Kershaw, Benjamin –

Son of Thomas Kershaw, of 42, Seymour Road, Astley Bridge, Bolton, Lancashire, and the late Alice Kershaw. Formerly 45385, 5th Labour Company, King’s Liverpool Regiment.

Personal details

  • Surname: Kershaw
  • Forename: Benjamin
  • Date of birth: Not known
  • Birth place: Bradshaw, Lancashire
  • Place of residence: Astley Bridge, Lancashire
  • Gender: Male
  • Age of death: 27
  • Place of death: Not known
  • Date of death: July 24th, 1918
  • Casualty type: Not known

Service details

  • Rank: Private
  • Unit: 70th Company.
  • Service number: 41632
  • Regiment: Not known
  • Enlistment date: Not known
  • Enlistment location: Bolton, Lancashire
  • Conflict: Not known

Decorations

  • Service medals: Not known
  • Silver War badge: Not known
  • Awards: Not known

Memorials

  • CWGC Memorial: Arneke British Cemetery, Nord, France
  • CWGC reference: III. B. 12.

Local newspaper entries

  • Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 30/08/1918
  • Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 6d/f*

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