KERR, Murdoch
(Service number 13/513)
| First Rank | Trooper | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | 08/08/1881 | Place of Birth | Fairlie |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | Awanui | ||
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| 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 | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | Main Body | ||
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| 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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Award Circumstances and Date
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Death
| Date | 24 February 1961 | Age | 81 years |
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| 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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