| Regimental number | 2858 |
| Place of birth | West Maitland New South Wales |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Postal assistant |
| Address | King Street, Lorn, West Maitland, New South Wales |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 19 |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Mary Kerrigan, King Street, Lorn, West Maitland, New South Wales |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 33rd Battalion, 6th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/50/2 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A72 Beltana on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Sapper |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 1st Divisional Signal Company |
| Recommendations (Medals and Awards) |
Military Medal 'Conspicuous gallantry while in charge of signal station in re-establishing communications. (Polygon Wood 20 September 1917)' Recommendation date: |
| Fate | Returned to Australia |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Plaque in New South Wales Garden of Remembrance |
| Medals |
Military Medal 'During the attack on POLYGON WOOD on 20th September, Sapper KERRIGAN displayed conspicuous gallantry. He was in charge of an Amplifier and Power Buzzer Station at advanced brigade forward station. He took his station over with the first wave and 6 minutes after the taking of the second objective had established communication with Cable Head. When the Cable Head was hit by a shell and several operators wounded he left his station and went over under heavy shell fire, reorganised the station and re-established communication.'
Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 31 Date: |
| Date of death |
Postal Address:
Po Box 7916
Canberra BC 2610, Australia
Street Address:
Northcott Drive,
Campbell, ACT 2600
