George Shepherd ¹

  General Notes:

George worked for the railways at Nabowla, and May remembers him wearing a railways uniform.
Served in World War 2.

  Christening Notes:

Christened at C of E, Lilydale, Tas, Australia

  Death Notes:

George died in a vehicle accident in which the timber truck he was driving left the road and rolled down a steep slope. Evelyn was with him but was thrown clear of the wreckage and survived. George had stopped to assist another motorist who had broken down. After helping him to restart his vehicle, George was checking his rear-view mirror to check on the other motorist when the truck left the road. The accident possibly happened in the Warburton, Victoria area. The inquest took place on Auguest 9th, 1948. The official cause of death was "Motor Truck accident".

Death Notice, The Age 20 May 1948:
SHEPHERD.--On May 19, at Mansfield, result of an accident, George Shepherd (late 9th Div., A.I.F.), beloved husband of Evelyn, loved son of Emma and the late Charles, loved brother of Frederick, Adelaide (deceased), Daisy (Mrs. Rainbow), Charles, Olive (Mrs. McKenna, deceased), Ivy (Mrs. Admas) and Len.

  Burial Notes:

Preston Cemetery Location: Area O, 10080
Buried with his sisters Adelaide and Ivy.

Funeral Notice, The Age 20 May 1948:
SHEPHERD.--The funeral of the late Mr GEORGE SHEPHERD, late 9th Div., A.I.F., will leave 143 Gold-st., Clifton Hill, TO-MORROW, at 10.30 a.m., for the Preston General Cemetery.--ALFRED ALLISON, Clifton Hill. JW1708.

  Noted events in his life were:

• Australian Army Enlistment: 20 Jun 1940, Caulfield, Vic, Australia. ⁸ Rank: Private
Posting: FD Coy 2/7

• Whereabouts: 20 Jun 1940, Fitzroy , Vic, Australia. ² Locality on enlistment

• Inquest: 9 Aug 1948, Victoria, Australia.

George married Evelyn Thomas.