KERR, Hugh
(Service number 72490)
| First Rank | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | 25 October 1897 | Place of Birth | Fairlie |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | |||
| Occupation | Telegraph cadet clerk | ||
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| Marital Status | Single | ||
| Next of Kin | Mrs H. KERR (mother), P. O. Box 75, Fairlie | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | New Zealand Expeditionary Force | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | 37th Reinforcements, B Company | ||
| Date | 9 May 1918 | ||
| Transport | Liverpool, England, via Panama | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington | Destination | |
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Military Awards
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Award Circumstances and Date
No information
Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 2 July 1954 | Age | 56 years |
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Fairlie Cemetery | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | |||
Biographical Notes
Hugh KERR was born in 1897 at Fairlie, the younger son of Hugh and Elizabeth (Bessie, nee FRAYNE) KERR.
Sources
Cenotaph Database [05 May 2015], Fairlie Cemetery headstone transcription (SC Branch NZSG Cemetery Records microfiche) [05 May 2015]
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