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KERR, Leonard Herbert
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 5856 |
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| Enlisted: | 21 March 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 25th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Bellingen, New South Wales, Australia, 5 April 1892 |
| Home Town: | Nana Glen, Coffs Harbour, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Nana Glen Public School, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Killed in action, Belgium, 4 October 1917, aged 25 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient), Nana Glen Rifle Club Honour Roll, Nana Glen St Peter's Anglican Church Roll of Honour, Upper Orara Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 21 Mar 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5856, 25th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 21 Oct 1916: | Involvement Private, 5856, 25th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Boonah embarkation_ship_number: A36 public_note: '' | |
| 21 Oct 1916: | Embarked Private, 5856, 25th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Boonah, Brisbane |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
Leonard Herbert Kerr was one of four sons of Finlay John and Christina Kerr of Nana Glen, New South Wales, who enlisted during WW1. His younger brother, 1677 Pte. Arnold Oscar Kerr 49th Battalion was killed in action at Mouquet Farm during 1916, aged 21. The other two brothers returned to Australia.
Leonard married to Bethsheba Annie Blackman on 4 September 1916, only weeks before he embarked Australia for overseas service. He was seen to be hit by shellfire on the 4 October 1917 at Ypres in Belgium. His remains were never discovered.