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Pte. William Alfred Shepherd
British Army 11th Btn. Kings Royal Rifle Corps
from:Derby
William Shepherd was my grandfather. Born in Penrith in 1889, he was working for the Midland Railway in Derby when he enlisted in the 11th Battalion, Kings Royal Rifles.
His two brothers also enlisted. One in the RAF and the other in the York and Lancaster Regiment, of the three brothers sadly one never came home.
William survived the war and went on to work in management for Nestle and had two sons. He died in Iver, Bucks in 1953 age 63.