Rocquigny-Equancourt Road British Cemetery, Manancourt,
Somme.
Son of John Louis and Josephine Le Tacon Kerfant, of
1, Patriotic St., St. Helier, Jersey.
Died of wounds, aged 27 years
NEWS ITEM IN Jersey Evening Post
of Monday 23 October 1916
Jerseyman in Hospital. Private J Kerfant
is reported to be at the BAD Hospital, Field End Lodge,
Eastcote, Middlesex. We trust that he will make a speedy
recovery.
NEWS ITEM in Jersey Evening Post
of Monday 21 October 1918
Roll of Honour. We regret to chronicle
the fact that Lance Corporal J F Kerfant of the Middlesex
Regiment died on 12 October in hospital in France of
gun shot wounds in the abdomen. The deceased soldier,
who was 27, was born in Trinity and was formerly employed
at the Hotel de l'Europe. He joined up about 3 years
ago and leaves a mother, who resides at 1 Patriotic
Street, to whom we offer our sincere sympathy.
Picture courtesy
of Mike & Rosemarie Thomas
