Harold George KERSHAW MM

KERSHAW, Harold George

Service Number: 1853
Enlisted: 11 January 1915
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 13th Infantry Battalion
Born: Murrurundi, New South Wales, Australia, 7 August 1897
Home Town: Wahroonga, Ku-ring-gai, New South Wales
Schooling: Warrawee PS and Sydney Technical High School, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation: Nurseryman
Died: Concord, New South Wales, Australia, 21 June 1968, aged 70 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery: Not yet discovered
Memorials: Sydney Technical High School WW1 Roll Of Honour
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World War 1 Service

11 Jan 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Lance Sergeant, 1853, 13th Infantry Battalion
17 Mar 1915: Involvement Private, 1853, 13th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Shropshire embarkation_ship_number: A9 public_note: ''
17 Mar 1915: Embarked Private, 1853, 13th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Shropshire, Sydney
27 Jun 1918: Honoured Military Medal, 'At BROODSEINDE on the 22nd October, 1917, Sergeant KERSHAW did valuable work under heavy shell fire in installing phones and laying wires between Company Headquarters and Barrage guns and guns in the front line, and repairing broken wires. When a ration party had nearly all become casualties, he volunteered and guided out a fresh party and rendered aid to those wounded and afterwards salvaged all the rations and guided the ration carriers safely to their respective guns. He was very energetic and showed great cheerfulness during the whole of the operations. He is recommended for the Military Medal.' Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 95

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