Edward Kershaw
Military Cross: Captain FW Hipkins
Mentioned in Dispatches: Lieut Colonel BW Vann, Captain E Kershaw MC, 1865/240304 Sgt F Pott
Distinguished Conduct Medal: 2113/240421 Sgt J Atterbury
Meritorious Service Medal: 2135/240431 Sgt HG Benstead, 1663/240203 Sgt H Hodgkinson
Frederick Wystan Hipkins
Fred Pott
Harry Gordon Benstead
Edward Kershaw
Bernard William Vann
Following decorations awarded for gallantry and devotion to duty near RAMICOURT on 3rd October 1918.
Distinguished Service Order: Lieut (A/Major) JA SHEDDEN, MC
Bar to Military Cross: Lieut (A/Capt) E KERSHAW, MC
Military Cross: Capt (A/Major) EF WINSER and 2/Lt CB NEWELL
16/10/1917 HILL 70: Battalion relieved 1/5th Battn in the line.
London Gazette Second Lieutenants to be Lieutenants as from 1.7.17:
Second Lieutenant to be Lieutenant from 26.7.17: AF Briggs
1/6th Battalion War Diary [WO/95/2694]
16/X/17: Movement above normals on tracks behind enemy’s lines. Inter-Battalion reliefs during night.
139 Infantry Brigade: Headquarters War Diary [WO95/2692]
23.8.1917: Lt & Adj E KERSHAW MC promoted to A/Capt whilst Adjutant.
Edward Kershaw taken November 1917 and with his MC ribbon clearly visible
1/6th Battalion War Diary [WO/95/2694]
139 Infantry Brigade: Headquarters War Diary [WO95/2692]
2.6.1917: Lt & Adjt E KERSHAW MC and LT HW HIGHAM on short leave to England (10 days). Lieut J TAYLOR performed the duties of Adjt during absence of Lieut Kershaw.
Edward Kershaw and Harold Woolf Higham
Joshua Taylor
1/6th Battalion War Diary [WO/95/2694]
2-4th June: During this period work was concentrated on digging the assembly trench in the Cite De RIAUMONT. The enemy paid a good deal of attention to this work and frequently trench mortared and gassed our working parties.
139 Infantry Brigade: Headquarters War Diary [WO95/2692]
6.5.1917 Extract from C in C’s List No. 133: Sherwood Foresters :- 2/Lieut. E Kershaw, MC to be Adjutant and to be Temporary Lieutenant whilst so employed vice 2/Lieut (Temp Lieut) GKK MAUGHAN to Regimental Duty 19/4/17.
Edward Kershaw and Gardyne Maughan
1/6th Battalion War Diary [WO/95/2694]
Who served with “A” Company was wounded on 7th May 1917 at Cite St Pierre. Alfred was discharged in May 1918.
24.3.1917 Warloy-Baillon: Divisional Commander presented Military Cross ribbon to 2/Lt E KERSHAW.
Battalion marched into billets at VILLERS-BOCAGE.
1/6th Battalion War Diary [WO/95/2694]
24th VILLERS BOCAGE: Bde Headquarters to Villers Bocage.
139 Infantry Brigade: Headquarters War Diary [WO95/2692]
Derbyshire Territorials in the Great War 