Basil Ferries “Mick” Shepherd
Trooper · NZ #5365 · T1 Patrol · 1939-45 Star, Africa Star (8th Army clasp), Italy Star, Defence Medal, War Medal 1939-45, NZ War Service Medal
| Rank | Trooper |
|---|---|
| Service number | NZ #5365 |
| Patrol | T1 Patrol |
| Known as | “Mick” |
| Born | 1918-02-18 |
| Died | 1987-02-23 |
| Honours | 1939-45 Star, Africa Star (8th Army clasp), Italy Star, Defence Medal, War Medal 1939-45, NZ War Service Medal |
| Record | https://www.aucklandmuseum.com/war-memorial/online-cenotaph/record/C18849 |
What this roll records
Born 18 February 1918 at Huntly. Aged 69 at death. Buried/commemorated: Waikumete Cemetery, Glen Eden, Auckland (W24). Salesman in civilian life. Embarked/served with Headquarters, 4 Infantry Brigade. Known as Mick Shepherd; part of the 1943 Ruapehu Draft. Source: Auckland War Memorial Museum Online Cenotaph.
Full name Basil Ferries. Source: Auckland War Memorial Museum Online Cenotaph.
Original member of the Long Range Patrol (LRP), 1940 — listed with the “LRP” comment in the nominal roll, The Kiwi Scorpions (Brendan O'Carroll).
Salesman in civilian life; after the war, TAB agent. Source: Auckland War Memorial Museum Online Cenotaph.
See him in the full roll →Where this comes from
- Missing info added from the LRDG Preservation Society’s Troopers roll.
- AKA added from the LRDG Preservation Society’s Troopers roll (missing information).
- Honours & campaign medals from Online Cenotaph: 1939-45 Star, Africa Star (8th Army clasp), Italy Star, Defence Medal, War Medal 1939-45, NZ War Service Medal. Source: Auckland War Memorial Museum Online Cenotaph.
- Additional sources (AWMM Online Cenotaph). Nominal Roll 2NZEF No. 1, p.163. Unit history: Loughnan, R. (1963). Divisional Cavalry. Also cited: Capon, S. (1986). The Hamilton Furlough Mutiny (MA thesis, University of Waikato); NZ Herald obituary, 24 February 1987; Information kindly provided by family.
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