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KERR, Edward
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 109 |
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| Enlisted: | 1 March 1916, Bendigo, Vic. |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 38th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Bears Lagoon, Victoria, Australia, 4 May 1896 |
| Home Town: | Janiember East, Loddon, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Natural causes, Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia, 4 May 1970, aged 74 years |
| Cemetery: |
Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Melbourne Banksia, Wall U, Niche 110 |
| Memorials: | Bears Lagoon 'Mossop' Memorial Tree, Bears Lagoon Great European War Roll of Honour, Bears Lagoon School Roll of Honor |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 1 Mar 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 109, 38th Infantry Battalion, Bendigo, Vic. | |
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| 20 Jun 1916: | Involvement Private, 109, 38th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Runic embarkation_ship_number: A54 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Jun 1916: | Embarked Private, 109, 38th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Runic, Melbourne | |
| 23 Apr 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 38th Infantry Battalion, France | |
| 7 Jun 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 109, 38th Infantry Battalion, Battle of Messines | |
| 4 Oct 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 109, 38th Infantry Battalion, Broodseinde Ridge | |
| 13 Oct 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 109, 38th Infantry Battalion, 1st Passchendaele, Multiple GSW to right leg (severe, compound fracture, later amputated). Evacuated to UK. | |
| 20 Apr 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 109, 38th Infantry Battalion, RTA 10 January 1918 and discharged (MU). |
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