William Edward KERR

Regimental number2/127
Addressc/o Denbee, Cornwall Street, Masterton
Marital statusSingle
Next of kinJames Kerr, 18 Tomes Street, Papanui, Christchurch
Rank on embarkationDriver
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, New Zealand Field Artillery
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 16 October 1914
Final rankActing/Bombardier
Final unit12th Battery, 3rd Brigade, New Zealand Field Artillery
FateKilled in Action 16 April 1917
Age at death from cemetery records38
Place of burialBerks Cemetery Extension (Plot II, Row D, Grave No 17), near Mesen, Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: James and Louisa Kerr, 25 Andover Street, Merivale, Christchurch
Other details

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Field Artillery/Main Body

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