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Lieutenant JOHN KERSHAW

Regiment & Unit/Ship

Australian Infantry, A.I.F.

37th Bn.

Date of Death

Died 12 August 1918

Age 27 years old

Buried or commemorated at

HEATH CEMETERY, HARBONNIERES

V. D. 14.

France

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  • Country of Service Australian
  • Awards Mentioned in Despatches
  • Additional Info Elder son of Samuel and Sarah Hall Kershaw, of Ockbrook, Derby, England. Born in Ireland.
  • Personal Inscription ELDER SON OF THE REVD. S. KERSHAW OCKBROOK, NR. DERBY
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Buried or commemorated at

HEATH CEMETERY, HARBONNIERES
Somme France
Number of casualties: 1860
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