LAC. Richard Wingrove Shepherd
Royal Air Force
from:Newcastle upon Tyne
Richard Wingrove was born in 1913 in Newcastle upon Tyne to Elizabeth Ann (nee Allsop) and John William Shepherd
The following article was published: Wednesday 06 January 1943, in the Newcastle Evening Chronicle entitled: On Same Aerodrome - Three Brothers Meet in Cairo. Three Brothers, two in the Royal Air Force and another in the Army, have met in Cairo and Alexandria after serving two years in the Middle East. They are the sons of Mr. and Mrs. J.W. Shepherd, of 18 Worley Street, Westgate Hill, Newcastle. Victor Shepherd, Northumberland Hussars, the 23 year old youngest member of the trio writes to his parents that he was walking through the streets of Cairo with a friend when he saw someone who looked very much like his brother Richard Wingrove. “Not knowing that Dick was in the Middle East.” he continues in his letter, “I said to my friend ‘Surely that is our Dick over there’? My friend thought not, apparently thinking Dick was still at home. However, I dashed over to the other side of the road, and surely enough it was Dick. You can imagine the surprise Dick received.” Vic’s brother, L.A.C Richard Wingrove Shepherd (29) R.A.F., and the other brother, Corporal George Shepherd (31) were both working on the same aerodrome in the Middle East unknown to each other. They met by accident, and after exchanging addresses discovered that they were both stationed at the same camp. Later the three brothers arranged a meeting in Alexandria.
