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Pte. J Kerr
British Army 7th Btn. Leinster Regiment
from:Belfast
(d.23 Sep 1916)
Pte. J. Kerr
British Army 9th Btn. Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers
(d.1st Jul 1916)
Pte. John Kerr
British Army Durham Light Infantry
Never got to meet my grandfather, John Kerr, but I have his medals and look at them and wonder what madness & horrors he witnessed in France during WW1. He was the same age as my own son is now 16 years old, and yes, he told the army that he was older just to join up.
Pte John Chipman "Chip" Kerr VC
Canadian Expeditionary Force 49th (Edmonton) Battalion
from:Canada
Pte. John Brodie Kerr
British Army 10th Btn. Royal Scots
from:Scotland
(d.30th Nov 1918)
Private John Brodie Kerr was Born at Cupar, Fife. Son of Peter and Margaret Kerr. He was 26 when he died and he is buried in the Balla (Holy Trinity) Church of Ireland Graveyard in Balla, Co. Mayo, Ireland
Bmbdr. John V. Kerr
British Army 121 Brigade, A Bty. Royal Field Artillery
from:Sligo
(d.30th April 1918 )
John Kerr of 121 Brigade, Royal Field Artillery died of wounds on the 30th of April 1918.
Pte. Matthew M. Kerr
U.S. Army Company E 106th Infantry Regiment
from:Bay City, Michigan, USA
Matthew Kerr served with the U.S. 106th Infantry Regiment, a part of the U.S. 27th Division, assigned to the British 4th Army.
He was captured on 27th of September 1918 during the 106th's assault on the Hindenburg Line near Bony, France. A total of 132 soldiers from the 106th were captured during the assault on the Hindenburg Line near Bony and the St. Quentin Canal Tunnel. He was sent to the Dulmen POW camp and held there until after the Armistice. He made one escape from Dulmen and was recaptured, before he could cross the boarder into the Netherlands. His release date from Dulmen is unknown, however he left Rotterdamn on 5th of December, 1918 and arrived Hull, England on 7th of December, 1918. He returned to the 106th in the LeMans, France area by Christmas, 1918.
I have been able to get some records from the ICRC archives, but I am still looking for, his actual release date from Dulmen, details on how he got from Dulmen to Rotterdam, the name of the ship sailing from Rotterdam to Hull (5-7 Dec. 1918) carrying other repatriated POWs, details of movement and transport from Hull to LeMans, and pictures from Dulmen during October and November 1918. Any help with the above is very appreciated.
Michael Kerr
from:Jarrow
Michael Kerr is commemorated on the Palmer Cenotaph (west face) Jarrow.
Pte. Robert "Dot" Kerr
British Army 13th Battalion Royal Scots
from:Slamannan
Robert Kerr served with the 13th Battalion, Royal Scots.
Able Sea. Robert Kerr
RNVR Battalion HMS Drake
from:Dundee
(d.31st May 1916)
Pte. Thomas Kerr
British Army 1st Battalion Royal Scots
(d.4th May 1915)
Thomas Kerr 1st Battalion Royal Scots was lost in fighting at Sanctuary Wood, Zillebeke, Belgium. Thomas is remembered in Ypres at the Menin Gate.
Rfm. William Kerr
British Army 14th Btn. Royal Irish Rifles
from:Belfast, Co Antrim
(d.16th Aug 1917)
William Kerr was the youngest son of Jane and Thomas Kerr of Forthriver Gdns Belfast, young Billy lied about his age when he joined up on the 5/10/1915. He died of his wounds at Lisjssenthoek field hospital on 16/8/1917, his mother was heart broken at the news of his death and for several years would go to the top of her street to wait for his return.
Gnr. William Robert Kerr
British Army 238th Siege Battery Royal Garrison Artillery
from:Acton, London
My grandfather, William Kerr signed up in December 1915, much to the anger of my grandmother, who felt he should stay at home because of his three children. However, he signed up at nearly 38 and just before conscription for that age group was introduced, which meant that as a volunteer, if he was killed, his wife would receive a pension.
