2497 Edward KERR

Date of enlistment	17^th July 1915
Rank at enlistment	Private
Company
Significant events while with the AIF	Wounded in Action – Ville-sur-Ancre Field General Court Martial – sentenced to 5 years in prison

Summary of Private Kerr’s WW1 service record, located in the National Archives of Australia. Full details are available online, NAA Series B2455

Date	Location	Event
13^th September 1919	Australia	Discharged
22^nd July 1919	Australia	Disembarked the Rio Negro at Melbourne
29^th May 1919	England	Return to Australia from Devonport on Rio Negro
11^th April 1919	France	Embarked Le Havre for Southampton
3^rd September 1918	France	Re-joined unit
29^th August 1918	England	Proceeded overseas to France from Folkestone
14^th August 1918	England	Marched in to Longbridge Deverill depot
30^th July 1918	England	Marched in to No.1 Command Depot Sutton Veny
15^th June 1918	England	Marched in to No.3 Command Depot Hurdcott
13^th June 1918	England	Transferred to No.1 Australian Auxiliary Hospital Harefield
23^rd May 1918	England	Admitted to Norfolk War Hospital
19^th May 1918	France	Wounded in Action – gunshot wound left arm
7^th May 1918	France	Re-joined unit from prison
17^th March 1918	France	Unexpired portion of sentence remitted and released from prison
12^th July 1916	France	Committed to prison in the field to serve 5 years Penal Servitude awarded by FGCM
31^st May 1916	France	Field General Court Martial – sentenced to 5 years Penal Servitude
18^th May 1916	France	Charge – disobeying the lawful command of his superior officer
21^st April 1916	France	Absent without leave from stand – award 4 days FP#2
26^th March 1916	France	Disembarked Marseille
19^th March 1916	Egypt	Proceeded to join BEF from Alexandria
8^th January 1916	Egypt	Taken on strength at Tel–el-Kabir
29^th September 1915	Australia	Embarked on RMS Osterley
28^th September 1915	Australia	Assigned to 5^th Reinforcements 22^nd Battalion
21^st July 1915	Australia	Marched into Broadmeadows depot