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George Melville Kerr
Military Information
- Date of enlistment:
- Place of enlistment: Perth
- Service no: S/17005
- Rank: Private
- Service Occupation:
- Awards:
- Regiment/Service: Black Watch
- Unit/Ship: 8th Battalion
- Place of Death: Belgium
- Age at Death: 36
- Date of Death: 12.10.1917
- Burial Country: Belgium
- Cemetery: Tyne Cot Memorial
- Grave/Mem Ref no: Panel 94 to 96
Personal Information
- Date of Birth:
- Place of Birth: Dundee
- Address:
- Occupation:
- Mother:
Christina Kerr, 16 Strathmartine Rd, Dundee
- Father:
William Kerr, 16 Strathmartine Rd, Dundee
- Siblings:
- Spouse:
Flora McCoy (formally Kerr) The Pas, Manitoba, Canada
- Children:
Flora, born 12.12.1912 & Chrissie, born 23.11.1914
More about George Melville Kerr
For reasons unknown George is not listed on the original Dundee Roll of Honour.
Information supplied by Gary Thomson
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