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| Name | SHEPPARD – William |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | Royal Artillery 12th Battalion |
| Regiment Number (s) | 2078 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 30th March 1852 / 18 years / Woolwich Kent England Labourer |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 8 in Fresh / Grey / Dark / wounded in right leg before Sebastopol |
| Overseas Service/Duration | Crimea – 1 year 2 months |
| Length of Service | 3 years 320 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Gunner and Driver / 12th February 1856 / Woolwich Kent England |
| Campaign Medals | Crimean Medal with Inkerman Clasp Turkish Crimean Medal |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Not yet known |
| Pension Districts | 1856 Woolwich (Shepperd) 1856-57 Western Australia 1857 South Australia 1857 Victoria 1863-1870 New Zealand |
| Pension Paid | 8d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 5th June 1856 Plymouth England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | RUNNYMEDE 7th September 1856 |
| Date/Place of Birth | c1834 Coventry Warwickshire England |
| Date/Place of Baptism | Not yet known |
| Father Date/Place of Birth | Not yet known |
| Mother Date/Place of Birth Marriage | Not yet known |
| Siblings | Not yet known |
| 1st Wife Date of Birth or Baptism | Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Marriage | Not yet known |
| Children by 1st Wife | Not yet known |
| Father of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth | Not yet known |
| Mother of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth Marriage | Not yet known |
| Land Grants Western Australia | None |
| Occupation after Arrival | Not yet known |
| Newspaper Articles | Not yet known |
| Departure from Western Australia | South Australia and Victoria in 1857 New Zealand from NSW 1863 |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | Not yet known |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | Discharge due to a shrapnel wound to the right leg just above the ankle while serving in the trenches before Sebastopol. The WO 22 entries appear that he went to Bengal between 1858 and 1860 but there is no record of him being paid there |