F W Shepherd appears
in a special list of attested men published in Chailey’s parish magazine between January and April 1916.
He appears later,
in October 1916, serving with the RGA in England and then features monthly up to and including December 1918.
On 9th June 1916, The East Sussex News had published a small article about this man
and his military service:
HEAD GARDENER & MILITARY SERVICE
At the sitting of the County Appeal Tribunal at Lewes last Thursday, the Military appealed
in the case of F W Shepherd, gardener in the employ of Mr W G Cotesworth of Roeheath who was granted conditional exemption
from military service by the Chailey Rural District Tribunal while remaining in his present occupation. Mr Cotesworth attended in support of the decision of the local Tribunal.
The Tribunal granted the appeal, but allowed the man exemption for six weeks.
I have been unable
to locate this man on census returns or to find a convincing match amongst medal index cards at The National Archives so further
research is necessary to positively identify him.
Sources and Acknowledgements
- Chailey Parish Magazine
- East Sussex News
