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KERR, Arnold Oscar
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1677 |
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| Enlisted: | 19 January 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 49th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Bellingen, New South Wales, Australia, 31 July 1895 |
| Home Town: | Coramba, Coffs Harbour, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Killed in action, Mouquet Farm, France, 3 September 1916, aged 21 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Nana Glen St Peter's Anglican Church Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 19 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1677, 49th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 20 Apr 1916: | Involvement Private, 1677, 49th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: SS Hawkes Bay embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 20 Apr 1916: | Embarked Private, 1677, 49th Infantry Battalion, SS Hawkes Bay, Sydney |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
Arnold Oscar Kerr was one of four sons of Finlay John and Christina Kerr of Nana Glen, New South Wales, who enlisted during WW1. His older brother, 5856 Pte. Leonard Herbert Kerr was killed in action at Ypres, Belgium during October 1917. The other two brothers returned to Australia.
An eye witness saw Arnold killed in action at Mouquet Farm, hit by a shell, not long after going over the top on 3 September 1916. His remains were lost.