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Pte. Charles Sheeve
British Army 24th (Tyneside Irish) Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers
from:Blaydon
Charles Sheeve was discharged in 1919
Lcpl. A. Sheffield
British Army 24th (Tyneside Irish) Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers
Pte. F. Sheffield
British Army 2nd Btn. Middlesex Regiment
(d.12th Jan 1915)
Pte. F. Sheffield was executed for desertion 12/01/1915, aged 26. He was the brother of James Sheffield, of 42, Franklin St., South Tottenham, London.
Pte. Ernest Sheffiled
British Army 4th Btn. West Riding Regiment
Ernest Sheffield was discharged on the 17th of February 1916, time expired
Stoker Ahmad Ghafur Ali Sheikh
Royal Navy H.M.S. Britomart.
(d.10 Feb 1919)
Ahmad Sheikh served in H.M.S. Britomart. Remembered at . WW1
Rflmn. Arthur Sheldon
British Army 8th Btn. King's Royal Rifle Corps
from:Rochdale
(d.11th October 1917)
Arthur Sheldon left for the front one last time, leaving behind him happy memories for a little girl who was his cousin. He spent as much time as he could with her, knowing all the while that this was the last time he would be home. His whole family always felt that though the chair was empty he was still there with them, something that that little girl always remembered and spoke of often. It is now a century on and that love is still felt.
Sgt. George Sheldon
British Army 8th Btn. Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment)
(d.30th September 1916)
George Sheldon was born in Attercliffe in Derbyshire, then moved to Yorkshire. He enlisted in K1 8th Duke of Wellington's Regiment in 1914 and did his training. Then he set sail to Gallipoli. He was evacuated from there and he was then sent to the Western Front in 1915.
He was married to Mary-Anne Sheldon. They had three daughters, of which my grandma was the eldest child. She was 10 years old when George was presumed killed in action. He was 36 years old.
Cpl. Harry Sheldon
British Army 1st Army Anti-Aircraft Workshops Army Service Corps
from:Barton, Eccles
(d.17th October 1918)
My only story of Harry Sheldon is that he and his wife Gertrude Lomax were married on 10th of October 1918, in Trinity Church, Monton Road, Eccles. Harry died seven days later in Albert Street Military Hospital. Cause of death was pneumonia, influenza and heart failure. He was 30 years old. His effects were given to his widow.
L/Cpl. John Leonard Sheldon
British Army 17th (1st Football) Battalion Middlesex Regiment
from:67 St.Ervan's Road, North Kensington
(d.17th Feb 1915)
John Sheldon served with the Footballer's Battalion of the Middlesex Regiment. His three older brothers, James, Stephen & William Sheldon were also in the 4th Middlesex Regiment.
L/Sgt. Thomas Sheldon
British Army 8th Btn. East Yorkshire Regiment
from:West Cornforth
(d.26th Sep 1915)
Thomas Sheldon served with 8th Btn. East Yorkshire Regiment.
Pte. Thomas Sheldon
British Army 6th Btn. Queens Own Royal West Kent Regiment
from:Cudham, Kent
(d.8th Jan 1916)
Thomas Sheldon married Alice Bateman on 7th of August 1909 and moved to Hillcrest Road in Biggin Hill some time before 1911 and Thomas was employed as a farm laborer.Thomas and Alice had six children together, Alice Sophia (1909), Thomas (1910), Arthur (1910), Helen Kate (1911), Sidney (1912), and Annie (1914).
When the war started in 1914, Thomas joined the army as a private in the 6th Battalion of the Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment). He sent postcards from the front and one postcard sent to his daughter Helen, dated 28th of December 1915, was from the town of Vermelles close to the France-Belgium border. The message on the card was simply "from Daddy". Vermelles was a coal mining town and was the site of many battles. Thomas was part of the defense and not long after sending the postcard to Helen, he was seriously injured in battle and was taken to Bethune, a hospital and railway town near to Vermelles. He died of his wounds on 8th of January 1916 and is buried in the Bethune Town Cemetery.
Gnr. Alfred Oscar Sheldrake
British Army 51st Siege Bty. Royal Garrison Artillery
from:Forest Hill, Lewisham
(d.6th November 1917)
Pte Harry Shellam
British Army 7th South Lancashire
from:Birmingham
Lt. Ernest Bowen Shelley
British Army 1st Btn. Grenadier Guards
(d.12th Sep 1918)
Pte. Herbert Shelley
British Army Lincolnshire
from:West Bromwich
(d.14th April 1918)
Herbert Shelley was my great grandfather. I know very little about him except that he was born in West Bromwich, Staffordshire in 1856 and died on the 14 of April 1918. His name is on the Tyne Cot memorial Zonnebeke West Flanders.
