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Sub-Lieutenant Thomas Kerr, R.N. (16 April, 1866 – c. September 1887) was an officer in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Kerr was born in St. John's, Newfoundland. Upon passing out of Britannia, he was appointed to Champion in the Pacific.

He made Midshipman on 23 October 1881.

He was promoted to the rank of Sub-Lieutenant on 23 October, 1885.

Kerr was appointed to Rambler in 1887. He left Singapore in the gunboat Wasp bound for Hong Kong, perhaps to make this way to Rambler, on 10 September 1887. The ship was not heard from again.

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Kenneth Michell
Captain of H.M.S. A 9
14 Nov, 1912[1] – 28 Feb, 1913
Succeeded by
George F. Bradshaw
Preceded by
Rowland K. C. Pope
Captain of H.M.S. B 5
4 Mar, 1913[2]
Succeeded by
Oswald E. Hallifax

Footnotes

  1. The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 350.
  2. The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 277.

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