KERR, William Buchanan
| Service Number: | Officer |
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| Enlisted: | 23 September 1914, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1) |
| Born: | Kew, Victoria, Australia, 10 May 1893 |
| Home Town: | Adelaide, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Scotch College, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Insurance Broker |
| Died: | Killed In Action, Gallipoli, Turkey, 2 May 1915, aged 21 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Adelaide Rowing Club WW1 Pictorial Honour Board, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Henley Beach Council Fallen WW1 & WW2 Honour Board, Henley Beach Council WW1 Service Roll, Kew War Memorial, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing |
World War 1 Service
| 23 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, Officer, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Adelaide, South Australia | |
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| 22 Dec 1914: | Embarked AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, Officer, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Ceramic, Melbourne | |
| 25 Mar 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1) | |
| 25 Apr 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 2 May 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), ANZAC / Gallipoli, Lieutenant William Buchanan Kerr was killed in action on the Gallipoli Peninsula on 2/5/1915. He has no know grave. |
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Son of William Warren Kerr, 46 William Street, Melbourne, Victoria
"Lieutenant (Lt) William Buchanan Kerr, 16th Battalion who was a 21 year old insurance broker from Adelaide, South Australia when he enlisted on 23 September 1914. He embarked for overseas from Melbourne on 22 December 1914 aboard HMAT Ceramic. Following training in Egypt, the 16th Battalion landed at Gallipoli in the late afternoon of 25 April 1915. A week later, they were thrown into the attack on Bloody Angle, suffering many casualties. Lt Kerr was killed in action on 2 May 1915 and his name is listed on the Lone Pine Memorial for those who have no known grave. One of 131 photographs displayed on an honour board showing members of the Adelaide Rowing Club who enlisted for active service in the First World War..." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)
KERR.—On the 9th May, 1915, in action at the Dardanelles, Lieut. William Buchanan Kerr (16th Battalion, A.I.F.), aged 31, youngest and dearly beloved son of Mr. and Mrs. W. Warren Kerr, "Trenant," Wrixon street, Kew, and grand-son of the late Rev. Dr. Alexander Gosman.
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