We remember Henry Kerr

We remember Henry Kerr

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Timeline

Timeline

1892
birth St. James Jamaica Source:7330253 Source:8906613 1892
1901
education Bedford Modern School Bedford United Kingdom Source:9022484 1901 - 1909
1914
employment Scholar Source:8906615 7th September 1914
1914
enlistment Edinburgh, Scotland United Kingdom Source:8906615 7th September 1914
1914
service British Army Private 2145 Royal Scots (Queen's Edinburgh Rifles) 1/4th Battalion Source:7330253 7th September 1914 - 28th June 1915
1914
location 15 Kildoran Terrace, Ibrox, Glasgow United Kingdom parents address Source:8906615 7th September 1914
1915
theatres Gallipoli :2b Source:8906615 22nd May 1915
1915
death Killed in Action Gallipoli Turkey Source:7330253 Source:8906615 28th June 1915
burial Helles Memorial CWGC Cemetery/Memorial Turkey Panel 26 to 31. Source:7330253
sibling Thomas Source:8906615
location 'Kenya', Halfway Tree Jamaica parents address Source:7330253

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names Henry
Initials H
Last Name Kerr
Source 2236658
Gender
GenderSource
Male
Locations
AddressCountryTypeDateSource
'Kenya', Halfway Tree Jamaica parents address
15 Kildoran Terrace, Ibrox, Glasgow United Kingdom parents address known 7th September 1914
Contribution

Military Service

Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
British Army 2145 Royal Scots (Queen's Edinburgh Rifles) 1/4th Battalion Private
Awards
AwardTypeSource
1914/15 Star First World War Campaign/Service Medal
British War Medal First World War Campaign/Service Medal
Victory Medal First World War Campaign/Service Medal
Family
Parents
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Amy Kerr mother
W L Kerr father
Siblings
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Thomas brother
Physical
ComplexionEyesHairSource
Fresh Grey Brown
DateHeightSource
1914-09-07 5'10"

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Communities

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Evidence

Evidence

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Official Records

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Medal Index Card
Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records Imperial1
Soldiers died in the Great War 1914-1919 Transcription Deborah102878
British Army Service Records 1914-1920 Transcription Deborah102878

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Multimedia

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Out of many, one people Deborah102878
Bedford Modern School WW1 Memorial Alexander119331
OBMs Serving in the Forces 1914-15 Alexander119331

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