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KERR, Murdoch
(Service number 13/513)

Aliases
First Rank	Trooper	Last Rank

Birth

Date	08/08/1881	Place of Birth	Fairlie

Enlistment Information

Date		Age
Address at Enlistment	Awanui
Occupation
Previous Military Experience
Marital Status	Married Alma Mabel KEEFE in 1904; divorced in 1909. Children - Murdoch Alfred KERR born 15 May 1904 at Fairlie; Charles John KERR born 14 February 1907.
Next of Kin	Hugh KERR, Fairlie
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Military Service

Served with	NZ Armed Forces	Served in	Army
Military District

Embarkation Information

Body on Embarkation	Main Body
Unit, Squadron, or Ship	Auckland Mounted Rifles
Date	16 October 1814
Transport	Star of India or Waimana
Embarked From	Wellington	Destination	Suez, Egypt

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Death

Date	24 February 1961	Age	81 years
Place of Death	Christchurch
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Biographical Notes

Murdoch KERR was born on 8 August 1881 at Fairlie, the only child of Murdoch and Mary KERR to be born in New Zealand. In 1904 he married Alma Mabel KEEFFE, sister of Edgar Joseph and Alexander Bruce Smith KEEFFE, and they had two sons - Murdoch Alfred KERR and Charles John KERR. Alma and Murdoch divirced in 1909.

Sources

Cenotaph Database [04 May 2015]

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