He arrived in France in August 1916. He served with 238 and 353 Siege Batteries. He was injured in June 1918 when a shell was dropped on his finger, he was hospitalised in Edinburgh and discharged in February 1919.
He hardly ever talked about the war but the records of 353 Siege Battery are in the National Archives, so we have been able to find out about some of his service. He did talk about being with Australians and was amazed at the way they spoke to their British commander, General Birdwood, he never got over them calling him 'Birdy' to his face! He also said that he never forgave Haig for what he saw happening to young men in the infantry at Passchendaele.
Before he died he lived with his daughter and her family in Hove. He brought with him his wartime binoculars and a hand grenade. My mother was persuaded that it wasn't safe. A friend took it out to sea, pulled the pin, tossed it out & swore that it exploded, forty years after WW1 ended! William died in 1957.
Pte. William Frederick Kerr
British Army 2nd Battalion Wiltshire Regiment
from:Wellington House, High Street, Wroughton, Wiltshire
(d.21st March 1918)
William was 31 when he was killed in action, the son of William Henry and Amy Kerr, of Wellington House, High Street, Wroughton and husband of Esther formerly of No4, High Street, Wroughton, Wiltshire. He has no known grave but is remembered on the Pozieres Memorial Panel 64. He enlisted at Malmesbury.
John Kerrigan
British Army 179th Siege Battery Royal Garrison Artillery
from:Ballintogher, Sligo, Ireland
(d.13th July 1917)
John Kerrigan of the 179th Siege Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery is buried Dickesbusch New Military Cemetery Extension.
Sgt. William Kerrigan
British Army 12 Seige Battery Royal Garrison Artillery
from:Swords
Lt. Arnold John St Legier Kerry MID.
British Army 16th Service Btn (1st City) Manchester Regiment
from:67 Cotham Brow, Cotham, Bristol, Gloucestershire
(d.14th Feb 1918)
Cpl. Fred Kerry MID.
British Army 105th Field Company Royal Engineers
from:Nottingham
Fred Kerry was the son of a well established Nottingham family who joined in late 1914 and went to France in 1914 with 105th Field Coy RE 25th Div. He was a driver but as he also was a trained butcher (his father own a farm and bred poultry & horses) so must have been a useful chap to have around. He was gassed three times and had scars on his legs where the gas had crept through his puttees, lucky he was on horseback not in the trench at the time. He was wounded twice and got married in Jan 1917 on a Christmas leave. He remained in service with 105th Field Coy until 1919.
A photo of him in uniform on his wedding day.
A copy of his MID which he was awarded in the Kings birthday honours list 1919, this was signed by Winston Churchill.
Two very small photos of him with his troop.
He rarely spoke about the war as he lost many of his friends. If anyone has any information of 105th Field Coy to share I would be really interested.
Pte. Joseph Arthur Kerry
British Army 1st Btn. Norfolk Regiment
from:Norwich, Norfolk.
(d.24th Aug 1914)
Joseph Arthur Kerry was 19 when he died. He was born in Norwich to Joseph James Kerry and Mary Ann Browne. He worked in the boot trade before enlisting. He was missing, presumed dead - killed in action. His final resting place is unknown. His name is listed on La Ferte-sous-Jouarre Memorial.
Sgt. Christopher Kershaw
British Army 4th Btn. West Riding Regiment
(d.2nd Sep 1916)
Pte. Frank Kershaw MM.
British Army 10th Btn. Northumberland Fusiliers
from:Rastrick
Frank Kershaw received the Military Medal for bravery in the field near Mount Sorrel during the Battle of Messines in 1917. He was a stretcher bearer and was helping a wounded soldier.
Pte. James Kershaw
Army Kings Own (Royal Lancaster Rgt.)
Pte. James Kershaw
British Army 1st Btn King's Own (Royal Lancaster) Regiment
(d.26th April 1915)
James Kershaw was executed for desertion, 26/04/1915 and buried in Le Grand Beaumart British Cemetery, Steenwerck, France.
