Sidney Shephard

He is recorded in the 1901 Census, aged 7 years, living at 225 Noel Street, Nottingham, where his father's occupation is given as "Late Draughtsman".

In World War I, he was commissioned Second Lieutenant in the 2/7th (Robin Hood) Battalion, Notts and Derby Regiment, on 23 November 1916.

As a result of further heavy losses sustained at Neuve Eglise and at Kemmel Hill during April, the 7th (Robin Hood) Battalion was reduced to a cadre on 6 May 1918.

When in charge of a night patrol consisting of 32 men and a Lewis Gun, he encountered a strong enemy force which he engaged at close quarters, being slightly wounded in the head by a bomb.

His Medal Index Card confirms his eligibility for the award of the Silver War Badge, and also notes his address in 1921 as 10 Barrack Lane, Nottingham.

The vacancy was caused when the Newark's Conservative MP Marquess of Titchfield, succeeded to the peerage in April 1943, as the 7th Duke of Portland.

[2] Shephard held the seat at the 1945 general election, with a slender majority of 2.8% of the votes over the second-placed Labour Party candidate,[2] Air Vice Marshal H. V. C. de Crespigny.

However, at the 1950 general election, Newark's Labour candidate was George Deer, the outgoing MP for Lincoln.