Andrew KERR

KERR, Andrew

Service Numbers: 599, N458508
Enlisted: 11 March 1915, B Company
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 17th Infantry Battalion
Born: Rockdale, New South Wales, 11 March 1897
Home Town: Woollahra, Woollahra, New South Wales
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Carpenter
Died: Natural causes (old age), Nimbin, New South Wales, 30 June 1986, aged 89 years
Cemetery: Not yet discovered
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World War 1 Service

11 Mar 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 599, 17th Infantry Battalion, B Company
12 May 1915: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 599, 17th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Themistocles embarkation_ship_number: A32 public_note: ''
12 May 1915: Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 599, 17th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Themistocles, Sydney
15 Aug 1915: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 599, 17th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli
29 May 1916: Wounded Private, 599, 17th Infantry Battalion, Wounded (remaining on duty)
30 Jan 1917: Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 17th Infantry Battalion
2 Mar 1917: Wounded Lance Corporal, 599, 17th Infantry Battalion, The Outpost Villages - German Withdrawal to Hindenburg Line, 2nd occasion - Shell wounds (arm and buttocks)
9 Oct 1917: Wounded Lance Corporal, 599, 17th Infantry Battalion, Battle of Poelcapelle, 3rd occasion - Shell wound (back - severe)
1 Nov 1918: Discharged AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 599, 17th Infantry Battalion

World War 2 Service

22 Jul 1942: Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, N458508

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