Private Robert Philip Shepherd
| Unit/Regiment | South Wales Borderers | |||
| Battalion | 1st | Service Number | 13537 | |
| Theatre of War first served in | (1) France | Date of entry therein | 04/05/1915 | |
| Age at Death | 34 | Date of Death | 25/01/1915 | |
| Burial/Memorial Reference | Le Touret Memorial Panel 14 and 15 | |||
| CWGC Family Details | Husband of Phaebe Davies (formerly Shephard), of 20, Bell St., Pensnett, Dudley, Staffs. | |||
| Family & Census Details | ||||
| SDGW – Where Born | Bromley, Staffs | |||
| Enlisted | Newport, Mon | Resided | Newbridge, Mon. | |
| How Died | Killed in action | Theatre of War | Western European Theatre | |
| Medal Entitlement |
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1914-15 Star British War Medal Victory Medal |
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| Notes | Commemorated on the Celynen Collieries Roll of Honour |
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| Images |
Robert Philip Shepherd - South Wales Echo Le Touret Memorial - Courtesy of Commonwealth Wargraves Commission Le Touret Memorial inscription - Courtesy of Margaret Dufay Newbridge War Memorial - Civic commemoration Celynen Collieries Roll of Honour - Workplace commemoration Medal Card - WWI Medal Rolls Index Cards, 1914-1920 | |||
| Additional Information | All military records record Robert Shepherd as a Private, the notice of his death in the South Wales Echo indicates a rank of Lance Corporal. | |||
