Son of the late Paul and Ruth Kershaw, of 14, View Street, Bolton, Lancashire. Formerly employed in the machine room at Messrs. Tillotson and Son, Ltd. A member of the Bolton Corps of the St. John Ambulance Brigade. Enlisted August 1915. Died at Gosport (Haslar) Hospital from an attack of pneumonia. Memorial on family grave in Edgworth Congregational Churchyard.
Kershaw, Paul –
Personal details
- Surname: Kershaw
- Forename: Paul
- Date of birth: May 16th, 1890
- Birth place: Bolton, Lancashire
- Place of residence: Bolton, Lancashire
- Gender: Male
- Age of death: 28
- Place of death: Not known
- Date of death: August 3rd, 1918
- Casualty type: Not known
Service details
- Rank: Junior Reserve Attendant
- Unit: HMS Victory / St. John Ambulance Brigade.
- Service number: M/15752 (Po)
- Regiment: Royal Naval Auxiliary Sick Berth Reserve
- Enlistment date: Not known
- Enlistment location: Not known
- Conflict: WW1
Decorations
- Service medals: Not known
- Silver War badge: Not known
- Awards: Not known
Memorials
- Bolton (Victoria Square) War Memorial and Bolton County Borough Roll of Honour 1914-1918 Book (Hall of Remembrance)
- Bolton Roll of Honour 1914-1918 Printed Book (Library / History Centre)
- St. John Ambulance Brigade WWI Roll of Honour - Bolton Corps (LOST)
- Sunning Hill (Daubhill) School WWI Memorial - Bolton
- Tillotson and Son (Publishers) Limited - Bolton
- CWGC Memorial: Edgworth Congregational Chapelyard, Lancashire, UK
- CWGC reference: 2nd from Chapel Door.
Local newspaper entries
- Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 09/08/1918
- Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 1a/6d*