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Aug 24, 1892
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Born at Moose
Creek Ontario
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Nov 9, 1914
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Attested into
the 21st Battalion at Kingston Ontario
Ø Appointed to rank of Lieutenant
Ø Next of kin given as George W Shepherd (father) of Alexandria Ontario
Ø Previous occupation given as Student
Ø Previous military experience given as 59th Regiment
Ø Religion given as Presbyterian
Ø Assigned to “E” Company as Signalling Officer
o Later reorganized into “C” Company
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Feb 22, 1915
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Accepted the 21st
Battalion Colours from Lady Hughes on behalf of the Battalion, being the first member of
the unit to carry the Colours
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Feb 25, 1915
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Appointed as
Intelligence Officer
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May 6, 1915
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Embarked the RMS
Metagama at Montreal Quebec
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May 15, 1915
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Disembarked at
Devonport England and proceeded to West Sandling Camp, near Hythe Kent
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Sep 14, 1915
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Embarked the St
Seiriol at Folkestone
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Sep 15, 1915
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Disembarked at
Boulogne France and proceeded to St Omer
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Nov 29, 1915
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Proceeded to
Bombing School
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Feb 4, 1916
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The following
account appeared in the Brockville Evening Recorder on February 12, 1916
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Mar 5, 1916
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Appointed to
rank of Temporary Captain to replace Capt RT Scott who proceeded to England for duty
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Apr 3, 1916
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Granted 10 days
leave
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Apr 12, 1916
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Granted 2 day
extension to leave
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Apr 14, 1916
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At duty from
leave
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Jul 1, 1916
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Appointed to
rank of Temporary Major while in Command of “B” Company
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Sep 15, 1916 Reported
to be Killed in Action
Sunken Road Cemetery
Contalmaison, France
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Feb 23, 1921
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Beginning on
this date, and on subsequent dates, the following were sent to his father George W
Shepherd at Alexandria Ontario
1914-15 Star
British War Medal
Victory Medal
Plaque
Scroll
There was no
Memorial Cross issued as he was single and his mother was deceased
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2010
For the 7
nights leading up to November 11, 2010, the names of all Canadian soldiers were projected
onto the Belgian War Memorial in Ypres. At
the same time, the same names were being broadcast via the internet to schools across
Belgium and Canada. The image above shows
the opening ceremonies at the Belgian War Memorial on November 4, 2010.
Below on the
left is the name of Martin Shepherd being projected on that wall. Below right shows the name being broadcast to the
schools. Each name appeared for 25 seconds
and each night 9,700 names were shown.
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