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Frederick Joseph KERSHAW

Regimental number7088
Place of birthCrookwell New South Wales
ReligionMethodist
OccupationNews agent and stationer
AddressCrookwell, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21
Next of kinFather, Abraham Kershaw, Marsden Street, Crookwell, New South Wales
Previous military service43rd Infantry
Enlistment date10 August 1917
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll7 August 1917
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name19th Battalion, 21st Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/36/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A71 Nestor on 28 February 1918
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll19th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 11 August 1918
Age at death from cemetery records22
Place of burialHeath Cemetery (Plot V, Row A, Grave No. 17), Harbonnieres, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
89
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Abraham and Sarah KERSHAW, Crookwell, New South Wales
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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