William Munro Kerr
Sir William Munro Kerr | |
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Born | (1876-03-04)4 March 1876 Campsie, Stirlingshire, Scotland |
Died | 26 October 1959(1959-10-26) (aged 83) Lymington, Hampshire, England |
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service/ | Royal Navy |
Years of service | 1892–1936 |
Rank | Vice Admiral |
Commands | Reserve Fleet (1932–34) Chief of the Australian Naval Staff (1929–31) 1st Battle Squadron, Mediterranean Fleet (1928–29) HMS Eagle (1925–26) HMS Ajax (1924–25) HMS Calliope (1924_ Rosyth Dockyard (1921–23) HMS Caradoc (1917–19) HMS Centurion (1916) |
Battles/wars | First World War |
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 served as First Naval Member and Chief of the Australian Naval Staff from 1929 to 1931.
Naval service
Kerr joined the Royal Navy as a midshipman in 1892.[1] In November 1901, Kerr—by then a lieutenant—was lent to the Royal Naval College, Greenwich for the compass course.[2] In May the following year he was appointed lieutenant in charge of navigation at HMS Hermione, serving at the Mediterranean station.[3] After serving in the First World War, 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.[4] He went on to be First Naval Member and Chief of the Australian Naval Staff in 1929[5] and, having been promoted to vice admiral in 1931,[1] he became Commander-in-Chief of the Reserve Fleet later that year.[6] He retired in 1936.[7]
References
- ^ a b Royal Navy Flag Officers 1904–1945
- ^ "Naval & Military intelligence". The Times. No. 36598. London. 29 October 1901. p. 8.
- ^ "Naval & Military intelligence". The Times. No. 36760. London. 6 May 1902. 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 William Napier | Chief of the Australian Naval Staff 1929–1931 | Succeeded by Sir George Hyde |
Preceded by Sir Frank Larken | Commander-in-Chief, Reserve Fleet 1932–1934 | Succeeded by |
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Commonwealth Naval Forces
Australian Commonwealth Naval Board
- Sir William Rooke Creswell
- Sir Percy Grant
- Sir Allan Everett
- Percival Hall-Thompson
- William Napier
- Sir William Munro Kerr
- Sir George Hyde
- Sir Ragnar Colvin
- Sir Guy Royle
- Sir Louis Keppel Hamilton
- Sir John Augustine Collins
- Sir Roy Dowling
- Sir Henry Burrell
- Sir Hastings Harrington
- Sir Alan McNicoll
- Sir Victor Smith
- Sir Richard Peek
- Sir David Stevenson
- Sir Anthony Synnot
- Sir James Willis
- David Leach
- Michael Hudson
- Ian MacDougall
- Rodney Taylor
- Rodney Taylor
- Donald Chalmers
- David Shackleton
- Chris Ritchie
- Russ Shalders
- Russell Crane
- Raymond Griggs
- Timothy Barrett
- Michael Noonan
- Mark Hammond