Pte. William Kershaw
British Army 56th Field Ambulance Royal Army Medical Corps
(d.14th July 1916)
Willie Kershaw of Rossendale was just 21 when he was killed while carrying wounded on the field. Attached to the Royal Army Medical Corp 56th Field Ambulance, he was hit by a shell and died instantly in July, 1916. Information of his death was first received by his aunt, Miss M Kershaw of 3 Paradise St, Waterfoot, who had brought him up. Miss Kershaw found the official letter from the Record Office behind the door when she returned from holiday.
The officer commanding the 56th Field Ambulance also wrote to his father George, who worked at Messrs J Tricketts clog-iron works, in Waterfoot. "It is with sincere regret that I write to inform you of the death of your son, Pte Kershaw, who was killed by a shell whilst carrying wounded on the field. His death was instantaneous. Pte Kershaw always proved himself a good soldier and was very much liked by both officers and men, on whose behalf I tender my deepest sympathy in your sad bereavement."
Prior to enlisting, Willie worked at James Taylor's dye works, Roebuck and was a scholar at Newchurch Wesleyan Sunday school, where he had taken many prizes. He went out to France in July, 1915 and had never been home on leave. He celebrated his 21st birthday in the trenches in September of that year. Willie had two brothers, Joseph and George, who also fought in and survived the Great War.
Pte. George Kerslake
British Army 5th Btn. Dorsetshire Regiment
from:Galton, Owermoigne, Dorset
(d.29th Sep 1916)
George Kerslake died of his wounds at Contay Clearing Station on 29th September 1916.
Pte. Reginald Thomas Kerslake MiD.
Australian Army 34th Battalion
from:Bringelly, NSW
Reginald Kerslake was the son of John Charles Kerslake and Alice Maude Wolrich. He enlisted on 14th of December 1915 and was assigned to the 34th Battalion.
He sailed on the HMAT Horatio which left Sydney on 2nd of May 1916, arriving at Plymouth on 23rd of June 1916. He was admitted to Fargo Military Hospital on 18th of September 1916 suffering from bronchitis, until he rejoined his unit on 15th of October 1916.
He was promoted to Sergeant, then 2nd Lieutenant, then Lieutenant. He was mentioned in Sir Douglas Haig's despatch of 16th of March 1919 which was promulgated in the London Gazette No. 31448 of 11th of July 1919.
His brother was Charles William Kerslake, Regimental No. 3580 (33rd Australian Battalion,11th reinforcement. Both returned home.
Pte. Walter Kessell
British Army 2/4th Battalion Duke of Cornwall Light Infantry
from:Ludgvan, Cornwall
(d.30th October 1918 )
Walter Kessell was my great great Uncle. The youngest of his siblings. He signed up in 1914 in Truro from his home in Ludgvan, trained in Salisbury Plain and was transported travelled across India. His father died in 1915, his mother 1920.
Walter was one of a few who died of the epidemic of flu that took over his battalion at the end of the war. He never came home. He, along with a fellow soldier who died at the same time, (the influenza 12) were remembered in a service at St James Church in Delhi with a plaque unveiled.
His sister was my great grandmother who was married with children at his death and no one knew of Walter until I did my tree. I believe no one spoke of him through the family. I found his medals were returned in 1920 (presumably due to no next of kin being found although his war pension went to his mother, sister and next brother after he died)
I don't have a photograph but hold his memory now along with my family. His name is on the Ludgvan War memorial in Cornwall.
Cpl. Percy Ketch MM.
British Army 1/5th Btn. Durham Light Infantry
Percy Ketch, born 1898, is my grandfather in law. He died in 1964. He served with the 1/5th DLI and saw action as a machine gunner. He was injured in the shoulder whilst manning the machine gun for which he won the Military Medal.
Pte. George Albert Ketley
British Army 8th Btn. Kings Own Yorkshire Light Infantry
from:Sheffield
(d.3rd Oct 1916)
My Great Grandfather Private George Albert Ketley died of wounds on the 3rd October 1916 during the Battle of the Somme. He is buried at Dernancourt Cemetery, near Albert, France.
Sgt. Robert Kett
British Army 2nd Battalion Cameronians Scottish Rifles
(d.4th May 1915)
We believe that Robert Kett was killed at the Battle of Neuve Chapelle, he is buried in the Military Cemetery at Rue-Petillion, Fleurbaix which is located south of Armentières.
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