Auckland War Memorial Museum - Shepherd-George-World-War-II,-1939-1945

Full Name

George Shepherd

Forename(s)

George

Surname

Shepherd

War

World War II, 1939-1945

Serial No.

39460

Gender

Male

First Known Rank

Private

Occupation before Enlistment

Labourer

Next of Kin

Mrs M. Shepherd (wife), Kenana, Mangonui, North Auckland, New Zealand

Marital Status

Married

Enlistment Address

Kenana, Mangonui, North Auckland, New Zealand

Military District

Kaitaia

Body on Embarkation

Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force (2NZEF), 2nd Echelon

Embarkation Unit

28 (Maori) Battalion, Headquarters

Nominal Roll Number

WW2 2

Page on Nominal Roll

WW2 168

POW Place of Capture

Greece

Further References

28th Maori Battalion Website 1941-1945. URL: http://www.28maoribattalion.org.nz
Cody, J. (1956). 28 (Maori) Battalion. Wellington: Dept. of Internal Affairs, War History Branch. Digital copy URL: http://www.nzetc.org/tm/scholarly/tei-WH2Maor.html

Sources Used

Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force Nominal Roll No. 2 (Embarkations to 30th June, 1940)
List of 2NZEF Prisoners of War. 1941-1945. Auckland War Memorial Museum Library. MS 2009/8.