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KERR, Samuel James
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 405 |
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| Enlisted: | 23 September 1914, Wodonga, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 8th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Camperdown, Victoria, October 1891 |
| Home Town: | Shepparton, Greater Shepparton, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Share farmer |
| Died: | 1959, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 23 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 405, Wodonga, Victoria | |
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| 25 Feb 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 405, 8th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Star of Victoria, Melbourne | |
| 25 Feb 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 405, 8th Light Horse Regiment, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Star of Victoria embarkation_ship_number: A16 public_note: '' | |
| 29 Oct 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 8th Light Horse Regiment | |
| 8 Nov 1917: | Honoured Military Medal, Egypt and Palestine - Light Horse and AFC Operations | |
| 1 Dec 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 8th Light Horse Regiment | |
| 19 Nov 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Corporal, 405, 8th Light Horse Regiment |
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