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KERR, John Charles Matthew
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1236 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 5 May 1915, Enlisted at Portland, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Driver |
| Last Unit: | 22nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Drik Drik, Victoria, Australia, 1894 |
| Home Town: | Dartmoor, Glenelg, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer Labourer |
| Died: | Illness (Diphtheria), Egypt, 14 October 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
Cairo War Memorial Cemetery Row D, Grave 130, Cairo War Memorial Cemetery, Cairo, Egypt |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Dartmoor Boys of Greenwald & District WW1 Roll of Honor, Dartmoor Drik Drik Roll of Honor WW1, Drik Drik Memorial Gates |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 5 May 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Driver, 1236, 22nd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Portland, Victoria | |
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| 9 Jul 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Driver, 1236, 22nd Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Hobart embarkation_ship_number: A37 public_note: '' | |
| 9 Jul 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Driver, 1236, 22nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hobart A37, Melbourne | |
| 14 Oct 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Driver, 1236, 22nd Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1236 awm_unit: 22 Battalion awm_rank: Driver awm_died_date: 1915-10-14 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of James and Lydia Ann Kerr of Dartmoor, Victoria. Brother of James Mark Kerr who died of Diptheria at sea on 19 November 1915 while serving with the 8th Light Horse Regiment and has no known grave
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal