Basic Details
Surname
Kershaw
Forenames
William
Gender
Male
Information stated on memorial
War
First World War (1914-1918)
Served or died
Died
Notes
Hornshaw and Fowler provide the extra detail. He enlisted in December 1914 and was aboard the troopship Oxfordshire when he developed appendicitis. He was taken off at Zanzibar, operated on but died. He is also commemorated on IWM 2738 and 2747.
Primary Service
Our References
Service (Primary - Our reference)
British Army
Unit (Primary - Our reference)
Royal Army Medical Corps
Rank / Title (Primary - Our reference)
Private
Death and Burial details
Country of death
Zanzibar
Country of burial
Zanzibar
Town of burial
Zanzibar
Cemetery
English Cemetery
Year of death
1917
Month of death
August
Day of death
11
Age at death
24
Manner of death as stated
Not stated on this memorial
Manner of death reference
Other