Place of birth | Rosewood, Queensland |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Mechanical engineer |
Address | Brisbane, Queensland |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 22 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs H Burns, Hazeldean Lambert Road, Indooroopilly, Queensland |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | 2nd Lieutenant |
Unit name | 15th Battalion, 16th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/32/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A16 Star Of Victoria on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Lieutenant |
Unit from Nominal Roll | Royal Flying Corps |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Enlisted in AIF, 15 July 1915. Commissioned, 17 January 1916. Embarked with 15th Bn, 16th Reinforcements. Joined 47th Bn, 10 August 1916. Promoted Lieutenant, 11 October 1916. Transferred to Royal Flying Corps, 22 October 1916. Commissioned as 2nd Lieutenant, Royal Flying Corps, 23 October 1916. |
Fate | Died as result of accident |
Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll) | No details of fate entered on Nominal Roll |
Place of death or wounding | England |
Age at death | 24 |
Place of burial | Ann's Hill Cemetery, Gosport, Hampshire, England |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: James Kerr and Helen BURNS, Hazeldean, Lambert Road, Indooroopilly, Queensland |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Died as a result of aeroplane accident. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |