Walter John Shepherd
Memorial: South Gloucestershire war dead not on a local memorial
Regiment: Gloucestershire Regiment
Medals: British War Medal, Next of Kin Memorial Plaque 1914 - 1921, Victory Medal
Rank and number: Private 25196
Parents: Arthur and Clara Shepherd
Marital status: Single
Home address: Reformatory Road, Two Mile Hill, Kingswood, Bristol
Pre-war occupation: School Boy
Date of birth: 1898
Place of birth: Bristol
Date of death: 23/07/1916
Buried/Commemorated at: Buried/Commemorated at: Puchevillers British Cemetery, France. Not commemorated on a local memorial
Age: 17
Further information:
Walter was born in Bristol, the only son of a railway plate layer. He enlisted in the 10th Battalion, Gloucestershire Regiment prior to his 18th birthday and died from wounds sustained in the Battle of Pozieres Ridge, one of the Battles of the Somme. The cemetery where he is buried was used by the 3rd and 44th Casualty Clearing Stations, where he would have been taken when he fell.
By kind permission, this information is based on the following source(s):
This information has been provided by Sarah Hands, Volunteer Researcher for the South Gloucestershire War Memorials Web Site.
By kind permission, this information is based on the following source(s):
https://www.cwgc.org/
https://www.ancestry.co.uk/
https://www.findmypast.co.uk/
https://www.forces-war-records.co.uk/
Kingswood Heritage Museum