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Robert William KERR

Regimental number1952
Place of birthBurrumbeet Victoria
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationLabourer
AddressWarrion via Beeac, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation27
Next of kinFather, Mr Ralph Kerr, Warrion via Beeac, Victoria
Enlistment date13 March 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name57th Battalion, 3rd Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/74/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A31 Ajana on 8 July 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll58th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 13 March 1917
Age at death from cemetery records28
Place of burialBulls Road Cemetery (Plot I, Row C, Grave No. 23), Flers, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
165
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Commemorated in Beeac Cemetery, Victoria. Parents: Ralph and Annie (d. 1 May 1939, aged 86; bu. Beeac) KERR, 140 Autumn Street, Geelong West, Victoria. Native of Warrion, Victoria
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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