Basic Details
Surname
Kershaw
Forenames
J H
Gender
Male
Information stated on memorial
Alternative forename
James Hatton
Served or died
Died
Notes
Hornshaw and Fowler provide the extra details. He was married, with 2 sons, and had served in the Boer war as well as attending Queen Victoria's Jubilee: he also then worked on the Canadian Pacific Railway in 1907 before returning to Brighouse to work for the Highways Department. He enlisted in 1914, cross to France in August 1915 but was invalided out in July 1916. He died at home and is also commemorated on IWM 2738.
Primary Service
As stated on memorial
Service (Primary - Stated)
Army (British)
Unit (Primary - Stated)
Duke of Wellington`s (West Riding) Regiment
Rank / Title (Primary - Stated)
Private
Our References
Service (Primary - Our reference)
Unit (Primary - Our reference)
Rank / Title (Primary - Our reference)
Death and Burial details
Country of death
England
Town of death
Rastrick, Brighouse
Country of burial
England
Town of burial
Rastrick, Brighouse
Year of death
1917
Month of death
June
Day of death
13
Age at death
42
Manner of death as stated
Not Stated on the Memorial