| Accession Number | P03668.005 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Film copy negative |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Place made | At sea |
| Date made | c 1915 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Informal portrait of 1058 Private (Pte) Alan James Kerr, A Company, 24th Battalion, of ...
Description
Informal portrait of 1058 Private (Pte) Alan James Kerr, A Company, 24th Battalion, of Camberwell, Vic. Prior to enlisting with the AIF, Pte Kerr rose to the rank of lieutenant with the Senior Cadets, Citizens Military Forces. He enlisted on 19 January 1915 and embarked from Melbourne aboard HMAT Euripides on 10 May 1915. He was later commissioned to the rank of Lieutenant (Lt) and was killed in action on 27 July 1916 at Pozieres, France. Lt Kerr also had a brother who enlisted with the AIF; Captain Eric John Kerr, 11th Field Ambulance, Australian Army Medical Corps, of Camberwell, Vic, who was killed in action on 4 October 1917 at Ypres, Belgium.