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BARNARD CASTLE

Sheppard, E.G., Capt., 1944

Photo: Dorothy Hall

In Taukkyan War Cemetery, Myanmar is the Commonwealth War Grave of 100048 Captain Edmund George Sheppard serving with the 2nd Battalion York and Lancaster Regiment who died 26/04/1944.

Always loved and remembered by his family and friends at Barnard Castle

Son of E. Sheppard and Margaret A. Sheppard, of Barnard Castle, Co. Durham.

In Barnard Castle (St. Mary) Church Cemetery is a family headstone which reads:-

In
loving memory of
Margaret Ann
beloved wife of
Edmund Sheppard
died March 20th 1956
aged 72 years
also the above
Edmund Sheppard
died July 29th 1959 aged 81 years
also of their sons
Edmund George
killed in Burma April 26th 1944
aged 26 years
William
died August 3rd 1985
aged 65 years

Edmund George Sheppard is remembered at Barnard Castle on B135.19, B135.22 and B135.25 and at Durham on D47.093 and D47.128


The CWGC entry for Captain Sheppard

If you know more about this person, please send the details to janet@newmp.org.uk