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• Name KERR
• Initials A
• First name ALEXANDER
• Place of birth Campbeltown
• Country Argyllshire, Scotland
• Family Son of Mr. and Mrs. James Kerr, of 11239, 96th St., Edmonton, Alberta

Military service

• Rank Lieutenant
• Regiment and unit 10th Bn. Alberta Regiment
• Division - Brigade 2nd Brigade
• Army - Corps - Division 1st Canadian Division
• National force C.E.F.

Death

• Wounded While taking part in the attack on enemy positions at Passchendaele, on the afternoon of November 11th, 1917, he was severely wounded in the back by shrapnel from an enemy shell.
• Type of wounds Died of shell wounds in the back at n°17 CCS.
• Date of death 16 November 1917
• Died at the age of 21
• Grave reference Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery XXII - GG - 4

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