Mubin Sheppard

Mubin Sheppard
Born
Mervyn Cecil ffrank Sheppard

(1905-06-21)21 June 1905
Ireland
Died12 September 1994(1994-09-12) (aged 89)
Burial placeJalan Ampang Muslim Cemetery
CitizenshipMalaysia
Alma materMarlborough College
Magdalene College, Cambridge University
Occupations
OrganizationMalaysian Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society
Known forHistorian
Notable work
  • The Malay Regiment 1933–1947 (1978)
  • The Adventures of Hang Tuah (1984)
  • A Short History of Terengganu (1949)
StyleHistorical
TitleFirst Keeper of Public Records
Spouse(s)Rosemary Sheppard (née Oakeley),
Tengku Mariam Tengku Ismail
ChildrenLavender Frances Sheppard
Awards
Military career
AllegianceAllied forces
Service / branch Volunteer Reserves
Years of service1941–1945
RankMajor
UnitFederated Malay States Volunteer Force
Commands1st Battalion, Federated Malay States Volunteer Forces
Battles / warsWorld War II

Abdul Mubin Sheppard PSM DPMS JMN CMG MBE OStJ, born Mervyn Cecil ffrank Sheppard,[1] pen name M. C. ff Sheppard,[2] (21 June 1905 – 11 September 1994[3][4]) was a Malaysian World War II veteran and prisoner of war, as well as a renowned historian and academic.

  1. ^ "Imperial War Museum, Department of Documents: 1997 Accessions". The National Archives. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
  2. ^ SHEPPARD, M. C. ff (1938). "The Trengganu 'Rodat'". Journal of the Malayan Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society. 16 (1 (130)): 109–114. ISSN 2304-7550. JSTOR 41559908.
  3. ^ "Tan Sri Datuk (Dr) Hj. Abdul Mubin Sheppard (1905–1994)". 9 November 2009.
  4. ^ "Profil Tan Sri Datuk Dr. Haji Abdul Mubin Sheppard". National Archives of Malaysia (in Malay).