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Remembering World War II
Yarmouth Connections
James Colin Kerr
Rank:
Lieutenant
Regiment:
Royal Winnipeg Rifles
Date of Birth:
April 20, 1921
Place of Birth:
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Date of Enlistment:
June 21, 1940
Place of Enlistment:
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Address At Enlistment:
St. Vital, Manitoba
Age at Enlistment:
19
Height: 5 feet, 7½ inches
Weight: 144 lbs.
Complexion: Medium
Eyes:
Hazel
Hair: Brown
Trade:
Clerk
Marital Status:
Single [at Enlistment]
Religion:
United Church
Next of Kin:
Hilda Henrietta Kerr [Mother] St. Vital, Manitoba
Alice Pearl Kerr [Wife] Yarmouth, NS
Lieutenant James Kerr was the son of Colin A. and Hilda Henrietta Kerr of St. Vital, Manitoba and husband of Alice Pearl
[Pippy] Kerr, of Yarmouth, Nova Scotia. He was married on August 18, 1943 at St. Vital, Manitoba.
On September 18, 1943 he was appointed a Lieutenant with the Winnipeg Rifles. He served in Canada and in the United
Kingdom until August 12, 1944. He disembarked in France on August 13, 1944 and served there and in Belgium. He was killed in
action against the enemy.
Date of Death:
October 10, 1944
Age at Death:
22
Cemetery:
Adegem Canadian War Cemetery Belgium
Grave Reference:
IX. F. 12
Commemorated on Page 352 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance
Displayed in the Memorial Chamber of the Peace Tower in Ottawa on July 28
(Not Listed on the Yarmouth War Memorial)
Sources and Information:
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Veterans Affairs Canada
findagrave.com
James Colin Kerr