Person    | Male  Born 11/1/1887  Died 19/2/1963

John Chipman Kerr, VC

Categories: Armed Forces

Countries: Canada

War served, WW1 i

Commemorated on a memorial as having served in, and survived, WW1.

John Chipman Kerr, VC

Awarded the VC for his heroism on 16 September 1916, age 29, while serving in the 49th Battalion, Canadian Expeditionary Force. "When bombs were running short he ran along the parados under heavy fire, he opened fire and inflicted heavy losses on the enemy who thought they were surrounded. 62 prisoners surrendered to him; quick thinking yet conspicuous bravery. (Courcelette, France)". Freemason at: №3092, Elstree Lodge.

Comments are provided by Facebook, please ensure you are signed in here to see them

This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
John Chipman Kerr, VC

Commemorated ati

Freemason VCs - W6 - Johnson, Kerr, Lumsden

Dudley Graham Johnson, 4 November 1918, Age 34, The South Wales Borderers, Bo...

Read More

Other Subjects

G. W. Dillnutt

G. W. Dillnutt

J. Lyons & Co. Ltd. staff member who died in WW2.

Person, Armed Forces

War dead, WW2
1 memorial
61st Battery Royal Field Artillery

61st Battery Royal Field Artillery

The brigade originally comprised numbers 193, 194 and 195 Howitzer Batteries, Royal Field Artillery (RFA) and the Brigade Ammunition Column. It took part in the fighting at Potgeiter's Drift and Sp...

Group, Armed Forces, South Africa

1 memorial
Archery practice

Archery practice

From the Norman period, at least, until the introduction of firearms in the 16th century, some version of the longbow was the long-distance weapon of choice.  The last recorded use in England seems...

Event, Armed Forces

4 memorials
W. H. Brotherhood

W. H. Brotherhood

Co-partner or employee of the South Suburban Gas Company. Served but did not die in WW1.

Person, Armed Forces

War served, WW1
1 memorial
C. W. Ward

C. W. Ward

Duke of Cornwall's II?. Died in WW1

Person, Armed Forces

War dead, WW1
1 memorial