Peter Shepherd (25 August 1841 – 22 January 1879) was a British Army doctor. He was born at Leochel-Cushnie, Aberdeenshire. In 1851, he was living at his father's 50-acre farm Craigmill, with his parents, Peter (aged 50), Mary (aged 38), younger brother James, sister Mary Ann, his 19-year-old cousin Peter, as well as 16-year-old farm labourer John Edwards. He is listed in the census as a "scholar". At 19, he was lodging in 37 Bonaccord Street, Old Machar, Aberdeen and studying medicine at the University of Aberdeen.