Charlie Kilner Sheard (1891–1976)
Charlie Kilner Sheard, c. 1916 photographer unknown
from Bank of NSW Roll of Honour
CHARLIE KILNER SHEARD was born on 9th October, 1891, at Burnie, Tasmania, the son of Mr. Charles Kilner Sheard and Mrs. Annie Eliza Sheard. He was educated at the Wangaratta Grammar School, Victoria, and joined the service of the Bank at Narrandera on 24th June, 1910. On 8th May, 1912, he was transferred to Mudgee as ledger-keeper; and to Trundle, as teller, on 18th September, 1914.
Charlie Sheard enlisted as a private in the A.I.F. on 9th August, 1915, and later on joined the 49th Battalion, 13th Infantry Brigade. He saw active service in Egypt from November, 1915, to June, 1916, in France, until the end of October, 1918, and then in England until 23rd August, 1919. While in France in October, 1916, he was promoted to second lieutenant and to lieutenant on 1st January, 1917.
Original Publication
Additional Resources and Scholarship
- World War I service record, item B2455, SHEARD CHARLES KILNER (National Archives of Australia)
Related Entries in NCB Sites
- Sheard, Enid Margaret B. (wife)
- Sheard, Kilner Suttor (son)
Citation details
'Sheard, Charlie Kilner (1891–1976)', People Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://peopleaustralia.anu.edu.au/biography/sheard-charlie-kilner-22018/text31990, accessed 5 May 2025.
Charlie Kilner Sheard, c. 1916 photographer unknown
from Bank of NSW Roll of Honour
Life Summary [details]
Birth
9 October,
1891
Burnie,
Tasmania,
Australia
Death
5 August,
1976
(aged 84)
Chatswood, Sydney,
New South Wales,
Australia
Religious Influence
Includes the religion in which subjects were raised, have chosen themselves, attendance at religious schools and/or religious funeral rites; Atheism and Agnosticism have been included.