| Regimental number | 13040 |
| Occupation | Farmer |
| Next of kin | Brother, Ernest Kerr, Stoke, Nelson |
| Rank on embarkation | Rifleman |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 3rd Reinforcements to 4th Battalion, H Company |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 53 Navua on |
| Final rank | Rifleman |
| Final unit | 3rd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of burial | Euston Road Cemetery (Plot II, Row C, Grave No 3), Colincamps, France |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Wife: Mrs Sorenson (formerly Kerr), 12 Carscadden Street, Glasgow, Scotland |
| Other details | Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 31, p. 23 |