T/Const William Sheppard

 

1886 May 24. Born Derry

1886 Given in RIC, 1901 census indicates 1893 from 1911 census indicates 1890. But I cannot get him in GRO

1901 census at Fountain St, Londonderry

1910 Married

1911 census in Clarence Place, Londonderry

 

enlisted 3316 in Inniskilling Fusiliers.

1914 Sep 14 Landed in France

1915 Jan 5. News from France

1915 Sep 4. Holiday in Derry

1916 Jul 10 Admitted to No.3 casualty clearing station.

1916 Jul 13 Transfered to another hospital. Multiple wounds

1917 Feb 27 Discharged Inniskillings

Re-enlists with Labour Corps

1919 Jun 5 AMintence pronlems

1919 Aug 28 Discharged Labour Corps

 

1920 Mar 2. Assault case

1921 Jul 5. Joined with RIC no 82324 and ADRIC no (795 ). ex-Soldier

1921 Jul 7 . Posted L Coy as Medical Orderly

1921 Sep 23. Admitted Cork Military Hospital

1921 Nov 11. Discharged Medically Unfit (not due to RIC service)

 

1922 Mar 18 Died from pension card. The deaths for Londonderry at that time do not seem to appear on GRO

 

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