Son of Thomas and Margaret Shepherd, of 126, Bury Old Road, Bolton, Lancashire. Mobilised in August 1914.
Shepherd, Wilson –
Personal details
- Surname: Shepherd
- Forename: Wilson
- Date of birth: Not known
- Birth place: Bolton, Lancashire
- Place of residence: Bolton, Lancashire
- Gender: Male
- Age of death: 22
- Place of death: Not known
- Date of death: September 27th, 1916
- Casualty type: Not known
Service details
- Rank: Private
- Unit: 5th (Territorial) Battalion.
- Service number: 1321
- Regiment: Loyal North Lancashire Regiment
- Enlistment date: Not known
- Enlistment location: Bolton, Lancashire
- Conflict: WW1
Decorations
- Service medals: Not known
- Silver War badge: Not known
- Awards: Not known
Memorials
- Bolton (St. Peter) Parish Church WWI Memorial
- Bolton (Victoria Square) War Memorial and Bolton County Borough Roll of Honour 1914-1918 Book (Hall of Remembrance)
- Bolton Roll of Honour 1914-1918 Printed Book (Library / History Centre)
- Loyal North Lanacashire Regiment - 5th Battalion (Territorials) Memorial (Queen's Park) - Bolton
- Ridgways Endowed School WWI Framed Roll of Honour (LOST)
- CWGC Memorial: Dartmoor Cemetery, Becordel-Becourt, Somme, France
- CWGC reference: II. C. 83.
Local newspaper entries
- Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 10/11/1916 10/11/1916 29/12/1916 28/09/1917
- Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 5h 6b/c* S2* 4h