KERR, James
| Service Numbers: | 2512, Commissioned |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 5 August 1915, Liverpool, New South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Second Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 55th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland England, 1892 |
| Home Town: | Darlinghurst, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Mono Operator |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 18 May 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
Noreuil Australian Cemetery, Picardie Row H, Grave 8 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Darlinghurst St Peters Church Memorial Gates |
World War 1 Service
| 5 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2512, Liverpool, New South Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| 5 Oct 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Sergeant, 2512, Embarked on 'A32' HMAT Themistocles from Sydney on 5th October 1915, disembarking Egypt. | |
| 5 Oct 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, Actual rank EDP Sergeant | |
| 20 Jan 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Private, Reverted back to Private, but on the same day was promoted to Temporary Sergeant but reverted back to Private on 17th March 1916 | |
| 14 Mar 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 3rd Machine Gun Company | |
| 17 Mar 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 55th Infantry Battalion | |
| 17 Apr 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 55th Infantry Battalion | |
| 18 Apr 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Sergeant, 55th Infantry Battalion | |
| 2 May 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 55th Infantry Battalion | |
| 19 Jun 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Sergeant, 2512, 55th Infantry Battalion, Embarked on HT Caledonian from Alexandria, Egypton 19th June 1916, disembarking Marseilles, France on 29th June 1916 to join British Expeditionary Force. | |
| 11 Feb 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 55th Infantry Battalion, Attended the Corps Intelligence School from 26th February 1917 to 11th March 1917. | |
| 18 May 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, Commissioned, 55th Infantry Battalion, Killed in action. |
Help us honour James Kerr's service by contributing information, stories, and images so that they can be preserved for future generations.
Add my storyBiography contributed by Daryl Jones
Son of Franklin Gilroy and Sarah KERR, of "Kingston," 7, Lower Mycombe Rd., Neutral Bay, New South Wales.
"GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS THAT HE LAID DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS COUNTRY"
Mrs. F. G. Kerr, of Claremont, Victoria street, Darlinghurst, bas been notified that her son, 2nd-Lieut. J. Kerr, has been killed. He received his commission on the field about two months ago. His father is also on active service.
KERR.—Killed in action in France, 2nd Lieutenant James Kerr, aged 19 years. Only son of Mrs. F. G. Kerr, of Claremont, Victoria-street Darlinghurst.
Inserted by his fellow employees of John Andrew and Co., Phillip street.