KERR, Roy Joseph
| Service Number: | 1372 |
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| Enlisted: | 30 September 1914 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 14th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Camperdown, Victoria, Australia, August 1893 |
| Home Town: | Camperdown, Corangamite, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Camperdown State School, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Dairy farmer |
| Died: | GSW to head, Military Hospital, New End Section, Hampstead, London, England, United Kingdom, 7 November 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
Hampstead Cemetery, Greater London, England Hampstead Cemetery (Plot Q, Row 4, Grave No. 30), London, England, Hampstead Cemetery, Hampstead, London, England, United Kingdom |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Camperdown War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 30 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1372, 14th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 22 Dec 1914: | Involvement Private, 1372, 14th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Berrima embarkation_ship_number: A35 public_note: '' | |
| 22 Dec 1914: | Embarked Private, 1372, 14th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Berrima, Melbourne | |
| 21 Aug 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1372, 14th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, GSW to head DOW Military Hospital, New End Section, Hampstead, London, England |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Evan Evans
The summary below was completed by Cathy Sedgwick – Facebook “WW1 Australian War Graves in England/UK
Died on this date – 7th November..... Private Roy Joseph Kerr was born at Camperdown, Victoria in 1893. He enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force (A.I.F.) on 3rd October, 1914 as a 21 year old, single, Dairy Farmer from Leura, Camperdown, Victoria.
Private Kerr embarked from Melbourne, Victoria on HMAT Berrima (A35) on 22nd December, 1914 with the 14th Infantry Battalion, 1st Reinforcements.
Private Kerr was reported wounded at Gallipoli on 21st August, 1915. He was admitted to 4th Australian Field Ambulance with a bullet wound to head then transferred to Mudros on 22nd August, 1915. Private Kerr embarked for England from Mudros on Franconia on 23rd August, 1915.
Private Roy Joseph Kerr was admitted to Military Hospital, New End Section, Hampstead, London, England on 9th September, 1915 with G.S.W. (gunshot wound/s) to head.
Private Roy Joseph Kerr died at 7.15 pm on 7th November, 1915 at the Military Hospital, New End Section, Hampstead, London, England of wounds - gunshot wound to the head. He was buried in Hampstead Cemetery, London, England where 4 other Australian WW1 War Graves are located.
(The above is a summary of my research. The full research can be found by following the link below)
https://ww1austburialsuk.weebly.com/hampstead.html
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