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KERR, James Mark
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 218 |
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| Enlisted: | 21 September 1914, Enlisted at Portland, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Trooper |
| Last Unit: | 8th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Drik Drik, Victoria, Australia, 1888 |
| Home Town: | Dartmoor, Glenelg, Victoria |
| Schooling: | State School Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Teamster |
| Died: | Died of illness - Diptheria, At sea on board HS Kanowna, Egypt, 19 November 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Buried at sea, Chatby Memorial, Alexandria, Egypt |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Chatby Memorial, Alexandria, Egypt, 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
| 21 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 218, 8th Light Horse Regiment, Enlisted at Portland, Victoria | |
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| 25 Feb 1915: | Involvement Private, 218, 8th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Star of Victoria embarkation_ship_number: A16 public_note: '' | |
| 25 Feb 1915: | Embarked Private, 218, 8th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Star of Victoria, Melbourne | |
| 19 Nov 1915: | Involvement Trooper, 218, 8th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 218 awm_unit: 8th Australian Light Horse Regiment awm_rank: Trooper awm_died_date: 1915-11-19 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of James and Lydia Ann Kerr of Dartmoor, Victoria. Brother of John Charles Matthew Kerr who died of Diptheria on 14 October 1915 while serving with the 22nd Battalion
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal