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Samuel Joseph KERR

Regimental number849
Place of birthGlenfell, New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationStation master
AddressNorth Perth, Western Australia
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation44
Next of kinWife, Mrs Ethel Kerr, Marine Fell, Albany, Western Australia
Enlistment date28 September 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll24 June 1916
Rank on enlistmentCSM (WO Class II)
Unit nameRailway Unit, Section 3
AWM Embarkation Roll number15/9/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A28 Miltiades on 29 January 1917
Rank from Nominal RollWarrant Officer (Class II)
Unit from Nominal Roll59th ROC
FateReturned to Australia 19 October 1918
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: James and Elizabeth KERR. Plaque in Western Australia Garden of Remembrance.
Other detailsMedals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death4 June 1938
Age at death65
Place of burialKarrakatta Cemetery, Perth, Western Australia

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