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James KERR

Regimental number6044
Place of birthDalyston Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationFarm labourer
AddressArchie's Creek, via Dalyston, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation20
Next of kinSon, Mrs E Peirson, C/ W O Kerr, Tooradin, Victoria
Enlistment date26 February 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll10 June 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name6th Battalion, 19th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/23/5
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A32 Themistocles on 28 July 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll38th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 28 May 1917
Age at death from cemetery records20
Place of burialStrand Military Cemetery (Plot II, Row B, Grave No. 10), Ploegsteert, Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
130
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Oliver and Maria KERR. Native of Victoria
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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