| William Munro Kerr | |
|---|---|
| Born | March 4, 1876 |
| Died | 26 October 1959 (aged 83) |
| Place of birth | Campsie, Stirlingshire |
| Place of death | Lymington, Hampshire |
| Allegiance |
 United Kingdom |
| Service/branch |
 Royal Navy |
| Years of service | 1892 - 1936 |
| Rank |
 Vice Admiral |
| Battles/wars | World War I |
| Awards |
Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire Companion of the Order of the Bath |
Vice Admiral Sir William Munro Kerr KBE, CB (4 March 1876 – 26 October 1959) was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be First Naval Member & Chief of the Australian Naval Staff.
[]
Born the son of George Munro Kerr and his wife, Jessie Elizabeth Martin,[1] Kerr joined the Royal Navy as a midshipman in 1892.[2] By then a Lieutenant, he was in November 1901 lent to the Royal Naval College, Greenwich for the compass course.[3] After serving in World War I he was appointed Captain of the Dockyard and King's Harbour Master at Rosyth in 1921 and Rear Admiral of the 1st Battle Squadron of the Mediterranean Fleet in 1928.[4] He went on to be First Naval Member & Chief of the Australian Naval Staff in 1929[5] and, having been promoted to Vice Admiral in 1931,[2] he became Commander-in-Chief of the Reserve Fleet later that year.[6] He retired in 1936.[7]
He died at Lymington in Hampshire in October 1959.[1]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 The Scottish War Graves Project
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Royal Navy Flag Officers 1904-1945
- ↑ "Error: no
|title=specified when using {{Cite web}}". 29 October 1901. - ↑ Mediterranean Fleet The Sydney Morning Herald, 22 March 1928
- ↑ Four New Admirals Evening Post, 23 May 1929
- ↑ Royal Navy October 1932
- ↑ Whitaker's Almanack 1937
| ||||||||||||||||
The original article can be found at William Munro Kerr and the edit history here.