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Leslie Gaius John Sheppard (6 August 1915 – 26 February 2015) was the first British soldier in World War II to destroy a German tank. He has been awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Sheppard used to serve in the Leicestershire Regiment.

References

^ "John Sheppard - obituary". Telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 2015-05-03.
^ "Have you a Tiger in your family? | Royal Leicestershire Regiment Online Archive | RLR". Royalleicestershireregiment.org.uk. Retrieved 2015-05-03.
^ "Tiger John Sheppard, the first British soldier to destroy a German tank during the war, dies aged 99". Leicestermercury.co.uk. 2015-03-03. Retrieved 2015-05-03.

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[1] "John Sheppard - obituary". Telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 2015-05-03.

[2] "Have you a Tiger in your family? | Royal Leicestershire Regiment Online Archive | RLR". Royalleicestershireregiment.org.uk. Retrieved 2015-05-03.

[3] "Tiger John Sheppard, the first British soldier to destroy a German tank during the war, dies aged 99". Leicestermercury.co.uk. 2015-03-03. Retrieved 2015-05-03.

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-'''Leslie Gaius John Sheppard''' (6 August 1915 &ndash; 26 February 2015) was the first British soldier in [[World War II]] to destroy a [[German tanks in World War II|German tank]]. He was awarded the [[Distinguished Conduct Medal]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/11552551/John-Sheppard-obituary.html |title=John Sheppard - obituary |publisher=Telegraph.co.uk |date= |accessdate=2015-05-03}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.royalleicestershireregiment.org.uk/have-you-a-tiger/record/52546/ |title=Have you a Tiger in your family? &#124; Royal Leicestershire Regiment Online Archive &#124; RLR |publisher=Royalleicestershireregiment.org.uk |date= |accessdate=2015-05-03}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/Tiger-John-Sheppard-British-soldier-destroy/story-26110450-detail/story.html |title=Tiger John Sheppard, the first British soldier to destroy a German tank during the war, dies aged 99 |publisher=[[Leicestermercury.co.uk]] |date=2015-03-03 |accessdate=2015-05-03}}</ref>
+'''Leslie Gaius John Sheppard''' (6 August 1915 &ndash; 26 February 2015) was the first British soldier in [[World War II]] to destroy a [[German tanks in World War II|German tank]]. He has been awarded the [[Distinguished Conduct Medal]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/11552551/John-Sheppard-obituary.html |title=John Sheppard - obituary |publisher=Telegraph.co.uk |date= |accessdate=2015-05-03}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.royalleicestershireregiment.org.uk/have-you-a-tiger/record/52546/ |title=Have you a Tiger in your family? &#124; Royal Leicestershire Regiment Online Archive &#124; RLR |publisher=Royalleicestershireregiment.org.uk |date= |accessdate=2015-05-03}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/Tiger-John-Sheppard-British-soldier-destroy/story-26110450-detail/story.html |title=Tiger John Sheppard, the first British soldier to destroy a German tank during the war, dies aged 99 |publisher=[[Leicestermercury.co.uk]] |date=2015-03-03 |accessdate=2015-05-03}}</ref>
-Sheppard served in the [[Leicestershire Regiment]].
+Sheppard used to serve in the [[Leicestershire Regiment]].
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