Abdul Mubin Sheppard , born Mervyn Cecil ffrank Sheppard, pen name M. C. ff Sheppard, (21 June 1905 – 11 September 1994) was a Malaysian World War II veteran and prisoner of war, as well as a renowned historian and academic.
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Life
Early life
Mervyn Sheppard was born in Ireland on June 21, 1905 to a Christian family, was raised in England. He received his early education at Marlborough College before continuing on to Magdalene College, Cambridge, a constituent college of the Cambridge University. He joined the Malayan Civil Services (MCS) in 1928, a year after passing his qualification exam in London. During his time there, he developed a strong attachment to the country and its people. He married Rosemary Oakeley in Singapore's St Andrew's Cathedral on 27 January 1939. Lavender, their daughter and his only child, was born in October 1941. Their union lasted until their deaths.