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Ernest Arthur Shephard

Second Lieutenant

Service No. Unknown

Age 24

Died on 11 January 1917

Dorsetshire Regiment

A.I.F. BURIAL GROUND, FLERS

Somme, France

Son of Frederick William Shephard, of Lyme Regis, Dorset; husband of Elizabeth Shephard.

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Richard Hennessy

Thank you Ernest. You have not been forgotten

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Darren Card

Thank you, for your diaries, your service and your sacrifice.

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Sue Newman-Crane

Died with my husband's great-uncle, left trench war diaries showing skill and bravery. Shame you weren't rewarded with life.

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Amanda Clements

At the going down of the sun and in the morning, we will remember them.

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Richard Hennessy

I am a great grandson of Ernest Shephard's sister. I remember my great grand mother, but never knew of the heroism of her brother.

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Your diaries have given me a window through time and enabled me to see what my great grandfather saw with the Dorsets in 1915/1916. I’m su...

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Ernest Shephard was only 17 when he enlisted as a Second Lieutenant in the Dorset Regiment Army Special Reserve. His diary exists and descri...

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