William Munro Kerr
| William Munro Kerr | |
|---|---|
| Born |
4 March 1876 Campsie, Stirlingshire |
| Died |
26 October 1959 (aged 83) 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.
Naval service
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] The following year he was in May appointed lieutenant in charge of navigation at HMS Hermione, serving at the Mediterranean station.[4] 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.[5] He went on to be First Naval Member & Chief of the Australian Naval Staff in 1929[6] and, having been promoted to Vice Admiral in 1931,[2] he became Commander-in-Chief of the Reserve Fleet later that year.[7] He retired in 1936.[8]
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
- ↑ "Naval & Military intelligence" The Times (London). Tuesday, 29 October 1901. (36598), p. 8.
- ↑ "Naval & Military intelligence" The Times (London). Tuesday, 6 May 1902. (36760), p. 11.
- ↑ 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
| Military offices | ||
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| Preceded by Rear Admiral William Napier |
First Naval Member, Australian Commonwealth Naval Board 1929–1931 |
Succeeded by Admiral Sir George Hyde |
| Preceded by Sir Frank Larken |
Commander-in-Chief, Reserve Fleet 1932–1934 |
Succeeded by Edward Astley-Rushton |
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