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William John Elder Shepherd |
| Birth |
14 May 1906 |
Balmaine, New South Wales, Australia  |
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Male |
| Military Service |
31 May 1919 |
Enlisted in Royal Australian Navy |
| Enlisted in Royal Australian Navy 31 May 1919 to 14 May 1922. |
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Royal Australian Naval Service
William John Elder Shepherd - Royal Australian Naval Service |
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| Military Service |
15 May 1922 |
Reenlistment Royal Australian Navy |
| Naval record shows he reenlisted in Royal Australian Navy for a period of 7 Years. But does not show discharge date. Army record only shows previous service in RAN as 5 yrs. (see attached Naval and Army Records of Service) |
| Military Service |
20 Apr 1936 |
Enlistment into Australian Militia Forces |
| Enlisted in 56 Battalion of Australian Militia Forces for a period of 3yrs. |
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Military Service Record - Australian Militia 30 April 1936
Military Service Record of William John Elder Shepher - Enlistment in Australian Militia 30 Apr 1936 |
| Military Service |
17 Aug 1938 |
Enlisted 2nd Division ASC |
Enlisted in 2nd Division ASC Australian Militia Forces for a period of 3 years.
Army No.435313 |
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Australian Military Service Record - Australian Militia - 17 October 1938
William John Elder Shepherd's Australian Military Service Record - Enlistment in the Australian Militia 17 October 1938 |
| War Service |
17 May 1940 |
World War II |
- William transfered from Militia forces into the Australian Imperial Forces and served until discharge at the end of World War II. He seen active service in Palestine and New Guinea.
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| Military Service |
17 May 1940 |
Enlisted in Australian Imperial Forces |
| William official discharged from militia forces and enlisted in the Australian Imperial forces for the duration of World War II. |
| Military Honours |
02 Jul 1946 |
Military Decorations |
- William Received the following Military Decorations for his service during World War II.
1939/1945 Star
Africa Star
Pacific Star
Defence Medal
War Medal 1939/1945
Australian Service Medal
Return from Active Service Badge A407759
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Africa Star
Africa Star
Africa Star Obverse
The Africa Star was granted for operational service in North Africa from the date of the entry of Italy into the war on 10 June 1940, up to the date of the cessation of operations against the enemy in North Africa on 12 May 1943.
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| Death |
03 Jan 1985 |
| Person ID |
I6152 |
Tucker Family Tree | Bottcher family tree |
| Last Modified |
13 Aug 2008 |
1906 - 1985 (78 years)