire Regiment [45]

Royal Army Service Corps [44]

Royal Scots [42]

Cheshire Regiment [40]

Somerset Light Infantry [40]

The Queen's Regiment [40]

Worcestershire Regiment [40]

Leicestershire Regiment [39]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [38]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [37]

Army Ordnance Corps [35]

Royal Naval Division [35]

West Riding Regiment [35]

South Staffordshire Regiment [34]

East Yorkshire Regiment [32]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [32]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [32]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [32]

Highland Light Infantry [30]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [28]

Northamptonshire Regiment [28]

Royal West Kent Regiment [28]

Suffolk Regiment [28]

Essex Regiment [27]

Service

British Army [3751]

Royal Navy [363]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [308]

Australian Imperial Force [228]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [225]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [64]

Other Empire Force [7]

Indian Army [2]

Canadian Navy [1]

Last name first letter

S [5022]

B [1]

L [1]

Contribution

Military Service [4930]

Merchant Navy [69]

Conscientious Objector [7]

Country

United Kingdom [100]

Australia [2]

Ireland [2]

Canada [1]

New Zealand [1]

Saint Kitts and Nevis [1]

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Sydney New South Wales [26] Adelaide South Australia [9] Bristol, Gloucestershire [7] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [7] Goulburn New South Wales [6] London England [6] London, Middlesex [6] Newcastle New South Wales [6] Plymouth, Devon [6] Portsmouth, Hampshire [6] Rochdale, Lancashire [6] Battersea, London [5] Exeter, Devon [5] Bathurst New South Wales [4] Bradford, Yorkshire [4] Brighton, Sussex [4] Cooma New South Wales [4] Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [4] Gosport, Hampshire [4] London, Middlesex, England [4] Richmond Victoria [4] Aberdeen [3] Aldinga South Australia [3] Barnsley, Yorkshire [3] Bendigo Victoria [3] Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [3] Greenwich, Kent [3] Hindmarsh South Australia [3] Hull, Yorkshire [3] Leeds, Yorkshire [3] Liverpool, Lancashire [3] Melbourne Victoria [3] Newcastle, Northumberland [3] Nowra New South Wales [3] Reading, Berkshire [3] Watford, Hertfordshire [3] Wigan, Lancashire [3] Worcester [3] Abingdon, Berkshire [2] Bath, Somerset [2] Bermondsey, London [2] Berry New South Wales [2] Bethnal Green, London [2] Bideford, Devon [2] Birmingham, Warwickshire [2] Blinman South Australia [2] Bow, London [2] Braidwood New South Wales [2] Brinkworth South Australia [2] Brisbane Queensland [2]

Rank

Private [2411] Gunner [288] Driver [237] Corporal [193] Serjeant [164] Sapper [144] Lance Corporal [89] Second Lieutenant [79] Lieutenant [64] Captain [49] Bombardier [41] Pioneer [40] Acting Corporal [36] Acting Serjeant [30] Major [20] Rifleman [19] Warrant Officer Class 2 [16] Company Serjeant Major [13] Colour Serjeant [12] Worker [10] Acting Bombardier [8] Lance Serjeant [8] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [7] Able Seaman [6] Private Acting Corporal [6] Sergeant [6] Acting Captain [5] Guardsman [5] Ordinary Seaman [5] Sister [5] Staff Serjeant [5] Acting Corporal 2nd [4] Acting Major [4] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [4] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [4] Corporal 2nd [4] Shoeing Smith [4] Temporary Lieutenant [4] Armament Serjeant Major [3] Battery Serjeant Major [3] Boy 1st Class [3] Colonel [3] Leading Stoker [3] Private Acting Lance Corporal [3] Quarter Master Serjeant [3] Serjeant Major [3] Telegraphist [3] Acting Colour Serjeant [2] Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [2] Acting Staff Serjeant [2]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [346] Labour Corps [304] Royal Engineers [291] Army Service Corps [283] Royal Garrison Artillery [165] Royal Army Medical Corps [134] London Regiment [132] Machine Gun Corps [104] Royal Fusiliers [90] Manchester Regiment [80] West Yorkshire Regiment [72] Lancashire Fusiliers [68] York and Lancaster Regiment [66] Middlesex Regiment [61] Liverpool Regiment [59] Northumberland Fusiliers [58] King's Royal Rifle Corps [57] Royal Highlanders [56] Durham Light Infantry [52] Rifle Brigade [50] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [49] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [48] Gordon Highlanders [47] Border Regiment [46] Devonshire Regiment [46] Hampshire Regiment [46] Lincolnshire Regiment [45] Royal Army Service Corps [44] Royal Scots [42] Cheshire Regiment [40] Somerset Light Infantry [40] The Queen's Regiment [40] Worcestershire Regiment [40] Leicestershire Regiment [39] Royal Berkshire Regiment [38] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [37] Army Ordnance Corps [35] Royal Naval Division [35] West Riding Regiment [35] South Staffordshire Regiment [34] East Yorkshire Regiment [32] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [32] Royal Lancaster Regiment [32] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [32] Highland Light Infantry [30] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [28] Northamptonshire Regiment [28] Royal West Kent Regiment [28] Suffolk Regiment [28] Essex Regiment [27]

Service

British Army [3751] Royal Navy [363] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [308] Australian Imperial Force [228] Canadian Expeditionary Force [225] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [64] Other Empire Force [7] Indian Army [2] Canadian Navy [1]

Last name first letter

S [5022] B [1] L [1]

Contribution

Military Service [4930] Merchant Navy [69] Conscientious Objector [7]

Country

United Kingdom [100] Australia [2] Ireland [2] Canada [1] New Zealand [1] Saint Kitts and Nevis [1]

Richard Wingrove Shepherd

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 12/50148 Private Royal Irish Rifles

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Frank Shepherd

Born 1864

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 112986

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Frederick Morgan Shepherd

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 106824

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William John Shepherd

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 87524

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Albert Shepherd

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 36933

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Alfred Shepherd

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 33167

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William Shepherd

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 190478

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Walter Shepherd

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 112705

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Frank Edwin Shepherd

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 309752

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Ernest Albert Shepherd

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 37396

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John Hampton Shepherd

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 188612

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William Edward Shepherd

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 275320

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William Morton Shepherd

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 31183

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William Henry Shepherd

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 309011

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Albert E Shepherd

Born 1891

Died 1918

British Army 9312 Private Royal Berkshire Regiment

British Army 9312 Sergeant Royal Berkshire Regiment 3rd Battalion

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Hargreaves Shepherd

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 90796

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Charles Henry Shepherd

Born 1893

Died 1915

British Army 8496 Private Norfolk Regiment

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Frank Shepherd

Born 1888

Died 1915

British Army 9953 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 1st Battalion.

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Percy Leonard Shepherd

Born 1893

Died 1920

Canadian Expeditionary Force 53506

Canadian Expeditionary Force 53506 Sergeant Canadian Infantry

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William Harry Shepherd

Born 1888

Died 1915

Royal Navy 13184 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division

Royal Navy 13184 Private RMLI HMS Natal

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