Son of the late Paul and Ruth Kershaw, of 14, View Street, Bolton, Lancashire. Enlisted November 1914. Memorial on family grave in Edgworth Congregational Churchyard.
Kershaw, Richard –
Personal details
- Surname: Kershaw
- Forename: Richard
- Date of birth: Not known
- Birth place: Bolton, Lancashire
- Place of residence: Bolton, Lancashire
- Gender: Male
- Age of death: 33
- Place of death: Not known
- Date of death: April 4th, 1916
- Casualty type: Not known
Service details
- Rank: Lance Corporal
- Unit: 6th (Service) Battalion.
- Service number: 18351
- Regiment: Loyal North Lancashire Regiment
- Enlistment date: Not known
- Enlistment location: Bolton, Lancashire
- Conflict: WW1
Decorations
- Service medals: St / V / BW
- 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)
- Sunning Hill (Daubhill) School WWI Memorial - Bolton
- CWGC Memorial: Amara War Cemetery, Iraq
- CWGC reference: I. D. 10.
Local newspaper entries
- Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 20/04/1916 04/08/1916 29/12/1916 05/04/1917 05/04/1918
- Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 6f* 7h* S6* 4h 6f