Pte. James Shelmerdine MM
British Army 9th Btn. Manchester Regiment
from:Aston-under-Lyne
(d.21st March 1918)
Pte. Clifford Edward Shenton
British Army 15th Btn. Durham Light Infantry
from:Liverpool
I believe that Clifford Shenton was only 15 when he joined up, born in 1899, he returned to Liverpool minus his right leg.
Lsgt. A. Shepardson
British Army 24th (Tyneside Irish) Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers
from:Gateshead
A Shephardson took part in the trench raids on the night of the 25th-26th of June 1916. He was wounded in Oct.1916
Pte. John Shepardson
British Army 24th (Tyneside Irish) Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers
from:Gateshead
John Shepardson was wounded in July 1916 and transfererd to the Labour Corps.
Cpl. Clifton Shephard
Australian Imperial Forces 33rd Btn.
from:Dorrigo, New South Wales
(d.9th Jun 1917)
Pte. Ernest William Shephard
British Army 4th Btn. B Coy. Suffolk Regiment
from:Sutton, Woodbridge, Suffolk
(d.2nd Nov 1916)
Private Ernest Shephard died on the Somme 2nd November 1916, age 33, and has no known grave. He served with B Company, 4th Battalion, Suffolk Regiment and his name is on the Thiepval Memorial. Ernest was my father's uncle and died when my father was about 6 years old, he was never spoken of and I do not know whether my father knew he had a uncle killed in WW1.
I discovered Ernest when I was researching the family history and visited Thiepval Memorial in 2015 with my daughter and my grandchildren. We all stood in silence in respect when we found his name on the memorial, a deep sadness came over us but I am so pleased we found him and he will now never be forgotten. Rest in Peace, Great Uncle Ernest.
AM2. George Henry Shephard
Royal Flying Corps 22 Squadron
from:London
George Shephard served with 22 Squadron.
Pte. Herbert W. Shephard
British Army 12th (The Rangers) Battalion London Regiment
Cpl. Albert Shepherd
British Army Royal Field Artillery
from:Sheffield
Albert Shepherd, my husband's grandfather was a Sheffield boy and served in the RFA in WW1. We have photos of him on horseback pulling a canon. Unfortunately, we cannot find any information regarding him, other than he was in the Territorial Force from 1909 to 1913, which we have the record for, rank, after endless searching we think they may have been burnt docs.
Pte. Alexander Shepherd
British Army 10th Battalion Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment)
from:Liverpool
(d.18th Aug 1917)
From family information we know that Uncle Alex Shepherd was a born and bred Liverpuddlian. He worked as a fruit porter and used to bring home many unusual fruits for the family as they often came from the ships at Liverpool docks. Alex was clearly a very loving man who left his mother and wife a picture of him in a locket each along with a lock of his hair, which has now been handed down to me.
Alex served with the 10th Battalion of The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment). On the 18th of August 1917 in France as night fell and whilst sleeping in tents, the battalion was attacked by an enemy air raid, completely unawares, and a lot of the men were killed, including Alex who was 36 years old. Alex now rests at Bertenacre Military Cemetery, Fletre in France which overlooks the beautiful surrounding countryside.
Pte. Charles Shepherd
British Army 2/7th Battalion Royal Warwickshire Regiment
(d.19 July 1916)
Charles Shepherd is remembered on the Loos Memorial.
Lt. Charles Cornelius Shepherd DCM, MM, MID.
British Army 2nd Btn. Duke of Wellingtons Regiment
Born 18th June 1880 in Hampstead, London, England: Captain Charles Cornelius Shepherd, (known as Neil) was a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) and was awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal (DCM), Medaille Militaire, and was Mentioned in Dispatches.
As a young boy he was in a Home for Waifs and Strays. As part of the Orphaned Children's Program, he, with 14 others was sent to Canada, departing Liverpool and arriving in either Quebec or Montreal, via SS Sardinian on 13th Aug 1892. Cornelius was sent to Sherbrooke, QC where he lodged and worked for a local French Canadian farming family. He stayed there approx 2 years, after which, at the age of 15, he apparently returned to England, possibly due to his father locating him and bringing him back to England. At some point in the 1890's (possibly in 1899?) he joined the Second Battalion, The Duke of Wellingtons (West Riding) Regiment, serving in India and elsewhere. He was, for a short period, seconded to the Royal Corps of Signals, apparently in India. In 1907, while a Corporal in the 2nd Btn West Riding Regt (Duke of Wellingtons), living at Whittington Barracks, Lichfield, he married Ellen Elizabeth Grinnell, then residing at Wickhamford Lodge, Evesham. They had two children, Eva May Shepherd, and Neil Paul Shepherd, he subsequently divorced, likely due to his wife apparently becoming mentally ill. In 1928 he married Rosa James (known as Rose). My mother, Veronica Rose James Shepherd, was born, also in 1928.
