KERR, John Andrew Bathurst
| Service Number: | 2818 |
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| Enlisted: | 7 January 1916, Liverpool, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Trooper |
| Last Unit: | 1st Battalion Imperial Camel Corps |
| Born: | Marston Sicca, Gloucestershire, England, 1 January 1876 |
| Home Town: | Mosman, Municipality of Mosman, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Nelson College, Nelson, New Zealand |
| Occupation: | Rubber Planter |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Sheikh Abbas Ridge, Gaza, Palestine, 19 April 1917, aged 41 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Jerusalem Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 7 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2818, 6th Light Horse Regiment, Liverpool, NSW | |
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| 8 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2818, 6th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: RMS Mongolia embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 8 Jul 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2818, 6th Light Horse Regiment, RMS Mongolia, Sydney | |
| 7 Sep 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, Imperial Camel Corps , No. 2 Company of 3 section - Imperial Camel Corp | |
| 19 Apr 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Trooper, 2818, 1st Battalion Imperial Camel Corps, Battles of Gaza , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2818 awm_unit: 1 Battalion Imperial Camel Corps awm_rank: Trooper awm_died_date: 1917-04-19 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
John Andrew Bathurst KERR was born on 1st January, 1876 in Marston Sicca, Gloucestershire, England
His parents were Howard KERR and Mary KERR who married in England in 1869 - his father was a Captain in the Royal Navy and after he retired the family moved to New Zealand in 1884
John enlisted in Liverpool, NSW on 7th January, 1916 and embarked with the 6th Light Horse Regiment, 19th reinforcements on the RMS Mongolia on 8th July, 1916 - he transferred to the Imperial Camel Corp on 7th September, 1916
He was Killed in Action on 19th April, 1917 in the 2nd Battle at Gaza - no known grave
His name is memorialised on the Jerusalem Memorial, the Gate Pa WW1 memorial in New Zealand and the Australian War Memorial
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