KERR E.J.
Given Names: Eric John
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Unit: 3rd Pioneer Battalion
Rank: Captain
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Age: 23 Yrs 9 Mths
Occupation: Medical Practitioner
Marital Status: Married
Religion: Church of England
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Height: 5 Ft 10½ In
Weight: 147 Lbs
Chest: 35-37½ In
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ENLISTMENT
Date Enlisted: 6/1/1916
Place:
Next of Kin: WIFE Mrs Ottillie Kerr
92 Wellington Street, Kew, Victoria
Embarkation Date: 6/6/1916
Port: Melbourne
Ship: HMAT Wandilla A62
END OF WAR
Status: Killed in action
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Unit: Australian Army Medical Corps
Rank: Captain
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MEDALS AND AWARDS
14/15 Star: Not earned
British War Medal: 42165
Victory Medal: 41718
Other:
BIRTH
Date or Year: 18/3/1892
Place: Hawthorn, Victoria
Father: John Henry KERR
Mother: Lizzie Liggett ROBISON
MARRIAGE
Year: 1916
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Spouse: Ottillie KROME
DEATH
Date or Year: 4/10/1917
Place: Passchendaele, Belgium
Burial: Ypres Reservoir Cemetery, Belgium
SERVICE RECORD HIGHLIGHTS
Served in England and France
During the Battle of Broodseinde he was killed by a shell falling near him (died without regaining consciousness) outside his RAP during the action
MEMORIALS
Auburn State School
Kew War Memorial
University of Melbourne
St Augustines Church
Camberwell Grammar
Soldiers Memorial (Camberwell)
Australian War Memorial
Memorial Plaque: 357275
WORLD WAR 2 SERVICE
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COMMENTS