Neil Shepherd enrolled in the Army likely in 1899, served in 2nd Battalion, The Duke of Wellingtons (West Riding) Regiment. The 1911 Census indicates rank of Colour Sergeant, he was living in Kandahar Barracks, South Tidworth, Hants, Hampshire, England, his wife, Ellen Elizabeth Grinnell (32) and two children, Neil Paul (2) and Eva May (5ths) were living in the adjoining wives' and childrens' quarters.
He was promoted to Warrant Officer on the 8th of August 1914. His home address in 1915 was 23 Boat Lane, Evesham, England. Neil was promoted to Sergeant-Major shortly after the outbreak of war. As a Sergeant Major, Neil was Mentioned in a Dispatch by Field Marshall French, on 31od of May 1915. As Regimental Sergeant Major, he was awarded the DCM for bravery as a result of his actions at Puisieux Ridge on 1st of July 1916. Neil was awarded the French Medaille Militaire for bravery as a result of his actions at Les Boeufs during which he was wounded but refused to leave the line. He was Commissioned for Bravery on the Field of Battle in 1916 and was inducted as a Member of the Order of the British Empire on 1st of January 1919. Neil was promoted to the rank of Captain on 1st of April 1927 and retired from the Army in 1928.
Charles Cornelius Shepherd was a past member of the Bootle Fellowship Lodge 4401, a member of The Old Contemptibles and a life member of the The Duke of Wellingtons Regiment Association. He was a devoted gardener at their home at Roseverne 130 Liverpool Rd, Chester, and, together with my Grandmother, Rose Shepherd, was recognized after the Second World War for his efforts supporting the soldiers of the Royal Corps of Signals, both serving and POWs. At the time of his death he lived at 130 Liverpool Road, Chester, and he died in the Military Hospital in Chester.
His medals are: Member of the Order of the British Empire; Distinguished Conduct Medal; General Service Medal (1854-1895) for service in India; The 1914 (Mons) Star with Aug 22nd ā€“ Nov 1914 Bar; The 1914 ā€“ 1918 War Medal; The 1914-1919 Victory Medal with Mentioned in Despatches Oak Leaf; and The French, Medaille Militaire.
Deck Hand. Edward Holiburton Symers Shepherd
Royal Naval Reserve HMS Colleen
from:Maryhill, Glasgow
(d.25th Nov 1918)
Edward Shepherd was the Son of Mrs. Elizabeth Shepherd of 38 Hotspur St., Maryhill, Glasgow He was 27 when he died and is buried in Grave 2053 in the Waterford Protestant Cemetery, Waterford, Co. Waterford, Ireland
Cpl. Enoch Shepherd MM.
British Army 8th Battalion South Staffordshire Regiment
from:Willenhall
(d.12th Oct 1917)
Enoch Shepherd was a miner in Willenhall before volunteering in 1915. Like so many, July 1915 would be the last time he would live with his family. He was awarded the Military Medal for bravery, but I have no idea why. He died during the first battle of Passchendaele, 12th October 1917. The war diary states that hundreds were cut down by machine gun.
He left a widow, Annie, and two children. He never saw the birth of his son, Enoch jr, born a month after his death. Such a life influencing legacy.
Sgt. Ernest George Shepherd
British Army 112 Brigade Royal Artillery
from:Bedale
My Grandfather, Ernest George Shepherd, was a teacher before the War. It is said that he was teaching in Dortmund, Germany and that is where he learnt to speak German.
His attestation was sworn in Buxton, Derbyshire on the 18th September 1914. He went to school in New Mills, Derbyshire - there is a strong Methodist link and my Grandfather was a staunch Primitive Methodist. There is a hymn "What a friend we have in Jesus" which was probably sung by both sides, as the Germans have a hymn using the same tune.
It appears that he served at the Battle of Loos in 1915 and it is said that he suffered from the Chlorine Gas which was used. He was gravely injured during the War. My Mother said that it was thought that he was dead, but then there was a flicker of life. In his Military papers there is a very faint note that his left leg was amputated at the thigh on the 3rd of June 1918 in the Field Hospital, Rouen. The family story is that he joked about it, saying that now he would only have one boot to clean. He was awarded a pension and left the service in 1919.
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