Basic Details
Surname
Kershaw
Forenames
Lister
Gender
Male
Information stated on memorial
War
First World War (1914-1918)
Served or died
Died
Notes
Hornshaw and Fowler and myrastrick.com provide the extra details. He left the school in 1905 played cricket for Brighouse and was a member of the town's Naturalists Society, whilst he worked in his father's market garden and nursery business. He enlisted in November 1915 and is also commemorated on IWM 2738.
Primary Service
As stated on memorial
Service (Primary - Stated)
Not stated on the memorial
Unit (Primary - Stated)
Not stated on the memorial
Rank / Title (Primary - Stated)
Not stated on the memorial
Our References
Service (Primary - Our reference)
British Army
Unit (Primary - Our reference)
Seaforth Highlanders (Ross-shire Buffs, The Duke of Albany`s)
Rank / Title (Primary - Our reference)
Lance Corporal
Death and Burial details
Country of death
France
Country of burial
France
Town of burial
Roeux Wood, Near Arras
Cemetery
British Military Cemetery
Year of death
1917
Month of death
May
Day of death
3
Age at death
27
Manner of death as stated
Not stated on memorial
Manner of death reference
Killed in Action