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KERR, John Barnes
Personal Details
Service Numbers: | 5854, Q205561 |
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Enlisted: | 1 February 1916, Brisbane |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 6th (QLD) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC) |
Born: | Hurstville, New South Wales, Australia, 9 April 1890 |
Home Town: | Mount Kilcoy, Somerset, Queensland |
Schooling: | Maitland High School and Hawkesbury Agricultural College, New South Wales, Australia |
Occupation: | Grazier |
Died: | Natural causes, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 10 May 1978, aged 88 years |
Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
Memorials: | Kilcoy Honour Roll, Maitland High School Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
1 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5854, 25th Infantry Battalion, Brisbane | |
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21 Oct 1916: | Involvement Private, 5854, 25th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Boonah embarkation_ship_number: A36 public_note: '' | |
21 Oct 1916: | Embarked Private, 5854, 25th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Boonah, Brisbane | |
17 Jun 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, Army Pay Corps (AIF) | |
17 Jun 1918: | Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, Army Pay Corps (AIF) | |
22 Jul 1919: | Embarked AIF WW1, Sergeant, 5854, Army Pay Corps (AIF), HT Ullysses, England for return to Australia - disembarking Sydney 5 September 1919 | |
21 Oct 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Sergeant, 5854, Army Pay Corps (AIF) |
World War 2 Service
19 Apr 1942: | Involvement Private, Q205561, Page missing from Enlistment Register | |
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19 Apr 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, Q205561, 6th (QLD) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC) | |
19 Apr 1942: | Enlisted | |
22 Oct 1945: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, Q205561, 6th (QLD) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC) | |
22 Oct 1945: | Discharged |
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