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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.
