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Pte. Heber Shepherd
British Army 3rd/15th Battalion Sherwood Foresters
from:New Tupton
(d.14th November 1918)
My grandfather Heber Shepherd was born on 9th of December 1887 in New Tupton, Chesterfield and was employed as a miner. He married a local girl, Eliza Ann Betton, in 1909 and had 3 daughters.
He enlisted in June 1916 but was in a reserved occupation so was not called up until July 1918. His army record shows he was classed as Cat A fit. Height 5ft 3 inches and weight 8 stone.
On 24th July 1918 posted to Derby for training. 8th Nov 1918 he embarked with the 3/15th Battalion, Sherwood Foresters to France. 12th Nov 1918 he was admitted to a clearing hospital with influenza On 14th Nov 1918 he passed away due to pneumonia. I still have the letter written by the nurse who had attended to him and was with him as he died. He is buried in Les Baraques Military Cemetary, Sangatte, France.
His youngest daughter (my mother) was born 4 months after his death and her greatest sadness was never having known her father. I am continuing to research my family tree and have discovered my other grandfather George Watts was also in the Sherwood Foresters with the 2nd/9th Battalion.
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