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Pte. John Shepherd
British Army 2nd Btn. South Wales Borderers
from:4 Gantra Row, Ebbw Vale, Monmouthshire
(d.21st Nov 1917)
John Shepherd my Great Grandfather was a Coal Miner before enlisting. He was married with 7 children, 1 being my Grandmother. He was shot by a sniper 2 days after his 41st birthday, his body was not recovered. He is remembered on Panel 5 of the Cambrai Memorial Louverval.
He served with the 2nd Battalion, South Wales Borderers and was killed by a sniper on the 21st November 1917.